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Conference Committee Approves Public Safety Policy Bill
The omnibus public safety policy package now heads to the House and Senate floors for final approval after lawmakers resolved differences between the two versions of the bill.
On May 8, 2026, a conference committee convened to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of the omnibus public safety policy bill, HF 3990/SF 4760*.
The conference committee adopted its final report, which now heads to both bodies for consideration and final passage.
The conference committee was comprised of the following members:
- Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park)
- Clare Oumou Verbeten (DFL-St. Paul)
- Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove)
- Paul Novotny (R-Elk River)
- Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview)
- Jeff Witte (R-Lakeville)
- Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton)
Conference committee report details
While the committee did not consider provisions containing appropriations, the package remains a broad bipartisan public safety measure addressing issues including retail theft, identity theft, coercion crimes, and licensing requirements. Among the provisions adopted into the final report were:
- House language on prediction markets, as amended (pdf). Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, which some lawmakers argue circumvent Minnesota gambling laws, would be prohibited beginning Aug. 1, 2026.
- House language related to evidence of rehabilitation in public employment decisions. Public employers would have discretion to disqualify applicants with criminal convictions related to the position sought based on the evidence presented. The language also clarifies that employers may consider evidence related to both rehabilitation and present fitness for the position.
- A requirement that decommissioned law enforcement vehicles must be stripped of equipment and insignia before being sold or transferred to a member of the public.
- Expanded survivor benefit eligibility when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer.
- The creation of a task force to establish a statewide, state-funded public safety radio communication infrastructure.
Some provisions previously included in the House and Senate public safety packages were enacted separately earlier this session and therefore were not included in the final conference committee report. Those include legislation increasing the legal age to possess kratom from 18 to 21, reimbursement provisions for crime victims, and notification requirements when law enforcement deploys chemical irritants inside of buildings.
Other proposals discussed during session negotiations were not included in the final agreement, including a provision that would have extended additional protections to law enforcement officers’ personal information similar to protections enacted for judges in 2025.