About the Bill Tracker
The Minnesota Legislature introduces dozens of bills each session that affect people with disabilities. Some bills aim to improve lives, while others may negatively impact the disability community. To help you stay informed, we maintain this list of disability-related bills.
This tracker provides information about legislation introduced during session. It does not indicate MCD’s support or opposition to any bill. To learn more about the legislative priorities we support, please read our 2025 Public Policy Agenda.
How to Track Bills
- Find bills by topic in the categories below
- Check the status of the bill
- Select the bill number to view its full details on the Revisor’s website
- Return for regular updates
Understanding Bill Status
Each bill listing includes a status indicator:
- Introduced: The bill has been filed and awaits a committee hearing.
- Active: The bill is scheduled for a hearing or has been heard in committee.
- Held Over: The bill may be included in a larger omnibus bill.
- Omnibus: The bill has been included in an omnibus bill, a large piece of legislation that includes many smaller bills.
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Previous Sessions
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Bill Categories
This list is not comprehensive. Categories may be added as new bills are introduced. Select a category to view related bills:
Education – Higher Education
SF 0777 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Loan forgiveness and grants establishment for home care worker education
Education – K-12
HF 0006 & SF 0771 – Chief Authors: Representative Bennett & Senator Coleman – ACTIVE
Read Act and other educational policy provisions modifications
HF 0060 & SF 1842 – Chief Authors: Representative Clardy & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Teacher licensure requirements modified, professional development on dyslexia required, and rulemaking required
SF 0256 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Service animal support in school allowance
SF 0949 – Chief Author: Senator Maye Quade – ACTIVE
Registered special education apprenticeship programs in intermediate school districts grants appropriation
HF 1020 & SF 1667 – Chief Authors: Representative Hill & Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Developmental delay age limit working group established, and report required
HF 1306 & SF 1740 – Chief Authors: Representative Jordan & Senator Cwodzinski – ACTIVE
Kindergarten through grade 12 education provisions modification
HF 1539 & SF 1594 – Chief Authors: Representative Kozlowski & Senator McEwen – ACTIVE
Special education initial aid amount adjustment for Independent School District No.709, Duluth
HF 1802 & SF 0249 – Chief Authors: Representative Acomb & Senator Johnson Stewart – ACTIVE
Credit modification for attaining a master’s degree in licensure field to include a master’s degree in special education
HF 0775 & SF 0507 – Chief Authors: Representative J. Hanson & Senator Mann – HELD OVER
Districts requirement to adopt policies and processes to assist parents who require language assistance
HF 0057 & SF 1819 – Chief Authors: Representative Myers & Senator Coleman – INTRODUCED
Special education cross subsidy aid increased, and money appropriated
HF 0061 & SF 1952 – Chief Authors: Representative Clardy & Senator Mann– INTRODUCED
Requirements for students with mental illness modified
HF 0568 & SF 0113 – Chief Authors: Representative Dotseth & Senator Rarick – INTRODUCED
Educational learning centers bond issuance and appropriation
HF 1028 & SF 1612 – Chief Authors: Representative Pérez-Vega & Senator Oumou Verbeten – INTRODUCED
School district funding increase
HF 1099 – Chief Author: Representative Sencer-Mura – INTRODUCED
Modifications to special education financing
SF 1125 – Chief Author: Senator Mohamed – INTRODUCED
Special education and English learner cross subsidy aid modification by the increase in the Consumer Price Index
SF 1381 – Chief Author: Senator McEwen – INTRODUCED
Social studies academic standards to include contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and people with disabilities requirement
SF 1591 – Chief Author: Senator Farnsworth – INTRODUCED
Age modification for a child with a disability to receive special instruction and services
SF 1703 – Chief Author: Senator Anderson – INTRODUCED
Department of Education bringing awareness of library services for blind and print disabled persons requirement provision
HF 1803 & SF 2078 – Chief Authors: Representative Bakeberg & Senator Farnsworth – INTRODUCED
Individualized education program requirements modification
HF 1827 – Chief Author: Representative Backer – INTRODUCED
Service animal support allowed in schools
SF 1830 – Chief Author: Senator Seeberger – INTRODUCED
Use of seclusion permission as a restrictive procedure
HF 1839 & SF 2100 – Chief Authors: Representative Altendorf & Senator Drazkowski – INTRODUCED
Diversity, equity, and inclusion provisions repeal in prekindergarten through grade 12 education
Employment
HF 0262 & SF 1052 – Chief Authors: Representative J. Hanson & Senator Maye Quade – INTRODUCED
Subminimum wages prohibition for persons with disabilities
SF 0356 – Chief Author: Senator Lieske – INTRODUCED
Reemployment earning limit applicable to disability benefit payments increase
Health
HF 1501 & SF 2037 – Chief Authors: Representative Murphy & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council funding provided, and money appropriated
HF 0662 & SF 0987 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Adoption of rules authorization to increase accessibility for examination rooms
SF 0795 – Chief Author: Senator Limmer – INTRODUCED
Medical cannabis vaporizing or smoking in multifamily housing prohibition provision
SF 0970 – Chief Author: Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Health insurance, medical assistance and MinnesotaCare coverage of bowel and bladder management for spinal cord injuries requirement
SF 0974 – Chief Author: Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Health insurance plans, medical assistance and MinnesotaCare coverage of power standing systems for wheelchairs requirement
SF 1023 – Chief Author: Senator Lieske – INTRODUCED
Inherited metabolic diseases coverage by health plans requirement provision
SF 1101 – Chief Author: Senator Wiklund – INTRODUCED
Augmentative and alternative communication systems coverage requirement provision and appropriation
HF 1765 & SF 1538 – Chief Authors: Representative Clardy & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Minnesota Epilepsy Program creation and appropriation
HF 1812 & SF 0929 – Chief Authors: Representative Reyer & Senator Marty – INTRODUCED
Minnesota Health Plan establishment. Also referred to as SF 930, SF 931, SF 932, and SF 933
SF 1997 – Chief Author: Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Interventions and supports related to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders establishment; fetal alcohol spectrum disorder-related grants appropriation
Home Care and Personal Care Assistance
SF 0094 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Integrated community supports payment rates modification
HF 0381 & SF 0401 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Utke – ACTIVE
Room and board rates increase for certain individual receiving home and community-based services
HF 0728 & SF 0446 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Rasmusson – ACTIVE
Home and community-based services standards for out-of-home respite care services for children modification
SF 1418 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Direct support professionals council establishment and appropriation
HF 1742 & SF 1062 – Chief Authors: Representative Pérez-Vega & Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Direct support professional certification pilot project establishment
SF 0093 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Integrated community supports payment rates modification
HF 0370 – Chief Author: Representative Murphy – INTRODUCED
Two-year income tax holiday established for direct support professionals
HF 1095 & SF 0400 – Chief Authors: Representative Frederick & Senator Utke – INTRODUCED
Commissioner of human services instruction to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports
SF 2053 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Direct support services rate calculations report requirement provision
Housing and Independent Living
HF 0688 & SF 1317 – Chief Authors: Representative Frazier & Senator Westlin – ACTIVE
Service dog provisions modification in housing accommodations for persons with disabilities
HF 1566 – Chief Author: Representative Hussein – INTRODUCED
Additional accommodations to children with autism and rental properties provided
Human Rights
SF 0473 – Chief Author: Senator Kunesh – INTRODUCED
Constitutional amendment to provide equal rights under the law and prohibiting discrimination based on disability (and other characteristics)
SF 1920 – Chief Author: Senator Dibble – INTRODUCED
Provisions modification relating to guardians
Human Services
HF 0382 & SF 0402 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Seeberger – ACTIVE
Disability waiver rates modification
HF 0664 & SF 0548 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Fateh – ACTIVE
Medical assistance income limit for people with disabilities and people ag 65 and over increase provision
SF 0812 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – ACTIVE
Customized living rate phase-in under the community access for disability inclusion and the brain injury home and community-based waivers repealer
HF 1005 & SF 1402 – Chief Authors: Representative Bierman & Senator Wiklund – ACTIVE
Medical assistance rate adjustments establishment for physician and professional services
HF 1092 & SF 0985 – Chief Authors: Representative Bierman & Senator Maye Quade – ACTIVE
Disability inclusion pilot project establishment
SF 1127 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Damon Leivestad Direct Care Sustainability Act
HF 1215 & SF 1146 – Chief Authors: Representative Clardy & Senator Mohamed – ACTIVE
Licensing violation actions against chapter 245D providers modified, and reports required
HF 1348 & SF 0815 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Fateh – ACTIVE
Community first services and supports requirements for support workers to qualify for enhanced rate modifications
HF 1502 & SF 1175 – Chief Authors: Representative Reyer & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Presumptive disability determination process for medical assistance eligibility establishment
HF 1767 & SF 0813 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Fateh – ACTIVE
Integrated community supports codification proposal development by the commissioner of human services requirement provision
SF 1810 – Chief Author: Senator Rasmusson – ACTIVE
Certain disability waiver services out-of-state billing permissibility clarification provision
HF 0729 & SF 476 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Hoffman – HELD OVER
Certain medical assistance services expansion to include coverage of care evaluation
HF 0257 & SF 0141 – Chief Authors: Representative J. Hanson & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Long-term services and supports eligibility and access denial review process establishment
HF 0592 – Chief Author: Representative Quam – INTRODUCED
Medical assistance, long-term services and supports, and other public assistance program application report to legislature required
HF 0665 & SF 0144 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Income eligibility for aged or blind persons or persons with disabilities modification
HF 0666 & SF 0142 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Medical assistance for employed persons with disabilities program modification
HF 0672 & SF 0272 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Medical assistance hospice service coverage inclusion of room and board expansion provision
SF 1069 – Chief Author: Senator Carlson – INTRODUCED
Membership of the Rare Disease Advisory Council modification
HF 1144 – Chief Author: Representative Fischer – INTRODUCED
Supportive parenting services to people eligible for personal care assistance or community first services and supports
HF 1166 & SF 1177 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Abeler – INTRODUCED
Disability services technology and advocacy expansion grant establishment and appropriation
HF 1419 & SF 1725 – Chief Authors: Representative Schomacker & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Elderly waiver rates and nursing facility reimbursement rates modified
HF 1678 & SF 1925 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Maye Quade – INTRODUCED
Essential community supports eligibility modifications provision, essential community supports services available expansion provision, caregiver respite services grants increased funding provision, and appropriation
SF 2052 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Community first services and support rates modifications
Mental Health
HF 0492 & SF 0674 – Chief Authors: Representative Hill & Senator Seeberger – ACTIVE
Mental health services and outdoor activities for currently serving military personnel and veterans appropriation
HF 0669 & SF 0928 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Mann – ACTIVE
Children’s mental health programs modification and appropriation
HF 0670 & SF 1479 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Maye Quade – ACTIVE
Direct Care and Treatment executive board appropriation for planning a build out of a locked psychiatric residential treatment facility
SF 0670 – Chief Author: Senator Mohamed – ACTIVE
Employment support services programs for people with mental illness grant appropriation
HF 0671 & SF 1561 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Mann – ACTIVE
Grant programs establishment for various purposes related to children’s mental health
HF 0958 & SF 0008 – Chief Authors: Representative Nadeau & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Medical assistance coverage provision of psychiatric Collaborative Care Model
SF 1173 – Chief Author: Senator Kupec – ACTIVE
Persons on probation or parole access to certain mental health services authorization
SF 1826 – Chief Author: Senator Abeler – ACTIVE
Payment rates establishment for certain substance use disorder treatment services
SF 1827 – Chief Author: Senator Abeler – ACTIVE
Substance use disorder treatment provisions modification
HF 0032 & SF 1408– Chief Authors: Representative Stephenson & Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Health insurers prohibited from requiring co-payments for children’s mental health services
HF 0035 – Chief Author: Representative Clardy – INTRODUCED
Health plans required to develop a maternal mental health program
HF 0098 & SF 0477 – Chief Authors: Representative Fischer & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Case management associate, mental health behavioral aide, and mental health rehabilitation worker supervision requirements modification
HF 0099 & SF 1014 – Chief Authors: Representative Sencer-Mura & Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Housing with support for persons with serious mental illness appropriation
HF 0265 – Chief Author: Representative J. Hanson – INTRODUCED
Public safety program for responding to mental health crisis emergency calls required, and civil cause of action provided
SF 0477 – Chief Author: Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Case management associate, mental health behavioral aide, and mental health rehabilitation worker supervision requirements modification
HF 0973 & SF 1599 – Chief Authors: Representative Backer & Senator Wiklund – INTRODUCED
Emergency mental health services modified; co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles for mobile crisis intervention eliminated; and money appropriated
SF 1014 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Housing with support for persons with serious mental illness appropriation
HF 1044 & SF 1811 – Chief Authors: Representative Frederick & Senator Kupec – INTRODUCED
Occupational therapy services, occupational therapists, and occupational therapy assistants added to mental health uniform service standards, mental health services, and children’s mental health grants
HF 1358 & SF 1539 – Chief Authors: Representative Repinski & Senator Miller – INTRODUCED
Winona County mental health facilities supplementary services rate authorization
HF 1380 & SF 2022 – Chief Authors: Representative Keeler & Senator Kupec – INTRODUCED
Commissioner of human services required to establish a minimum per diem rate for a specified psychiatric residential treatment facility
SF 1400 – Chief Author: Senator Gustafson – INTRODUCED
Ramsey County youth mental health urgency room appropriation
SF 1614 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Development of culturally specific mental health services appropriation
HF 1659 & SF 1721 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Westlin – INTRODUCED
Reporting requirements clarification related to community supervision
SF 1803 – Chief Author: Senator Mohamed – INTRODUCED
Licensed graduate social workers temporarily engaging in clinical practice without supervision if providing crisis response services ad to provide treatment supervision to individuals on crisis teams authorization provision
HF 1805 & SF 0512 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Residential substance use disorder treatment provider rates increase provision
SF 1953 – Chief Author: Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Mental illness definition modification, medical assistance transportation reimbursement rate modifications, child mental health grant programs established
SF 2031 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Restoration for All, Inc. mental health and suicide prevention services and resources grant appropriation
SF 2134 – Chief Author: Senator Mohamed – INTRODUCED
Mental health terminology modification
Public Safety
HF 1861 & SF 0666 – Chief Authors: Representative Agbaje & Senator Oumou Verbeten – INTRODUCED
Duties modification of certain facilities that confine people relating to phone calls and other communication services
SF 2146 – Chief Author: Senator Westlin – INTRODUCED
Petition for an order of protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult permission
State and Local Government
SF 0090 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities appropriation
Transportation
HF 0036 & SF 2125 – Chief Authors: Representative Huot & Senator Seeberger – ACTIVE
Payment rates for nonemergency medical transportation increased
HF 1427 & SF 1111 – Chief Authors: Representative Elkins & Senator Carlson – INTRODUCED
Transportation network companies accessibility requirement and appropriation
Veterans with Disabilities
HF 0194 & SF 0262 – Chief Authors: Representative Knudsen & Senator Utke – ACTIVE
Veterans with a disability homestead exclusion increase provision
SF 0017 – Chief Author: Senator Mitchell – INTRODUCED
Market value exclusion increase for veterans with a disability
SF 0185 – Chief Author: Senator Gustafson – INTRODUCED
Homestead market value exclusion amounts to veterans with a disability modification
SF 0262 – Chief Author: Senator Utke – INTRODUCED
Veterans with a disability homestead exclusion increase provision
HF 0631 – Chief Author: Representative Nadeau – INTRODUCED
Veterans with disability market value exclusion modified
HF 0982 & SF 1074 – Chief Authors: Representative Clardy Senator Klein – INTRODUCED
Education benefit establishment for dependents of disabled veterans
SF 1190 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Exclusion amount increase for the homestead market value exclusion for veterans with a disability
HF 1286 & SF 0131 – Chief Authors: Representative Warwas & Senator Farnsworth – INTRODUCED
Disabled veterans vehicle registration tax amendment
HF 1297 & SF 0772 – Chief Authors: Representative Roach & Senator Lieske – INTRODUCED
Veterans with disability market value exclusion increase provision
Other Disability-Related Bills
HF 1326 & SF 1335 – Chief Authors: Representative Wolgamott & Senator Pappas – ACTIVE
Centers for independent living appropriation
SF 1932 – Chief Author: Senator Champion – ACTIVE
Twin Cities R!SE performance grants appropriation
HF 0588 & SF 1025 – Chief Authors: Representative Quam & Senator Abeler – INTRODUCED
Foster children receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits trust establishment and appropriation
SF 0683 – Chief Author: Senator Utke – INTRODUCED
Intellectual and developmental disabilities legislative commission establishment and appropriation
HF 1029 & SF 1494 – Chief Authors: Representative Torkelson & Senator Utke – INTRODUCED
Heritable or congenital disorder revision of lists of tests required to be administered for determination of presence
HF 1037 & SF 1334 – Chief Authors: Representative Pérez-Vega & Senator Pappas – INTRODUCED
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living appropriation
HF 1225 & SF 1526 – Chief Authors: Representative Skraba & Senator Howe – INTRODUCED
All-terrain vehicle registration fee elimination for veterans with a total service-connected disability provision
HF 1467 & SF 0232 – Chief Authors: Representative Allen & Senator Lieske – INTRODUCED
Minnesota Braille and Talking Library responsibility moved from the Department of Education to the Department of Employment and Economic Development
HF 1551 & SF 1931 – Chief Authors: Representative Hussein & Senator Pappas – INTRODUCED
St. Paul; Lutheran Social Service capital improvements funding provided, and money appropriated
HF 1776 – Chief Author: Representative Jones – INTRODUCED
Funding provided for capital improvements to bring public right-of-way facilities in compliance with ADA requirements, bonds issued, and money appropriated