SF1417

SF1417 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Public safety provisions modification and appropriations

Related bill: HF2432

AI Generated Summary

This legislative bill is primarily focused on improving public safety, corrections, and the judicial system in Minnesota. Key aspects include:

Extending protections to all state or local correctional employees from reports of fictitious emergencies.
Providing Tribal Nations access to and use of community supervision services subsidies.
Establishing new management protocols for individuals on post-incarceration supervision and related administrative reforms.
Extending a mental health pilot program and making its funding more responsive to county needs in the probation system.
Introducing higher criminal penalties for theft of public funds.
Appropriating funds for various branches of the judiciary, public safety, and corrections departments.

Detailed funding appropriations include allocations for: - The Supreme Court, Tax Court, the Board of Civil Legal Aid, and other judicial bodies for operating needs and specific programs. - Public Safety initiatives such as emergency management coordination, support for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and enhanced crime lab services to expedite testing and analysis. - Specific support for combating and managing issues related to fire safety, sexual assault, missing persons, domestic violence, and substance abuse crises.

The bill also includes fiscal provisions for managing turnover and appropriations between fiscal years to address any insufficiencies, ensuring that programs are adequately funded continuously.

In essence, the bill aims to bolster various aspects of public safety and judicial operations with specific appropriations, reforms, and program extensions to create a safer and more just environment statewide.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
February 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Judiciary and Public Safety

Citations

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