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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 5259: Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities requirement to designate a flagship institution

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 5259 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota Senate on May 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities requirement to designate a flagship institution. Primary sponsor: Rich Draheim (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Referred to Higher Education.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rich DraheimPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22

“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 Higher Education
  2. Introduction and first reading

Sources

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