Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3351: State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing state preemption of local units of government regulating firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.635; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 471.633; 471.634; 624.714, subdivision 23; 624.717; 624.7191, subdivision 4.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing state preemption of local units of government regulating firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.635; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 471.633; 471.634; 624.714, subdivision 23; 624.717; 624.7191, subdivision 4. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.635, is amended to read: 471.635 ZONING ORDINANCES. deleted text begin Notwithstanding section 471.633,deleted text end A governmental subdivision may regulate by reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and nonarbitrary zoning ordinances, the location of businesses where firearms are sold by a firearms dealer. For the purposes of this section, a firearms dealer is a person who is federally licensed to sell firearms deleted text begin and a governmental subdivision is an entity described in sections 471.633 and 471.634deleted text end . Sec. 2. new text begin [ADDED: REPEALER.] new text end new text begin [ 471.634; 624.714, subdivision 23; 624.717; and 624.7191, subdivision 4,] new text end new text begin [ADDED: are repealed.] new text end APPENDIX Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 26-05790 471.633 FIREARMS. The legislature preempts all authority of a home rule charter or statutory city including a city of the first class, county, town, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision, or any of their instrumentalities, to regulate firearms, ammunition, or their respective components to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by them except and …
Sponsors
- Dave Pinto (D) · primary sponsor
- Jamie Long (D)
- Kelly Moller (D)
- Mike Freiberg (D)
- Samakab Hussein (D)
- Leigh Finke (D)
- Nathan Coulter (D)
- Katie Jones (D)
- Michael Howard (D)
- Bianca Virnig (D)
Latest actions
- : Author added Virnig
- : Author stricken Davids
- : Author added Davids
- : Authors added Jones and Howard
- : Author added Coulter
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations
Common questions
- What is HF3351?
- HF3351 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.
- What does HF3351 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing state preemption of local units of government regulating firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.635; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 471.633; 471.634; 624.714, subdivision 23; 624.717; 624.7191, subdivision 4.
- What is the status of HF3351?
- In committee as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Author added Virnig (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF3351?
- Dave Pinto (D), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF3351?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF3351&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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