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.

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.

Sales and use tax exemptions for preferred athletic facility seating and amenities included with the privilege of admissions repealed, safe harbor shelter and housing grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Statute of limitations eliminated for causes of action on gender-affirming care for minor children.

Sales and use tax exemptions for preferred athletic facility seating and amenities included with the privilege of admissions repealed, safe harbor shelter and housing grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties and Tribal governments establishment and appropriation

Rights and protections for residents of certain long-term care settings modification; rights and protections for clients receiving home care services and rights and protections for home and community-based services recipients