Minnesota HR11: A house resolution expressing the sense of the house condemning the practice of extrajudicial, summery, or arbitrary killings and upholding the principles contained within the Minnesota Protocol.

What the bill says

From the introduced text, May 11, 2026:

A House resolution expressing the sense of the House condemning the practice of extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary killings and upholding the principles contained within the Minnesota Protocol. WHEREAS, the United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions of 1991 became known widely as the Minnesota Protocol due to the Minnesota Lawyers International Human Rights Committee, now called the Advocates for Human Rights, being largely responsible for its drafting; and WHEREAS, for decades, national, regional, and international courts have relied on the Minnesota Protocol as a legal standard and for guidance on investigations of suspicious and unlawful killings to hold governments accountable for extrajudicial killings. The Minnesota Protocol has been updated since its creation to reflect current best practices; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Protocol is a tool for all those involved in investigations of suspicious and unlawful killings, including law enforcement, medical practitioners, attorneys, judicial officers, and other organizations, holding each to a higher standard of professional conduct; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Protocol creates a duty to pursue justice for victims of suspicious or unlawful killings and their families through full and fair investigations, initiated by reasonable allegations of unlawful death or when a state knows or should have known that a potentially unlawful death occurred; and WHEREAS, elected representatives of the state have a responsibility …

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Sponsors

• Kelly Moller (D) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 11, 2026: Resolution introduced, referred to Rules and Legislative Administration

Common questions

What is HR11?

HR11 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): A house resolution expressing the sense of the house condemning the practice of extrajudicial, summery, or arbitrary killings and upholding the principles contained within the Minnesota Protocol.

What is the status of HR11?

In committee as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Resolution introduced, referred to Rules and Legislative Administration (May 11, 2026).

Who sponsored HR11?

Kelly Moller (D).

Where is the official record for HR11?

On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HR0011&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house