Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF5065: Study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Status: In committee, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to family law; appropriating money for a study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system; requiring a report. new text begin [ADDED: (a) $25,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the supreme court for a grant to the National Parents Organization to study Minnesota child custody and parenting time outcomes through the judicial system. The money must be used for a study to review court files in family law cases involving:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ and] n.
From the introduced text, April 22, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to family law; appropriating money for a study on child custody and parenting time cases in the judicial system; requiring a report. new text begin [ADDED: (a) $25,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the supreme court for a grant to the National Parents Organization to study Minnesota child custody and parenting time outcomes through the judicial system. The money must be used for a study to review court files in family law cases involving:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ and] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (4) paternity.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) The National Parents Organization must submit a report that includes findings related to the examination and analysis of the court files reviewed through the study, including outcomes for children in custody and parenting time cases as well as suggestions for legislation to improve outcomes for families in Minnesota to the supreme court and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over judiciary and civil law by December 31, 2026. This is a onetime appropriation.] new text end
Sponsors
- Peggy Scott (R) · primary sponsor