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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 278: Noncitizen permit to carry applicants background check information scope expansion provision

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 278 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Noncitizen permit to carry applicants background check information scope expansion provision. Primary sponsor: Andrew Lang (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety.

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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew LangPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Jeff HoweCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Michael KreunCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Andrew MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Eric PrattCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate54

“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. Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
  2. Introduction and first reading

Sources

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