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SF4176 • 2026
Various immigration policy provisions and appropriation
Various immigration policy provisions and appropriation
Budget
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-03-18
House
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety
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2026-03-09
House
Author added Pha
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2026-03-05
House
Introduction and first reading
Official Summary Text
Various immigration policy provisions and appropriation
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A bill for an act relating to immigration; limiting state and local government participation in federal civil immigration enforcement efforts; restricting where certain arrests can be made; creating a cause of action for certain violations of constitutional rights; requiring hospitals to establish and implement policies for interactions with law enforcement agents; providing for enforcement; providing immunity for certain acts; prohibiting denial of an education based on immigration status; providing a civil cause of action when right to education is denied based on immigration status; classifying data; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 120A; 135A; 144; 604; 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 631.50; 631.51. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: ARTICLE 1 LIMITATIONS ON CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT Section 1. new text begin [629.80] CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT; ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED; POLICIES REQUIRED. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of sections 629.80 to 629.82, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin (b) "Civil immigration enforcement" means all efforts to: (1) investigate, detect, apprehend, or detain an individual with the purpose of enforcing or executing federal immigration statutes relating to removal, exclusion, or deportation proceedings; deportation or removal orders; or removal from the United States; or (2) assist in the investigation of, or civil arrest of, any persons for the purposes of enforcing federal civil immigration law, including but not limited to violations of United States Code, title 8, sections 1182 and 1227. Civil immigration enforcement does not apply to efforts to assist individuals in applying for immigration benefits or efforts to prevent deportation or removal from the United States. Civil immigration enforcement does not include the enforcement of criminal law. new text end new text begin (c) "Civil immigration warrant" means a document that is not approved or ordered by a judge that can form the basis for an individual's arrest or detention for a civil immigration enforcement purpose. Civil immigration warrant includes Form I-200 Warrant for the Arrest of Alien, Form I-203 Order to Detain or Release Alien, Form I-205 Warrant of Removal/Deportation, Form I-286 Notice of Custody Determination, any predecessor or successor form, and all warrants, hits, or requests contained in the Immigration Violator File of the FBI's National Crime Information Center database. new text end new text begin (d) "Federal immigration authority" means an officer, employee, personnel, or agent of a federal agency that is charged with civil immigration enforcement, including but not limited to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the United States Customs and Border Protection. new text end new text begin (e) "Government personnel" means a person employed by a government unit. new text end new text begin (f) "Government unit" means a state department, agency, commission, council, board, task force, or committee; a constitutional office; a court entity; the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; a county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town; a school district; a special district; or any other board, commission, district, or authority created under law, local ordinance, or charter provision. new text end new text begin (g) "Judicial warrant" means a warrant based upon probable cause issued by a state or federal judge or federal magistrate judge. new text end new text begin (h) "Public safety agency" means: new text end new text begin (1) a law enforcement agency as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f); new text end new text begin (2) a correctional facility as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1i, including a juvenile facility licensed by the commissioner of human services and subject to section 241.021, subdivision 2; new text end new text begin (3) an agency providing probation services under section 244.19, subdivision 3; and new text end new text begin (4) a public or private entity providing security services to an entity that is controlled by the state of Minnesota, including but not limited to public schools, public universities, health care facilities, drug rehabilitation facilities, and hospitals. new text end new text begin (i) "Public safety personnel" means a person employed by a public safety agency. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin (a) The purpose of this section is to direct the state of Minnesota's limited resources to matters of greatest concern to state and local government and to protect the safety, well-being, and privacy rights of the people of Minnesota. new text end new text begin (b) The legislature recognizes that the enforcement of federal civil immigration laws is the exclusive purview of the federal government and that the state should not play a role in the enforcement of the federal policies, including but not limited to the use of state, county, and local resources in the detention of individuals not held for criminal or state purposes. new text end new text begin (c) The legislature finds that the resources of the state are better spent on promoting public safety, trust in state government and its institutions, and the privacy of its residents. Trust in state government is central to the public safety and well-being of the people of Minnesota. Public safety and well-being are eroded when state and local government agencies participate in federal civil immigration enforcement efforts, as these actions cause immigrant community members to fear approaching law enforcement to report crimes and deter community members from accessing basic services, including but not limited to health care and public education. new text end new text begin (d) Nothing in this section is intended to hinder, obstruct, or prevent cooperation between the state and the federal government for purposes of detection, investigation, or enforcement of criminal activity. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Government restrictions. new text end new text begin (a) A government unit and government personnel must not: new text end new text begin (1) apply for money from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, or any program that requires increased information sharing for civil immigration enforcement purposes or that requires any type of immigration enforcement action by government personnel; or new text end new text begin (2) enter into, amend provisions of, or renew any contract, intergovernmental service agreement, or other agreement to house or detain individuals for civil immigration enforcement purposes. new text end new text begin (b) A government unit and the unit's personnel must: new text end new text begin (1) by September 1, 2026, terminate any contract, agreement, or intergovernmental service agreement that authorizes a government unit, government personnel, a public safety agency, or public safety personnel to house or detain any person for civil immigration enforcement purposes; new text end new text begin (2) by September 1, 2026, terminate any provision of an existing contract, agreement, or intergovernmental service agreement that applies to the housing or detention of any person for civil immigration enforcement purposes; and new text end new text begin (3) create written policies to ensure that: new text end new text begin (i) government personnel comply with the obligations in this section; and new text end new text begin (ii) access to any state or local programs or benefits are not unduly restricted based on immigration or citizenship status unless required by federal or state law. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Public safety agency restrictions. new text end new text begin (a) A public safety agency and public safety personnel must not: new text end new text begin (1) comply with a detainer, hold, notification, civil immigration warrant, or transfer request from federal immigration authorities; new text end new text begin (2) make, assist in, or participate in any civil immigration enforcement operations, including but not limited to conducting an arrest or detention of any individual for the purpose of enforcing civil immigration law, or the establishment of traffic perimeters or road checkpoints for federal immigration authorities. This paragraph does not apply to any support provided by a public safety agency to an individual or family impacted by federal immigration enforcement, even if the support occurs concurrently with the federal immigration enforcement action; new text end new text begin (3) apply for or receive federal money, or participate in a program or effort, with the purpose of using government personnel to assist or otherwise participate in civil immigration enforcement activities, whether pursuant to United States Code, title 8, section 1357(g), or any other formal or informal law, regulation, policy, or request; new text end new text begin (4) investigate, arrest, stop, or detain a person on the basis of a suspected civil immigration violation, including but not limited to inquiries into a person's citizenship, immigration status, or birthplace; new text end new text begin (5) request or use federal immigration authorities for language assistance, translation, or interpretation during an encounter with public safety or government unit personnel as the result of but not limited to a traffic stop, an investigation or investigatory stop, a 911 call, an arrest, or any legal proceeding; new text end new text begin (6) provide facilities, personnel, assistance, or other access other than that provided to the general public to federal immigration authorities to investigate, interview, or question for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement a person who is detained or otherwise in the care of a public safety agency; new text end new text begin (7) provide access to a database or data that a public safety agency or public safety personnel has access to, whether or not owned or controlled by a governmental unit, to federal immigration authorities if the data will be used for purposes of civil immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant, unless otherwise required by federal law; new text end new text begin (8) transfer care or control of a person in the custody of a public safety agency to federal immigration authorities for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant; new text end new text begin (9) notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 13 and unless an individual is being detained for a removable offense under federal immigration law, notify or provide information to federal immigration authorities of an individual's pending release from a public safety agency's control, court dates, or any information about an individual. This information includes but is not limited to address information, vehicle registry information, or other data collected by a government unit, unless required by a judicial warrant or federal law. This restriction does not apply to a request to complete Form I-918 Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification; Form I-914 Supplement B, Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons; Form I-854, Inter-Agency Alien Witness and Informant Record; or other request for documentation from a noncitizen victim of a crime; new text end new text begin (10) deny access to a program or benefit relating to work release, including but not limited to the challenge incarceration program under section 244.17 or any other program that provides release from detention, because of the existence of a detainer, civil immigration warrant, or other notifications from federal immigration authorities; or new text end new text begin (11) participate in, or provide access or assistance to, a federal immigration authority to conduct civil immigration enforcement activities at state courthouses, hospitals, health care clinics, churches or other places of worship, or schools without a judicial warrant. new text end new text begin (b) A public safety agency must: new text end new text begin (1) create or amend written policies that reflect the policies in this section; new text end new text begin (2) create a written record of data requests from federal immigration authorities, regardless of whether data or information was shared, and, if data or information was shared with federal immigration authorities, information as to the justification used must also be recorded; new text end new text begin (3) create policies in coordination with government units to ensure that all state and local government offices, public schools, hospitals, and courthouses remain safe and accessible to all Minnesota residents, regardless of immigration or citizenship status; and new text end new text begin (4) ensure compliance with all treaty obligations, including consular notification, and state and federal laws by explaining in writing to any individual committed into the custody of or detained by the public safety agency, with interpretation into another language if requested: new text end new text begin (i) the individual's right to refuse to disclose the individual's nationality, citizenship, country of birth, or immigration status; and new text end new text begin (ii) that disclosure of the individual's nationality, citizenship, country of birth, or immigration status may result in civil or criminal immigration enforcement, including removal from the United States. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin [629.81] ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definition. new text end new text begin For purposes of this section, "injury" means a grievance or damage arising from being subject to civil immigration enforcement after a violation of section 629.80 or any other harm suffered as a result of a violation of section 629.80. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Persons authorized to bring a civil action. new text end new text begin The following persons may seek relief for a violation of section 629.80 by bringing an action in district court: new text end new text begin (1) an agency or instrumentality of the state; new text end new text begin (2) a political subdivision of the state or an agency or instrumentality of a political subdivision of the state; new text end new text begin (3) an individual who has suffered injury due to a violation, or that individual's family member or domestic partner; and new text end new text begin (4) an organization or other entity in the state that, as a primary part of its mission, assists, represents, advocates for, or otherwise serves Minnesota residents who are not United States citizens. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Defendants. new text end new text begin The party bringing the enforcement action may sue any individual or entity that has violated section 629.80, including but not limited to the certification provisions in section 629.80, subdivision 3. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Relief. new text end new text begin (a) The court may award the following forms of relief to all enforcing parties: new text end new text begin (1) preliminary and equitable relief, including injunctive relief, as the court determines necessary in order to correct or prevent further violations; and new text end new text begin (2) reasonable attorney fees and costs. new text end new text begin (b) In addition, the court may award the following relief to the parties identified in subdivision 2, clause (3): new text end new text begin (1) actual damages, or statutory damages of $1,000 per violation, whichever is greater; and new text end new text begin (2) punitive damages upon proof of knowing or reckless disregard of the law. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Nonrestriction of other rights. new text end new text begin Nothing in this section restricts the right of a person or class of persons to seek enforcement of section 629.80 under any other statute or common law or to seek any other form of relief available at law or equity. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), this section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to causes of action accruing on or after that date. new text end new text begin (b) Subdivision 4, paragraph (b), is effective one year following the date of final enactment of Minnesota Statutes, section 629.80, or on the date a written policy is implemented in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 629.80, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (3), and subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause (1), whichever occurs first. new text end Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER. new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 631.50; and 631.51, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end ARTICLE 2 PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT Section 1. new text begin [629.311] CIVIL ARREST; CERTAIN LOCATIONS. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Title. new text end new text begin This section shall be known as the "Protect Our Courts Act." new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin (b) "Civil arrest" means an arrest that is not: new text end new text begin (1) for the sole or primary purpose of preparing the person subject to arrest for criminal prosecution for an alleged violation of the criminal law of: new text end new text begin (i) this state, or another state, when a sentence of a term of imprisonment is authorized by law; or new text end new text begin (ii) the United States, when a sentence of a term of imprisonment is authorized by law and when federal law requires an initial appearance before a federal judge, federal magistrate, or other judicial officer pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that govern initial appearances; or new text end new text begin (2) for contempt of the court in which the court proceeding is taking place or will be taking place. new text end new text begin (c) "Court proceeding" means any appearance in a court of this state before a judge, justice, or referee of this state ordered or scheduled by the judge, justice, or referee, or the filing of papers designed to initiate an appearance before a judge, justice, or referee of this state. new text end new text begin (d) "Family or household member" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). new text end new text begin (e) "Judicial warrant" or "judicial order authorizing civil arrest" means an arrest warrant or other judicial order, issued by a judicial officer sitting in the judicial branch of a local or state government or of the federal government, authorizing a civil arrest and issued by the court in which proceedings following such arrest will be heard and determined. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Privilege from arrest. new text end new text begin A person duly and in good faith attending a court proceeding in which the person is a party or potential witness, or in which a family or household member is a party or potential witness, is privileged from civil arrest while going to, remaining at, and returning from the place of a court proceeding, unless civil arrest is supported by a judicial warrant or judicial order authorizing civil arrest. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Violations. new text end new text begin It is a contempt of the court and false imprisonment for any person to willfully violate subdivision 3 or an order of the court by executing an arrest prohibited by subdivision 3 or willfully assisting an arrest prohibited by subdivision 3. Nothing in this subdivision affects any right or defense of any person, police officer, peace officer, public officer, or any Minnesota judicial branch personnel acting lawfully pursuant to their duty to maintain safety and order in the courts. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Civil action. new text end new text begin Regardless of whether a proceeding for contempt of the court pursuant to subdivision 4 has been initiated: new text end new text begin (1) a person described in subdivision 3 may bring a civil action for appropriate equitable and declaratory relief if the person has reasonable cause to believe a violation of this section has occurred or may occur; and new text end new text begin (2) the attorney general may bring a civil action in the name of the people of Minnesota to obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this section has occurred or may occur. new text end new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Attorney fees. new text end new text begin In any successful action under subdivision 5, a plaintiff or petitioner may recover costs and reasonable attorney fees. new text end new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Preservation of rights and privileges. new text end new text begin This section must not be construed to narrow, or in any way lessen, any common law or other right or privilege of a person privileged from arrest under this section or otherwise. new text end new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Immunity from suit. new text end new text begin No action or proceeding may be commenced under this section against the Minnesota judicial branch or any Minnesota judicial branch personnel acting lawfully pursuant to their duty to maintain safety and order in the courts. new text end new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Certain powers of the courts regarding civil arrests. new text end new text begin In order to maintain access to the court and open judicial proceedings for all persons in their individual capacity and to prevent interference with the needs of judicial administration, a court has the power to issue appropriate judicial orders to protect the privilege from civil arrest. new text end new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin The state court administrator must publish on the Minnesota judicial branch website and provide to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the majority leader of the senate an annual report compiling statistics, aggregated by county, setting forth the date each judicial warrant or judicial order was signed, the judge and court that issued the judicial warrant or judicial order and the location of that court as shown by the document, the date the judicial warrant or judicial order was presented to counsel, a description of the type of judicial warrant or judicial order, and, to the extent known to court personnel, whether or not an arrest occurred with respect to the warrant and the date and specific location of the arrest. new text end new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Severability clause. new text end new text begin If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this section is adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment does not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this section but must be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this section directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment was rendered. It is the intent of the legislature that this section would have been enacted even without the invalid provisions. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to causes of action accruing on or after that date. new text end ARTICLE 3 MINNESOTA BIVENS ACT Section 1. new text begin [604.51] ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS. new text end new text begin (a) Any person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the United States or of any state or territory or the District of Columbia, subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of this state or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the United States Constitution or the Minnesota Constitution shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceedings for redress. new text end new text begin (b) In addition to any damages, injunction, or other appropriate relief in any action or proceedings under this section, the court shall award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney fees and costs. new text end new text begin (c) An action under this section may not be commenced later than six years after the cause of action accrues. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to causes of action accruing on or after that date. new text end ARTICLE 4 MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE SANCTITY AND PRIVACY ACT Section 1. new text begin [144.6575] DEFINITIONS. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin For purposes of sections 144.6575 to 144.6578, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Commissioner. new text end new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Health care facility. new text end new text begin "Health care facility" means: new text end new text begin (1) a hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56; new text end new text begin (2) a medical facility as defined in section 144.561; new text end new text begin (3) a physician's office or health care clinic where licensed practitioners provide health care to patients; new text end new text begin (4) a nonprofit community clinic, including a federally qualified health center, rural health clinic, public health clinic, or other community clinic that provides health care; new text end new text begin (5) a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 5; or new text end new text begin (6) an assisted living facility as defined in section 144G.08, subdivision 7. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Law enforcement agency. new text end new text begin "Law enforcement agency" means any local, state, or federal entity with statutory police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized to make arrests. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Judicial warrant. new text end new text begin "Judicial warrant" or "judicial order authorizing the arrest" means a written order from a state court or federal Article III court that directs a law enforcement agency or another person who is specifically named in the order to arrest a person. new text end new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Law enforcement agent. new text end new text begin "Law enforcement agent" means a person employed by a law enforcement agency who is authorized to make a civil arrest. new text end new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Patient. new text end new text begin "Patient" means a person who receives health care services at a health care facility. new text end new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Resident. new text end new text begin "Resident" means a person admitted to a nursing home or assisted living facility. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin [144.6576] LIMITS ON ACCESS TO PREMISES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS ENGAGED IN CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Limits on access to health care facility premises. new text end new text begin A health care facility must not consent to a law enforcement agent entering a health care facility site for purposes of civil immigration enforcement unless the law enforcement agent provides the health care facility employee with a valid judicial warrant. The health care facility employee must request that the law enforcement agent provide valid identification and must grant entry only to the areas identified in the judicial warrant. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Notification required. new text end new text begin A health care facility employee granting entry to a law enforcement agent engaged in civil immigration enforcement must immediately notify the person with administrative control of the health care facility and the health care facility's general counsel or other designated legal representative. new text end Sec. 3. new text begin [144.6577] HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; POLICIES REGARDING CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ON PREMISES. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Policies regarding law enforcement agent present at health care facility. new text end new text begin By ......., a health care facility must develop and implement a policy regarding interactions between health care facility employees and law enforcement agents present at the health care facility and involved in civil immigration activities. Each policy must include: new text end new text begin (1) the name and contact information of a person or persons designated to be notified of the presence of a law enforcement agent at the health care facility. The designated contact person or persons must be legal counsel of the health care facility or other persons within the management or administration of the health care facility; new text end new text begin (2) procedures to verify the identity and authority of any law enforcement agent present at the health care facility, including but not limited to requesting and documenting the first and last name of the law enforcement agent, the name of the law enforcement agency, and the badge number of any law enforcement agent present with a patient or resident or requesting information about a patient or resident; and new text end new text begin (3) procedures regarding a law enforcement agent's access to the health care facility premises. A law enforcement agent must not access nonpublic areas of a health care facility unless the law enforcement agent provides to a health care facility employee a valid judicial warrant or is requested by health care facility staff to respond to a safety or security issue within the health care facility. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Policies regarding release of information to law enforcement agent. new text end new text begin By ......., a health care facility must develop and implement a policy regarding releasing patient or resident information to a law enforcement agent present at the health care facility. Each policy must include: new text end new text begin (1) procedures to ensure that any protected health information requested by a law enforcement agent is released in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), if applicable; and new text end new text begin (2) procedures that provide that, unless required by state or federal law, a health care facility employee may only release patient or resident information to a law enforcement agent engaging in civil immigration enforcement if the law enforcement agent provides: new text end new text begin (i) a valid subpoena issued by a federal judge or magistrate; new text end new text begin (ii) a valid order issued by a federal judge or magistrate to require access to the health care facility premises; or new text end new text begin (iii) a valid warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Policies protecting patient and resident information. new text end new text begin By ......., a health care facility must develop procedures to ensure that patients and residents are provided with the following documents: new text end new text begin (1) if the health care facility is subject to HIPAA, a notice of privacy practices for protected health information, including information about the patient's or resident's right to request an amendment to any protected health information or record about the patient or resident maintained in a designated record set, which may include a request that any of the following information be deleted, redacted, or amended: place of birth; immigration or citizenship status; or information from a birth certificate, passport, permanent resident card, alien registration card, or employment authorization documents; and new text end new text begin (2) a form enabling a patient or resident to authorize the health care facility to disclose the patient's or resident's health status, including admission and discharge information, to the parents, guardians, relatives, or other designees of the patient or resident. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Health care facility employee training. new text end new text begin A health care facility must provide health care facility employees, security personnel, and designated contact persons with training annually on the policies in subdivisions 1 and 2. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Policy provided to commissioner. new text end new text begin A health care facility must submit the policies required in subdivisions 1 and 2 to the commissioner by ........ A health care facility that fails to comply with the requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2 will be notified of noncompliance by the commissioner and may be subject to the imposition of a fine by the commissioner. new text end new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Investigation. new text end new text begin The commissioner may investigate and respond to complaints from patients, residents, health care facility employees, and the public alleging noncompliance with this section. A health care facility and its agents must not retaliate against a patient, a resident, employees, or an agent who files a complaint under this section. new text end new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Posting immigration rights information on premises. new text end new text begin A health care facility must post, either by physical or electronic means, a document providing the phone number that individuals may call to learn about immigration rights. The document must be posted on the premises of the health care facility in a conspicuous location that is accessible to patients, residents, employees, and visitors. The commissioner must develop and provide the document to health care facilities. new text end Sec. 4. new text begin [144.6578] LIABILITY LIMITATIONS; DEFENSES. new text end new text begin (a) Nothing in sections 144.6575 to 144.6577 permits an action against a health care facility employee acting lawfully when engaging in reasonable compliance with the provisions of sections 144.6575 to 144.6577. new text end new text begin (b) Nothing in sections 144.6575 to 144.6577 affects any right or defense of any health care facility employee acting lawfully. new text end ARTICLE 5 MINNESOTA SAFE SCHOOL ACT Section 1. new text begin [120A.50] DENIAL OF FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROHIBITED. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin The purpose of this section is to secure the right of every child to equal access to a free public education and a school that is safe from intimidation and fear, consistent with the United States Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe , 457 U.S. 202 (1982), which held that it is unconstitutional for a state to deny children a free public education on the basis of immigration status. In order to promote the right to educational equality, as established under the decision in Plyler v. Doe , schools must take steps to protect the integrity of school learning environments for all children so that no parent is discouraged from sending their child to school and no child is discouraged from attending school, including protection from the threat of immigration enforcement or other law enforcement activity on a school campus. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin (b) "Citizenship or immigration status" means all matters regarding citizenship of the United States or any other country or the authority or lack thereof to reside in or otherwise to be present in the United States, including an individual's nationality and country of citizenship. new text end new text begin (c) "Law enforcement agent" means a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or a federal law enforcement officer as defined in section 626.77, subdivision 3. Law enforcement agent does not include a school resource officer as defined in section 626.8482. new text end new text begin (d) "Nonjudicial warrant" means any immigration detainer or civil immigration warrant issued by a federal agency. Nonjudicial warrant does not include a search warrant as defined in section 626.05, subdivision 1, or a warrant issued by a judge for the apprehension of a person charged with offenses. new text end new text begin (e) "School" means a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Right to free public education. new text end new text begin (a) No child may be denied a free kindergarten through grade 12 public education while in Minnesota based on the child's actual or perceived immigration status or the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the child's parent or guardian. new text end new text begin (b) A school must not exclude a child from participation in or deny a child the benefits of any program or activity on the grounds of that child's actual or perceived immigration status or the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the child's parent or guardian. new text end new text begin (c) A school must not use policies or procedures or engage in practices that have the effect of excluding a child from participation in or denying the benefits of any program or activity or the effect of excluding participation of the child's parent or guardian from parental engagement activities or programs because of the child's actual or perceived immigration status or the actual or perceived immigration status of the child's parent or guardian. These policies, procedures, and practices include: new text end new text begin (1) requesting or collecting information or documentation from a student or the student's parent or guardian about citizenship or immigration status unless required by state or federal law; and new text end new text begin (2) designating immigration status, citizenship, place of birth, nationality, or national origin as directory information, as defined by federal and state law. new text end new text begin (d) A school must not: new text end new text begin (1) threaten to disclose anything related to the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of a child or a person associated with the child to any other person or entity or an immigration or law enforcement agency; new text end new text begin (2) disclose any information related to the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of a child or a person associated with the child to any other person or entity or an immigration or law enforcement agency; or new text end new text begin (3) disclose any information related to the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of a child or a person associated with the child to any other person or nongovernmental entity. new text end new text begin (e) Nothing in paragraph (d), clause (2) or (3), may be construed to: new text end new text begin (1) permit the disclosure of student records or information without complying with state and federal requirements governing the disclosure of the records or information; or new text end new text begin (2) prohibit or restrict an entity from sending to or receiving from the United States Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state, or local governmental entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual, in accordance with United States Code, title 8, sections 1373 and 1644. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Required procedures. new text end new text begin By July 1, 2027, a school must develop procedures for reviewing and authorizing requests from law enforcement agents attempting to enter a school or school facility. The procedures must comply with the requirements of subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and at a minimum, include procedures for: new text end new text begin (1) reviewing and contacting a designated authorized person at the school or school facility and the district superintendent's office or school administrative office, who may contact the school's legal counsel, and procedures for that authorized person or legal counsel to review requests to enter a school or school facility, including judicial warrants, nonjudicial warrants, and subpoenas; new text end new text begin (2) monitoring, accompanying, and documenting all interactions with law enforcement agents while on the school's premises; and new text end new text begin (3) notifying and seeking consent from a student's parent or guardian, or from the student if the student is 18 years old or older or emancipated, if a law enforcement agent requests access to a student for immigration enforcement purposes, unless access is in compliance with a judicial warrant or subpoena that restricts the disclosure of the information to the student's parent or guardian. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Required policy. new text end new text begin By July 1, 2027, a school must adopt a policy for complying with subdivisions 3 and 4. new text end ARTICLE 6 MINNESOTA HIGHER EDUCATION IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT Section 1. new text begin [135A.152] IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICES. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Applicability. new text end new text begin (a) This section applies to the following postsecondary institutions: new text end new text begin (1) institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; and new text end new text begin (2) private postsecondary institutions that offer in-person courses on a campus located in Minnesota and which are eligible institutions as defined in section 136A.103, paragraph (a), that are participating in the federal program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended. new text end new text begin (b) Institutions governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota are requested to comply with this section. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin (b) "Immigration enforcement activity" includes any arrests or detentions conducted by agents or officers of the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or United States Customs and Border Protection or any other individual or entity with the power to arrest or detain individuals or manage custody of detained individuals for purposes of civil immigration enforcement. new text end new text begin (c) "Law enforcement agent" means an agent of a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency authorized with the power to arrest or detain individuals, or manage the custody of detained individuals, for purposes of civil immigration enforcement. Law enforcement agent does not include an agent of a postsecondary institution's police department or campus security department. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Student data and information; application to private institutions. new text end new text begin A private postsecondary institution subject to this section must comply with section 13.375 as if it were a government entity. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Required procedures. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary institution must adopt procedures for reviewing and authorizing requests from a law enforcement agent attempting to enter a postsecondary institution's campus for purposes of civil immigration enforcement. The procedures must, at a minimum, include the following: new text end new text begin (1) procedures for reviewing and contacting a designated person, office, or department at the postsecondary institution or postsecondary institution facility to review requests to enter a postsecondary institution's campus, including judicial warrants or orders, nonjudicial warrants, and subpoenas; new text end new text begin (2) procedures for documenting the activity of a law enforcement agent on the postsecondary institution's campus, including verification of the first and last name, employer or agency, and badge number of the lead law enforcement agent; and new text end new text begin (3) procedures for notifying and seeking consent from any employee or student if a law enforcement agent requests access to a person, property, or information related to an employee or student, unless notification and consent is prohibited by a judicial warrant or subpoena. new text end new text begin (b) A postsecondary institution must adopt procedures designed to: new text end new text begin (1) determine if an immigration enforcement activity is occurring or has occurred on the institution's campus; and new text end new text begin (2) notify students and employees of any confirmed immigration enforcement activity if that activity could adversely impact campus safety or operations. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Information posting. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary institution must provide information on its website about who employees and students should contact if a law enforcement agent seeks to enter the postsecondary institution campus, enters the postsecondary institution campus, or engages in nonconsensual interactions with members of the postsecondary institution community, including employees or students. new text end new text begin (b) A postsecondary institution shall provide immigration enforcement resources on its website to help students and employees understand their constitutional rights and access immigration-related guidance. This information shall be posted in a clear and easily accessible location on the postsecondary institution's primary website. new text end new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Protection of rights. new text end new text begin A postsecondary institution must not impede a student or employee from or retaliate against a student or employee for offering, attending, or participating in training on constitutional rights and immigration-related guidance, including, but not limited to, attending know-your-rights training or sharing know-your-rights flyers. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2026. By ......., a postsecondary institution must adopt the procedures required under subdivision 4 and post all information required under subdivision 5. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin REPORT ON REQUIRED PROCEDURES. new text end new text begin A postsecondary institution must submit to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education a copy of the procedures developed to implement Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.152, subdivision 4. By ......., the commissioner must compile the submitted policies and report them to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance. new text end ARTICLE 7 IMMIGRATION DATA Section 1. new text begin [13.035] WRITTEN CERTIFICATION; CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin (b) "Civil immigration enforcement" has the meaning given in section 629.80, subdivision 1. new text end new text begin (c) "Federal immigration authority" has the meaning given in section 629.80, subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Dissemination prohibited. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding any other state law, unless required by federal law, a judicial warrant, or other court order, a government entity must not disseminate data on individuals, including data classified as public data on individuals, if the data will be used for civil immigration enforcement. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Presumption. new text end new text begin Unless a written certification is submitted pursuant to subdivision 4, data on individuals disseminated to a federal immigration authority are presumed to be used for civil immigration enforcement. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Written certification required. new text end new text begin A government entity must not disseminate data, including data classified as public, to a person other than the subject of the data or a government entity, unless the person submits a written certification that the data will not be: new text end new text begin (1) used for civil immigration enforcement; or new text end new text begin (2) disseminated to a person for use in civil immigration enforcement. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Relationship to other federal law. new text end new text begin Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit or restrict a government entity from sending to or receiving from the United States Department of Homeland Security or any other government entity or federal entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual in accordance with United States Code, title 8, sections 1373 and 1644. new text end Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read: Subd. 5. Directory information; data on parents. (a) Educational data designated as directory information is public data on individuals to the extent required under federal law. Directory information must be designated pursuant to the provisions of: (1) this subdivision; and (2) United States Code, title 20, section 1232g, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.37, which were in effect on January 3, 2012. (b) When conducting the directory information designation and notice process required by federal law, an educational agency or institution shall give parents and students notice of the right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate specified data about the student as directory information. This notice may be given by any means reasonably likely to inform the parents and students of the right. (c) An educational agency or institution may not designate a student's or parent's home address, telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information as directory information under this subdivision. This paragraph does not apply to a postsecondary institution. (d) When requested, educational agencies or institutions must share personal student or parent contact information and directory information, whether public or private, with the Minnesota Department of Education, as required for federal reporting purposes. (e) When requested, and in accordance with requirements for parental consent in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.622 (b)(2), and part 99, educational agencies or institutions may share personal student or parent contact information and directory information for students served in special education with postsecondary transition planning and services under section 125A.08 , paragraph (b), clause (1), whether public or private, with the Department of Employment and Economic Development, as required for coordination of services to students with disabilities under sections 125A.08 , paragraph (b), clause (1); 125A.023 ; and 125A.027 . (f) Data concerning parents is private data on individuals but may be treated as directory information if the same procedures that are used by a school district to designate student data as directory information under this subdivision are followed, except that a parent's home address, telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information may not be treated as directory information under this subdivision. new text begin (g) An educational agency or institution may not designate a student's or parent's immigration status data, as defined in section 13.375, as directory information under this subdivision. new text end Sec. 3. new text begin [13.375] IMMIGRATION STATUS DATA. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin (b) "Immigration status data" means data on individuals that indicate or otherwise have the effect of identifying that an individual is not, or is likely or suspected not to be, a citizen or national of the United States. new text end new text begin (c) "Judicial warrant" means a warrant based upon probable cause issued by a state or federal judge or federal magistrate judge. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Classification; threats to disclose. new text end new text begin (a) Immigration status data are classified as private data on individuals. new text end new text begin (b) A government entity must not threaten to unlawfully disclose immigration status data. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Retention. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding section 138.17, a government entity must destroy immigration status data as soon as the purpose for collecting or creating the data is fulfilled and as soon as permissible under state or federal law. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Relationship to other federal law. new text end new text begin Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit or restrict an entity from sending to or receiving from the United States Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state, or local governmental entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual, in accordance with United States Code, title 8, sections 1373 and 1644. new text end APPENDIX Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S4176-1 631.50 ALIEN INMATES OR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NOTICE TO UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICERS. When a person who is convicted of a felony or is found to be a person who is mentally ill is committed to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud, the county jail, or any other state or county institution which is supported, wholly or in part, by public funds, the chief executive officer, sheriff, or other officer in charge of the state or county institution shall at once inquire into the nationality of the person. If it appears that the person is an alien, the officer shall immediately notify the United States immigration officer in charge of the district in which the correctional facility, jail, or other institution is located of (1) the date of and the reasons for the alien commitment, (2) the length of time for which committed, (3) the country of which the alien is a citizen, and (4) the date on which and the port at which the alien last entered the United States. 631.51 CERTIFIED COPIES OF INDICTMENT OR COMPLAINT FURNISHED TO IMMIGRATION OFFICERS. Upon the official request of a United States immigration officer to a court committing an alien after conviction of a felony, the court administrator of the committing court shall furnish the officer without charge a certified copy of the complaint or indictment, the judgment, sentence, and any other record pertaining to the case of the convicted alien if: (1) the immigration officer is in charge of the district or territory in which the court is located; and (2) the state or county institution is supported, in whole or in part, by public funds.