HF4089

Purpose

This bill aims to revise how the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission is formed and who appoints its members. It adds the commissioner of corrections as a nonvoting member and updates the statutory language describing the commission’s composition.

Main Provisions

• Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 244.09 subdivision 1 to define the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission as being made up of 11 voting and nonvoting members.
• Designates the commissioner of corrections as a nonvoting member of the commission.
• Changes the rules around membership and appointing authority for the commission (specific appointing details are not shown in the excerpt).

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Replaces or updates the section that describes the composition of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, specifying both voting and nonvoting members.
• Adds the commissioner of corrections as a nonvoting member, expanding the range of perspectives on the commission without giving them a vote.
• Indicates a change in how members are appointed to the commission (appointing authority altered), though the excerpt does not provide the exact new appointment details.

Relevant Terms

• Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission
• commission
• voting members
• nonvoting members
• commissioner of corrections
• Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 244.09 subdivision 1
• appointing authority
• public safety