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SF4623 • 2026

Proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status requirement as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance

Proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status requirement as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lucero, Housley, Coleman, Rasmusson, Gruenhagen
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status requirement as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance

Proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status requirement as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance

What This Bill Does

  • Proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status requirement as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status requirement as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to housing; requiring proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status as

a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance; amending

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.07, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 22.

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Proof of lawful residency; housing assistance.

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The agency must require

proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status for each adult member in a household

before issuing payment of rental assistance or down payment assistance under this chapter.

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