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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 1598: Prohibition removal on banning merchant bags

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

SF 1598 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibition removal on banning merchant bags. Primary sponsor: Jen McEwen (Democratic-Farmer-Labor). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic-Farmer-Labor 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jen McEwenPrimary sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborSenate8
Omar FatehCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborSenate62
MitchellCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lindsey PortCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborSenate55
Clare Oumou VerbetenCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborSenate66

“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. Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government
  2. Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection
  3. Author added Mitchell
  4. Author added Oumou Verbeten
  5. Referred to State and Local Government
  6. Introduction and first reading

Sources

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