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Minnesota · Current officeholder

Ben Davis

Republican Minnesota House, District 6A

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Sponsored legislation

166 bills in the current data (28 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
SF 4515Certain prize and ticket limits modificationCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 17, 2026
HF 4090Gambling; prize and ticket limits modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 17, 2026
HF 2178Cohasset; public infrastructure improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 17, 2026
HF 1849Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 17, 2026
HF 5084Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2026
HF 5134Temporary moratorium on imposition of the motor fuels tax established, transfers made, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 13, 2026
HF 5117Parent's bill of rights created.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 5, 2026
HF 5114Action of nudifying an image of another person made a crime, and criminal penalties provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 5, 2026
HF 3819Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 30, 2026
HF 5090Disorderly house crime expanded.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 28, 2026
HF 5088Voter registration form required to include any requirements of federal law, secretary of state required to ensure compliance with federal requirements related to elections, secretary of state required to allocate money to counties to assist them in complying with federal requirements, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 28, 2026
HF 482Choose Life special license plates established, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
HF 3452Kratom classified as a Schedule II controlled substance.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 22, 2026
HR 6A House resolution providing for the impeachment of Timothy J. Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, for corrupt conduct in office.Co-sponsorIntroducedApril 20, 2026
HF 5045Photo ID required to register to vote and to vote, SAVE Minnesota Act established, proof of citizenship to vote required, voter identification card created, provisional ballots established, driver's license requirements modified, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 20, 2026
HR 7A House resolution providing for the impeachment of Keith Ellison, Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, for corrupt conduct in office and for crimes and misdemeanors.Primary sponsorIntroducedApril 16, 2026
HF 936Cost-benefit analysis required for proposed administrative rules, adoption of certain rules prohibited, and notice to legislature upon adoption of exempt rules required.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
HF 895Legislative approval required for adoption of rules.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
HF 5Imposition and allocation of certain taxes modified, tax analysis required, transportation funding impacts analysis required, retail delivery fee repealed, unlimited Social Security subtraction provided, previous appropriation and transfer modified, reports required, money transferred, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
HF 4907Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
HF 4487Onetime property tax refund or credit provided, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
HF 4787Crow Wing County easement required to be granted.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2026
HF 1434Age verification required for websites with material harmful to minors, enforcement by the attorney general provided, and private right of action created.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2026
HF 12Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2026
HF 4767Verification for foreign remittance transfers required, and civil and criminal penalties provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
HF 4665Number of proof of residence oaths a person can sign on any election day reduced from eight to two.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
HF 2817Service line of duty death benefits provided for part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
HF 4685Senate and house appointments not confirmed within 30 days rejected.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
HF 4568Life-sustaining treatment for unemancipated minor patients provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
HF 845Net metering; various governing provisions modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
HF 4336Child care assistance program repealed.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
HF 4411100 percent carbon free by 2040 standard repealed.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
HF 4409Social studies standards required to include the dangers and perils of communism and socialism.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
HF 4320Individuals participating in certain public assistance programs prohibited from using money transmission to send money to a foreign country, and money transmitters required to report certain information on individuals.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
HF 4258Site visits for all enrolled medical assistance providers required, and medical assistance provider enrollment fees for provider types not previously subject to mandatory site visits established.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
HF 4153Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
HF 194Exclusion amount increased for homesteads of veterans with a disability.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
HF 4095Crime of disruption of worship services established.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
HF 4094Crosby authorized to impose a local sales tax.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
HF 3838Iron ore designated as state mineral.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
HF 3562Motor vehicle registration tax modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
HF 4037Secretary of state required to provide voter and election data to an agency or department of the federal government.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
HF 21Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 27, 2026
HF 3724Political subdivisions prohibited from establishing or enforcing ranked-choice voting.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
HF 3723Voter verification required before mail delivery of an absentee ballot.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
HF 1301Use of unmanned aircraft authorized to assist in locating and recovering deceased big game, and report required.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 25, 2026
HF 3607Retail establishments required to accept cash as payment.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HF 3601Charlie Kirk commemorative statue funding provided, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HF 3591Information requirements for public information lists modified.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HF 3565Sullivan Lake Dam replacement funding provided, and money appropriated.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HF 3537Estate tax repealed, and conforming changes made.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HF 3535Ten-year homestead property tax exemption established.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HF 1Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
HF 3539Grant program to include firearms safety, trap shooting, archery, hunting, and angling in school physical education courses established; and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
HF 3538Classroom instruction related to gender identity prohibited in public schools; parental notification required; grant program to include firearms safety, trap shooting, archery, hunting, and angling in school physical education courses established; and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
HF 3533Classroom instruction related to gender identity in public schools prohibited, and parental notification required.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
HF 29Social studies standards adoption suspended and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
HF 2517Use of public funds to cover abortions under MinnesotaCare restricted.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
HF 1Undocumented adult MinnesotaCare coverage repeal bill.Co-sponsorEnactedJune 15, 2025
SF 908Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modificationCo-sponsorEnactedMay 20, 2025
HF 766Assaulting a police officer penalty enhanced.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 9, 2025
HF 47Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeMay 1, 2025
HF 3173Outgoing officials prohibited from voting on new municipal debt obligations.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 10, 2025
HF 8Wetland Conservation Act determination efficiency improved, permitting efficiency reporting requirements modified, permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency required to issue separate permits, expedited permitting process modified, petitioners required to reside in affected or adjoining counties, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HF 3149Political contribution refund program repealed.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 7, 2025
HF 3108Additional unemployment insurance benefits for iron ore mining industry workers provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 3, 2025
HF 3101Intellectual Freedom Protection Act regulated public postsecondary institutions created, private right of action created, and attorney general enforcement provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 3, 2025
HF 3030Approval of site-specific modifications to sulfate water quality standards during pendency of related rulemaking facilitated, reactive mine waste storage provided, and additional unemployment insurance benefits provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2025
HF 987Orderly annexation election proceedings and detachment provisions modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2025
HF 363Property tax credit established for certain acres certified under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2025
HF 2794Sales and use tax exemption for dietary supplements provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2025
HF 2371Informed consent for sensitive examinations performed on an anesthetized or unconscious patient required, and criminal penalty provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2025
HF 1840Standard for determining the residence of an individual subject to a civil commitment order established.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 27, 2025
HF 2826Independent School District No. 186, Pequot Lakes; refundable sales and use tax exemption provided for construction projects.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2025
HF 2231Requirements for publishing notice in a qualified newspaper modified, and online publication of public notices when no qualified newspaper is available authorized.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2025
HF 2749Forgotten Heroes Ranges and Retreat grant funding provided, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 24, 2025
HF 2648Certain sex offenders prohibited from accessing social media platforms.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 24, 2025
HF 2636Attorney general annual report on activities of the office required.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 24, 2025
HF 897Protection to children and vulnerable adults from exposure to fentanyl provided, and criminal penalties for violation imposed.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2025
HF 783Resident charter school students allowed to participate in extracurricular activities.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2025
HF 4Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2025
HF 2447Orderly and environmentally responsible development of the state's gas resources facilitated, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2025
HF 2391Annual open season for wolves required.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2025
HF 1025Historic state flag recognized, right of all persons to display the historic state flag recognized, standards provided for its display on state property, and standards provided for its display on other public property.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2025
HF 785Resident nonpublic school pupils allowed to participate in extracurricular activities.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 769A resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal constraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 28Data center energy generation redundancy provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 24Born alive infant provisions modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 2363Long-term care facilities residents right to designated support person provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 2356Cass County all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail systems improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 2310Prior law prohibiting weather modification reenacted, and criminal penalties provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 1845Veterans definition expanded to include units operating from Laos and or naturalized under the federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 1496Voter verification required before mail delivery of an absentee ballot.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 1380Commissioner of human services required to establish a minimum per diem rate for a specified psychiatric residential treatment facility, Clay County facility funding provided, facility start-up and capacity-building grants funding provided, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
HF 2268Individual income tax; subtraction of income from certain retirement plans provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2025
HF 177Refundable construction tax exemption provided for construction of new single-family residential housing for first-time homebuyers.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2025
HF 700Minnesota Women's Bill of Rights created, and terms for all statutes and rules defined.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2025
HF 764Arson in the first degree statute of limitations eliminated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 3Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of legislative auditor recommendations, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 2118Noncompliant driver's license or identification card data requirements modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 1800Voting administration provisions modified, including candidate filing, registration, vouching, election judges, polling places, ballots, and postelection review; reports required; criminal penalties provided; and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 1285Minnesota declared to be a mining-friendly state.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 1283Discharge papers of a veteran made to be considered the legal equivalent of a permit to carry a firearm.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 1261Penalty for tampering with a motor vehicle increased, and crime for riding in a vehicle when the person reasonably should have known that a vehicle was taken without permission established.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 1260Special license plates authorized for firefighters who are also emergency medical technicians, and rulemaking authorized.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 1253Requirements related to the return of absentee ballots on election day modified, and absentee voting period modified for certain voters.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 1241Minnesota Paid Leave Law repealed, and unspent money in the family medical leave account returned to the general fund.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
HF 898Designation and election of presidential electors provided, and Minnesota withdrawn from the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 6, 2025
HF 893Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated in certain cases, boundaries of dwelling expanded, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against entry.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 6, 2025
HF 10State-funded payments to undocumented noncitizens prohibited, and undocumented noncitizens provided to be ineligible for MinnesotaCare and North Star Promise scholarship program.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 6, 2025
HF 654Presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances allowed in safety-related items and clothing used by juveniles operating all-terrain vehicles or dirt bikes.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025
HF 1882Approval of site-specific modifications to sulfate water quality standards during pendency of related rulemaking facilitated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025
HF 1864Approval of the use of state money required to acquire real property in fee.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025
HF 1463Town roads and bridges funding provided, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025
HF 9Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified; electric utility requirements relating to energy, solar, or carbon-free standards delayed under certain conditions; and sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity expanded.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
HF 72Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2025
HF 289SAVI program established for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2025
HF 1811Parent allowed to opt their child out of a face covering requirement.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
HF 1809Date changed for debt report.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
HF 1513Photo ID required to register to vote and to vote, voter ID card created, provisional ballots established, reports required, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
HF 802Required mathematics academic standards and credit requirements modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 27, 2025
HF 284Information collected and scope of background check conducted expanded for noncitizen permit to carry applicants.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
HF 1588Community energy transition grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
HF 1557Certain hot tubs exempted from public pool regulations.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
HF 1495Certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties permitted to observe the work of absentee ballot boards and permitted to observe recounts.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
HF 1494Voters who register on election day required to cast provisional ballots, and conforming changes made.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
HF 1475Metropolitan Council abolished, duties transferred to commissioners of administration and natural resources, transportation and transit-related functions transferred to Department of Transportation, metropolitan area sanitary sewer district created, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
HF 763Military service member, veteran, or public official impersonation prohibited for political gain.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
HF 706K-12 education income tax provisions modified, and tuition credit extension provided.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
HF 2Fraud reporting required when a state employee has reason to suspect fraud, and grants management requirements strengthened.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
HF 1300Commissioner of human services or commissioner of children, youth, and families prohibited from rescinding public assistance benefits due to vaccination status.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
HF 1184State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
HF 655Family child care capacity limits amended.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 20, 2025
HF 1298Taking feral swine causing damage authorized.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 20, 2025
HF 1284School district noncompliance with unfunded mandates allowed.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 20, 2025
HF 767Arson directed at a political organization or motivated by a political purpose penalty enhanced.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2025
HF 638Political subdivisions prohibited from establishing or enforcing ranked-choice voting.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2025
HF 1185Special license plate established for National Defense Service Medal recipients, and technical changes made.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2025
HF 900CIVIL Act established.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
HF 899Prohibition on American Indian mascots modified, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
HF 896Certain retired law enforcement officers permitted to carry firearms in schools.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
HF 894Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for MinnesotaCare.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
HF 892Parent allowed to opt their child out of a face covering requirement.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
HF 283Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated in certain cases, boundaries of dwelling expanded for purposes of self-defense, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against forced entry.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
HF 786Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated in certain cases, boundaries of dwelling expanded, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against entry.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 784All resident home school students allowed to participate in extracurricular activities.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 782Open season for wolves required.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 781Pokegama Bridge trail system safety improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 762Victim of a crime prohibited from being charged of a crime for towing or impounding a motor vehicle, sale prohibited of motor vehicle that is a crime victim's vehicle for 180 days, reimbursement provided for a crime victim's vehicle that is sold by a unit of government, charging the victim of a crime prohibited for any crime or fee, and law enforcement agencies required to investigate reports of stolen vehicles and provide an update on that investigation.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 707Crosby street reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 705Deadly force and self-defense provisions clarified, and duty to retreat eliminated.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 637Election judge employment status clarified.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 636Right to carry without a permit provided, and optional permit to carry provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 635Taconite and Pengilly; U.S. Highway 169 segment expansion to a four-lane highway funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 565Student physical privacy provided.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 564Certain material prohibited in school libraries.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 353Itasca County; refundable sales and use tax exemption provided for construction materials.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 126Lawful carry and possession of firearms at the State Fairgrounds authorized.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
HF 78Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Council membership modified.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HF 305Blackout special license plate deposit of revenue fund modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HF 304Motor Fuels tax indexed increases repealed.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HF 288Legislative approval required to extend a declared emergency beyond five days, citizen rights protected, legislative enactment required before certain executive orders and rules may have the force and effect of law, terms defined, and criminal penalties repealed.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HF 183Imposition and allocation of certain taxes amended, and retail delivery fee repealed.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HF 154Individual income tax; first tier rate modified.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HF 153All individual income tax rates reduced by one percentage point.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
HF 152Individual income tax subtraction modified for National Guard and reserve compensation.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025

Sources

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