SF1363 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Various public safety provisions modifications

Related bill: HF7

AI Generated Summary

This bill, S.F. No. 1363, proposes several changes related to public safety, law enforcement, and the criminal justice system in Minnesota. Key points of the bill include:

  1. Transparency of Bail Data: The bill requires that information about who posted bail for someone arrested or detained must be public.

  2. Notices for Bail Posting: Law enforcement must be notified when someone posts bail or a bond for a detained individual.

  3. Mandatory Sentencing: The bill introduces mandatory minimum sentences for certain sex trafficking offenses.

  4. Registration Requirement: People who receive a stay of adjudication in sexual conduct cases must register as predatory offenders.

  5. Database for Sentencing Guidelines: A publicly searchable database must be created by the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission for easier public access.

  6. Legislative Approval for Sentencing Changes: Any changes proposed to the Sentencing Guidelines require legislative approval.

  7. Reporting and Accountability of Dismissals: County attorneys must document reasons for dismissing charges and these reasons must be reported to the legislature and made publicly available online.

  8. Liability for Trespass to Critical Infrastructure: The bill creates liability for trespass to critical infrastructure and establishes a crime for recruiting or educating individuals to trespass or damage such infrastructure.

  9. Increased Penalties: There are enhanced penalties for assaulting police officers, fleeing in a motor vehicle, being in a stolen car, and obstructing traffic on trunk highways, airports, or transit systems.

  10. Use of Tracking Devices: Law enforcement is authorized expanded use of tracking devices, particularly for fleeing vehicles, and the requirement that a vehicle must be unoccupied to attach a tracking device is removed.

This legislation aims to enhance public safety, ensure transparency in the criminal justice system, and stiffen penalties for various offenses.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 12, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 12, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toJudiciary and Public Safety

Citations

 
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