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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 280: Right to carry without a permit provision and optional permit to carry 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 280 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Right to carry without a permit provision and optional permit to carry provision. Primary sponsor: Andrew Lang (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Author added Heintzeman.

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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew LangPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Steve GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
HeintzemanCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeff HoweCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Andrew MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27

“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 Heintzeman
  2. Author stricken Eichorn
  3. Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
  4. Introduction and first reading

Sources

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