Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established, concealing identity crime modified, scope of use of force investigations expanded, access to certain information limited.
Status: In committee, May 17, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to immigration enforcement; restricting law enforcement access to sensitive locations; establishing civil remedies; modifying the concealing identity crime; expanding the scope of use of force investigations; limiting access to certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.319, by adding a subdivision; 13.32, subdivision 3; 123B.51, by adding a subdivision; 299C.80, subdivision 1; 609.662, by adding a subdivision; 609.735; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 5…
From the introduced text, May 14, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to immigration enforcement; restricting law enforcement access to sensitive locations; establishing civil remedies; modifying the concealing identity crime; expanding the scope of use of force investigations; limiting access to certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.319, by adding a subdivision; 13.32, subdivision 3; 123B.51, by adding a subdivision; 299C.80, subdivision 1; 609.662, by adding a subdivision; 609.735; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 135A; 142B; 144; 604; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 480C. ARTICLE 1 COURT ACCESS Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: [480C.01] DEFINITIONS.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Definitions.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: For purposes of sections 480C.01 to 480C.04, the following terms have the meanings given. ] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Civil arrest.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: "Civil arrest" means taking a person into custody for an alleged civil immigration violation or conducting a brief stop to serve an individual with a Form I-862, notice to appear, or other similar document that initiates a removal proceeding. Civil arrest does not include an arrest:] new text …