Minnesota2026Passed Legislature
HF3827
Changes to Crime Data Funding and Court Orders
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:39 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes how the state pays local police for certain investigations, updates rules on recording crimes, sets a process for keeping some criminal records from being sealed, and requires courts to share protection orders with law enforcement.
What it does
- Changes the name of money given by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local police from 'grants' to 'reimbursements'.
- Updates laws about collecting crime data so it matches national standards used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Creates a process for deciding which criminal records cannot be sealed or hidden from public view.
- Requires courts to put orders for protection, harassment restraining orders, and no contact orders into a shared database that police can access.
Who it affects
- Local county sheriffs and municipal police departments
- The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the commissioner of public safety
- Courts that issue orders for protection or no contact orders
Limits and unknowns
- The bill text provided ends before finishing the section about sending copies of orders to law enforcement.
- The specific list of crimes that make records ineligible for sealing is not detailed in this excerpt.
- The exact date when these changes take effect is listed as blank in the official metadata.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Reimbursement
- Money paid back to an agency after it has spent funds on a specific purpose.
- Sealing records
- A legal process that hides criminal history from the public view.
- Order for protection
- A court order designed to keep a person safe from harm or harassment by another individual.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.
Official activity
Bill history
- Presented to Governor 05/04/2026House
- Presentment date 05/04/2026Senate
- Returned from SenateHouse
- Special OrderSenate
- Comm report: Subst. for SF on General Orders SF4371Senate
- Received from HouseSenate
- AmendedHouse
- House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, April 20, 2026House
- Committee report, to adoptHouse
- Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil LawHouse
- Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and PolicyHouse