Bills affecting Low-income / working-class in Minnesota — 2026 session

Minimum wage for certain state interns mandated.

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

Commissioner's duties modification related to allocating federal SNAP fiscal disallowances or sanctions

SNAP income and asset requirements modified.

SNAP income and asset requirements modification

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

State-paid free school lunches limited to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, school wellness and resiliency aid established, resources for school-linked behavioral health grants increased, and money appropriated.

State-paid free school lunches limitation to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines provision, school wellness and resiliency aid establishment, school-linked behavioral health grants expansion provision, and appropriation

County program aid increase to offset county costs associated with federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes

Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to request a federal waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain items with SNAP benefits.

Commissioner's duties related to allocating federal SNAP fiscal disallowances or sanctions modified.

Funding for school safety increased, local optional aid for schools increased, state-paid free school lunches limited to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, and money appropriated.

Local optional aid for schools increased, state-paid free school lunches to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty level limited, and money appropriated.

Local optional aid for schools increase provision, state-paid free lunches limited to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty level, and appropriation

Minnesota SNAP step up for seniors program established, and money appropriated.

Individual income tax; child credit marriage penalty eliminated and credit phaseout increased, and working family credit limited based on earned income to taxpayers with qualifying children.

Commissioner of human services prohibited from limiting currently available day services or special minimum wage rules or policies.

Commissioner of human services limitation of currently available day services or special minimum wage rules or policies prohibition

Minnesota SNAP step up for seniors program establishment and appropriation

Minimum wage increase provision