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SF4144 • 2026

Certain buildings usage of chemical irritants disclosure requirement provision

Certain buildings usage of chemical irritants disclosure requirement provision

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Westlin, Hoffman
Last action
Final Acti
Official status
Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with HF3782
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. Final Acti House

    Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with HF3782

  2. 2026-04-21 House

    Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 Suspended adopt previous committee report

  3. 2026-04-15 House

    Comm report: To pass as amended

  4. 2026-03-04 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Certain buildings usage of chemical irritants disclosure requirement provision

Current Bill Text

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relating to public safety; requiring disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain

buildings; 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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[626.745] USE OF CHEMICAL IRRITANTS; DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.

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(a) Notwithstanding any data classification under chapter 13, a law enforcement agency

or local government unit must disclose the name, product number, and total number of all

chemical irritants, smoke screens, and distraction devices deployed within a building by a

peace officer in the course of:

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(1) executing a search warrant;

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(2) apprehending a criminal suspect; or

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(3) attempting to apprehend a criminal suspect.

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(b) Upon request, disclosure must be made to the building owner, any tenant in the

building, any applicable insurer, and any person retained to provide cleaning or other

remediation services related to the deployment of chemical irritants, smoke screens, or

distraction devices.

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(c) As used in this section, "building" has the meaning given in section 609.581,

subdivision 2.

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