Bills affecting your community in Minnesota (2026 session)

Human services; various provisions modified relating to Direct Care and Treatment, the Department of Health, health care, medical assistance provider enrollment, aging and disability services, behavioral health, homelessness, housing, and maltreatment of vulnerable adults; housing stabilization supports provisions removed; rulemaking required; release of initial Optum reports required; Optum prohibited from disseminating private data; reports required; and money appropriated.

Senior citizens and disabled persons recovery from insurers under a disability or long-term care policy authorization

Grant programs established for various purposes related to children's mental health, provisions governing long-term care consultation services modified, children's mental health service rates modified, psychiatric residential treatment facility working group established, reports required, and money appropriated.

Certain zoning districts emergency shelter facilities authorization provision

Veterans with 100 percent service-connected disability allowed to obtain a license for a fish, house, dark house, or shelter without paying a fee.

Long-term care, life, and disability insurers prohibited from using genetic information for certain purposes.

Veterans with 100 percent service-connected disability obtaining a license for a fish house, dark house, or shelter without paying a fee authorization provision

Long-term care, life, and disability insurers usage of genetic information for certain purposes prohibition provision

Emergency shelter facilities authorized in certain zoning districts.

Senior citizens and disabled persons allowed to recover from insurers under a disability or long-term care policy.

Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for state financial aid programs.

Rights and protections for residents of certain long-term care settings modified, rights and protections for clients receiving home care services and clients receiving home and community-based services modified, arbitration provisions prohibited, notices required, civil actions authorized, and money appropriated.

Homeless families, those at risk of homelessness, or highly mobile families assistance appropriation modified.

Human services provisions modified on aging and disability services, behavioral health, licensing and program integrity, mental health licensing, background studies, and forecasted program appropriations adjustments; reports required; and money appropriated.

Minor league baseball players exempted from minimum wage and overtime requirements.

Minor League baseball players exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements provision

Homeless families, those at risk of homelessness, or highly mobile families assistance appropriation modification

State-funded payments to undocumented noncitizens prohibited, and undocumented noncitizens provided to be ineligible for MinnesotaCare and North Star Promise scholarship program.

Community first services and supports reimbursement rates modified, consumer-direct community supports budgets increased, Minnesota Caregiver Defined Contribution Retirement Fund Trust established, and money appropriated.

Sexually exploited youth safe harbor shelter and housing funding provided, and money appropriated.