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HF4830 • 2026

State and local units of government and law enforcement agencies prohibited from acquiring military-grade weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program.

State and local units of government and law enforcement agencies prohibited from acquiring military-grade weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program.

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hollins, Xiong
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Author added Xiong
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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State and local units of government and law enforcement agencies prohibited from acquiring military-grade weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program.

State and local units of government and law enforcement agencies prohibited from acquiring military-grade weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program.

What This Bill Does

  • State and local units of government and law enforcement agencies prohibited from acquiring military-grade weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 House

    Author added Xiong

  2. 2026-04-07 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

State and local units of government and law enforcement agencies prohibited from acquiring military-grade weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program.

Current Bill Text

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relating to public safety; prohibiting state and local units of government and law

enforcement agencies from acquiring military-grade weapons from the Pentagon's

1033 program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[626.999] PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATING IN PENTAGON'S 1033

PROGRAM.

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(a) As used in this section, "military-grade weapons" means militarily equipped vehicles

and aircraft, weapons and other objects designed to primarily have a military purpose or

offensive capability, and ammunition. Military-grade weapons does not include items that

are not weapons, such as generators and medical aid equipment.

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(b) A state or local unit of government or law enforcement agency must not acquire

military-grade weapons pursuant to section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization

Act for fiscal year 1997, codified in United States Code, title 10, section 2576a, as amended.

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