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HF5084 • 2026

Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Davis, Knudsen, Roach, Altendorf, Schultz, Lawrence, Murphy, Allen, Wiener, McDonald, Mekeland, Gordon, Jacob, Harder, Rarick, Fogelman
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Authors added Rarick and Fogelman
Effective date
Not listed

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Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.

What This Bill Does

  • Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 House

    Authors added Rarick and Fogelman

  2. 2026-05-13 House

    Motion to suspend rules

  3. 2026-04-27 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota

Constitution, article I, by adding a section; recognizing that a preborn child has

the right to life.

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

Section 1.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
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An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment

is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read:

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Sec. 18.

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A preborn child has the right to life. This section does not prohibit the provision

of medical treatment necessary to save the life or preserve the health of a pregnant individual

or the removal of a nonviable or deceased preborn child, including in cases of miscarriage

or ectopic pregnancy.

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For purposes of this section, "preborn child" means a living human fetus or living human

being at any stage of development from the moment of fertilization until live birth.

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SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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(a) The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2026 general election.

If ratified, the amendment is effective January 1, 2027. The question submitted must be:

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"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to recognize that a preborn child has the

right to life?

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Yes

.

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No

.

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"

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(b) The title required under Minnesota Statutes, section 204D.15, subdivision 1, for the

question submitted to the people under paragraph (a) shall be: "Preborn Child Right to Life

Amendment."

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