SF 37 Minnesota Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment providing for equality under the law

This bill proposes adding a new section to the Minnesota Constitution to guarantee equal rights and prohibit discrimination for all people. It specifically protects individuals from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, and sex, with the definition of sex explicitly including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation. If voters approve the amendment at the 2026 general election, the change will become effective on January 1, 2027. The text also establishes that any state action denying these rights must be the least restrictive way to achieve a very important government goal.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2023 Last action May 19, 2024
Floor votes · House May 18, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
3
May 19, 2024
Introduced
Returned from House with amendment
upper
May 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed
lower
May 18, 2024
Introduced
Amendments offered
lower
May 17, 2024
Introduced
Amendments offered
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
May 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Senate file first reading, referred to Rules and Legislative Administration
lower
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate
lower
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Rules and Administration
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Withdrawn and re-referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Jan 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to State and Local Government and Veterans
upper
Jan 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 37 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mary Kunesh-Podein
Mary Kunesh-Podein
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
39
Co
Photo of Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
47
Co
Photo of Andy Smith
Andy Smith
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
25B
Co
Photo of Brad Tabke
Brad Tabke
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
54A
Co
Photo of Brion Curran
Brion Curran
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
36B
Co
Photo of Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
49B
Co
Photo of Esther Agbaje
Esther Agbaje
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
59B
Co
Photo of Ethan Cha
Ethan Cha
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
47B
Co
Photo of Frank Hornstein
Frank Hornstein
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
61A
Co
Photo of Ginny Klevorn
Ginny Klevorn
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
42B
Co
Photo of Heather Keeler
Heather Keeler
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
MN
4A