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HF2432 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Protection from report of fictitious emergency extended to all state or local correctional employees; Tribal Nation access and use of community supervisions services subsidy clarified; post-incarceration supervision provisions codified; obsolete administrative rules repealed; various other public safety, judiciary, and corrections provisions modified; and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF1417

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

This bill aims to address several areas of public safety, judicial operations, and corrections in the state of Minnesota. It seeks to update and allocate funding for various public safety initiatives, enhance judicial funding, and reform corrections and community supervision processes. Additionally, the bill aims to clarify and extend certain protections and services, particularly in the context of tribal nations.

Main Provisions

  • Protection and Safety Enhancements: The bill extends the protection against the reporting of fictitious emergencies to include all state or local correctional employees. It also modifies and extends the mental health unit pilot program.
  • Judiciary Funding: It appropriates funds to several areas of the judiciary including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts to cover various expenses and operations across fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
  • Public Safety Funding: The bill allocates funding to various public safety programs, including emergency management, criminal apprehension, and the fire marshal’s office for fiscal years 2025-2027. This includes enhanced support for forensic processing, crime unit expansion, and the development of a system to manage data related to missing persons.
  • Community and Post-release Services: The bill provides funding for community supervision, including specific allocations for tribal nations to establish and maintain community supervision and support services. It emphasizes housing initiatives to stabilize living conditions for individuals upon their release from incarceration.
  • Inmate Support Services: Allocations are made for inmate communication services, medical assistance reentry demonstrations, and family support units.
  • Administrative Revisions: Codifies certain administrative rules deemed obsolete, reforms correctional practices, and enhances transparency and accountability across the corrections system.

Significant Changes

  • Tribal Nation Engagement: The bill clarifies tribal nation access to community supervision services, aiming to facilitate better engagement and service provision.
  • Repealing Outdated Regulations: The legislation repeals obsolete administrative rules within the Minnesota Department of Corrections to streamline operations.
  • Inmate Communication Improvements: The bill provides specific funding to ensure inmates have access to voice communication services, with excess funds intended to offset costs of other communication services.
  • Enforcement and Crime Fighting: It introduces enhanced penalties for the theft of public funds and provides additional resources to combat fraud and financial crimes.
  • Support for Vulnerable Populations: Establishes offices and programs focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous and Black women, aiming to tackle these specific societal issues effectively.

Relevant Terms

  • Public Safety
  • Corrections
  • Tribal Nation
  • Mental Health
  • Judiciary Funding
  • Community Supervision
  • Fictitious Emergency
  • Criminal Apprehension
  • Forensic Processing
  • Inmate Communication
  • Theft of Public Funds
  • Missing Persons
  • Financial Crimes

Bill text versions

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Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 16, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toPublic Safety Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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