Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF21: Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.
Status: In committee, March 5, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring supermajority approval by each house of the legislature to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.31, subdivision 2.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2025:
A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring supermajority approval by each house of the legislature to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.31, subdivision 2. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read: Subd. 2. Declaration of peacetime emergency. (a) The governor may declare a peacetime emergency. A peacetime declaration of emergency may be declared only when any of the following endangers life and property and local government resources are inadequate to handle the (2) a technological failure or malfunction; (3) a terrorist incident; (4) a cyber attack, including a physical or electronic attack on the state's information and telecommunications technology infrastructure, systems, or services; (5) an industrial accident; (6) a hazardous materials accident; or (7) a civil disturbance. If the peacetime emergency occurs on Indian lands, the governor or state director of emergency management shall consult with tribal authorities before the governor makes such a declaration. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the governor's authority to act without such consultation when the situation calls for prompt and timely action. When the governor declares a peacetime emergency, the governor must immediately notify the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the speaker and majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives. …
Sponsors
- Kristin Robbins (R) · primary sponsor
- Harry Niska (R)
- Isaac Schultz (R)
- Bidal Duran (R)
- Elliott Engen (R)
- Bernie Perryman (R)
- Natalie Zeleznikar (R)
- Krista Knudsen (R)
- Peggy Bennett (R)
- Anderson, P. H. (R)
- Ben Bakeberg (R)
- Walter Hudson (R)
Latest actions
- : Bill was not passed as amended vote: 66-67
- : Author added Van Binsbergen
- : Motion prevailed
- : Motion to lay on the table
- : Motion prevailed vote: 67-66
- : Motion for reconsideration passage
- : Third reading as amended
- : Point of order raised, ruled well taken
- : Amended
- : House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, February 27, 2025
Votes
- CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT - Repassage, as amended by Conference (February 27, 2025): 126 yea, 5 nay, passed
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as the judgment of the House? (February 27, 2025): 67 yea, 66 nay, passed
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Passage, as amended (February 27, 2025): 109 yea, 22 nay, passed
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Passage, as amended (February 27, 2025): 66 yea, 67 nay, failed
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Passage, as amended (February 27, 2025): 112 yea, 19 nay, passed
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Passage, as amended (February 27, 2025): 123 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HF21?
- HF21 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.
- What does HF21 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring supermajority approval by each house of the legislature to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.31, subdivision 2.
- What is the status of HF21?
- In committee as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Bill was not passed as amended vote: 66-67 (February 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF21?
- Kristin Robbins (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF21?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF0021&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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