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SF3645 • 2026

Employee permission to opt out of participation in the paid leave program

Employee permission to opt out of participation in the paid leave program

Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Drazkowski, Lieske, Pratt, Draheim, Wesenberg
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Employee permission to opt out of participation in the paid leave program

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to employment; paid leave; allowing an employee to opt out of participation

in the paid leave program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,

chapter 268B.

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

Section 1.

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[268B.101] EMPLOYEE OPT-OUT.

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An employee may opt out of participation in the family or medical benefit program

under this chapter by submitting a form to the commissioner electing to opt out of

participation. The commissioner must create and make available in hard copy and online a

form for employees subject to this chapter to use in opting out of participation in either the

family or medical benefit program, or both programs.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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