HF 2543 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Various statutory forms pertaining to garnishment modified.

HF 2543 modifies Minnesota's garnishment notice requirements for judgment creditors. It mandates that creditors provide debtors with a standardized 10-day notice before garnishing earnings, explaining eligibility for exemptions (such as MFIP, SSI, or recent correctional institution stays) and how to claim them. The notice must include specific language about protected income, the exemption claim process, and penalties for false claims. This directly affects creditors (who must send the notice) and debtors (who receive it and can potentially protect earnings). The bill standardizes the notice format and content across multiple statutes without changing exemption eligibility rules.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025
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Introduction 1st Engrossment · 4 edits · Mar 27, 2025
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The bill has progressed from its initial introduction to its first engrossment, indicating it has passed at least one legislative chamber and is now being reviewed by the other. The version number was updated to reflect this new stage, and the posting date was changed to April 24, 2025. A new section, 1.24, was added to the list of bill sections, while section 44.20 was removed, suggesting substantive amendments to the bill's content.
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The bill's scope or applicability appears to have changed due to the addition of a new section (1.24) and the removal of an existing section (44.20).
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A new section, 1.24, was added to the bill's table of contents or list of sections.

Section 44.20 was removed from the bill's list of sections.

The document title was updated to reflect the bill's new status as the '1st Engrossment' instead of the 'Introduction'.

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The posting date of the bill was updated from March 20, 2025, to April 24, 2025.

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Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF2847
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Commerce Finance and Policy
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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