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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 7: Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond notice; sex trafficking minimum sentences; reason for dismissing charges; liability and vicarious liability; assaulting a police officer penalty; penalties increased for obstructing trunk highway, airport, or transit traffic; tracking device placement, requirements, and expanded uses; criminal penalties; and money appropriated.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 7 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond notice; sex trafficking minimum sentences; reason for dismissing charges; liability and vicarious liability; assaulting a police officer penalty; penalties increased for obstructing trunk highway, airport, or transit traffic; tracking device placement, requirements, and expanded uses; criminal penalties; and money appropriated. Primary sponsor: Paul Novotny (Republican). It lists 27 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Author added Repinski.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 27

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul NovotnyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30B
Keith AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19A
Pam AltendorfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20A
Paul AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12A
Jeff BackerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9A
Peggy BennettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23A
John BurkelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1A
Jeff DotsethCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11A
Bidal DuranCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2A
Elliott EngenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36A
Steve GanderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1B
Dawn GillmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17A
Jimmy GordonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28A
Bobbie HarderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17B
Walter HudsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30A
Steve JacobCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20B
Krista KnudsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5A
Jon KoznickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57A
Joe McDonaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29A
MurphyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Harry NiskaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31A
Bernie PerrymanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14A
Kristin RobbinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37A
Max RymerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Tom SextonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19B
Chris SwedzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15A
Cal WarwasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7B
Natalie ZeleznikarCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3B

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Author added Repinski
  2. Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
  3. Authors added Gillman and Sexton
  4. Author added Altendorf
  5. Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Public Safety Finance and Policy
  6. Author added Gander
  7. Authors added McDonald, Rymer, Murphy and Koznick
  8. Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
  9. Authors added Duran; Perryman; Engen; Zeleznikar; Knudsen; Bennett; Burkel; Dotseth; Anderson, P. H.; Hudson; Jacob; Swedzinski; Robbins; Harder; Allen; Backer; Gordon; and Warwas
  10. Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source