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HF3745

Sale or use of a specific chemical compound used in tear gas banned.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: SF3772

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • The bill aims to ban the sale, purchase, use, and manufacture of a specific chemical compound—orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile—within Minnesota. It also requires the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to provide guidance on how to dispose of any existing supplies or products containing this chemical.

Main Provisions

  • Prohibition: Notwithstanding existing law (section 624.731 subdivision 6), no person may offer for sale, sell, purchase, use, or manufacture orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile or any product containing it in Minnesota.
  • Disposal guidance: The MPCA must provide guidance on proper disposal of any existing supplies of orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile or products containing it that are possessed by people in Minnesota.
  • Definition: For this section, orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile is defined as the chemical with the Chemical Abstracts Registry Number 2698411.
  • Codification: The bill proposes coding this ban as new law in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 116.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Adds a state-wide ban on a tear gas-related chemical (orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile) and any products containing it, effective in Minnesota.
  • Overrides or supersedes the referenced provision in section 624.731 subdivision 6 to prohibit the activities listed.
  • Establishes a duty for the MPCA to issue disposal guidance for any already-owned supplies or products containing the chemical.
  • Creates a new statutory framework (part of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 116) to reflect this prohibition and disposal guidance.

Additional Notes

  • The summary references a specific chemical used in tear gas and defines it by its CAS number to avoid ambiguity.

Relevant Terms orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile (CAS Registry Number 2698411) CAS Registry Number 2698411 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency MPCA Minnesota Statutes 624.731 Minnesota Statutes Chapter 116 sale purchase use manufacture in this state disposal guidance products containing orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 25, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toPublic Safety Finance and Policy
February 26, 2026HouseActionAuthor added
March 12, 2026HouseActionAuthor added

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 624.731, subdivision 1 to prohibit the sale, purchase, use, or manufacture of orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile (OCMN) or any product containing it in Minnesota.",
      "modified": [
        "Adds a prohibition related to orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile within subdivision 1."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "624.731",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references Minnesota Statutes 624.731, subdivision 6 in a notwithstanding clause related to enforcing the new ban on orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile.",
      "modified": [
        "Incorporates a notwithstanding clause concerning subdivision 6 to uphold the new restrictions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "624.731",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 6"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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