Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF5154: Small businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, or other nonbinary gender or sexual identification addition to the list of targeted group businesses for the purposes of state procurement
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state government; adding small businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, or other nonbinary gender or sexual identification people to the list of targeted group businesses for the purposes of state procurement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.16, subdivision 5.
From the introduced text, April 15, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to state government; adding small businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, or other nonbinary gender or sexual identification people to the list of targeted group businesses for the purposes of state procurement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.16, subdivision 5. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read: Subd. 5. Designation of targeted groups. (a) The commissioner of administration shall periodically designate businesses that are majority owned and operated by women, persons with a substantial physical disability, or specific minoritiesnew text begin [ADDED: , or are businesses certified by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce to be majority owned and operated by people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer,] new text end as targeted group businesses within purchasing categories as determined by the commissioner. A group may be targeted within a purchasing category if the commissioner determines there is a statistical disparity between the percentage of purchasing from businesses owned by group members and the representation of businesses owned by group members among all businesses in the state in the purchasing category. (b) In addition to designations under paragraph (a), an individual business may be included as a targeted group business if the commissioner determines that inclusion is necessary to remedy discrimination against …
Sponsors
- Lindsey Port (D) · primary sponsor
- Erin Maye Quade (D)
- Clare Oumou Verbeten (D)
- D. Scott Dibble (D, 61)
Latest actions
- : Referred to State and Local Government
- : Introduction and first reading
Common questions
- What is SF5154?
- SF5154 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Small businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, or other nonbinary gender or sexual identification addition to the list of targeted group businesses for the purposes of state procurement.
- What does SF5154 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to state government; adding small businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, or other nonbinary gender or sexual identification people to the list of targeted group businesses for the purposes of state procurement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.16, subdivision 5.
- What is the status of SF5154?
- In committee as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to State and Local Government (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF5154?
- Lindsey Port (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF5154?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF5154&y=2025&ssn=0&b=senate
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