HF 3393 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Additional benefits for certain iron ore mining employees adopted.

HF 3393 creates supplemental unemployment benefits for workers in the iron ore mining industry and related explosive manufacturing firms that supply them. It provides additional benefits to employees laid off between January 15 and March 15, 2026, due to a 50%+ workforce reduction at their employer. Eligible workers must have exhausted regular unemployment benefits and meet standard eligibility requirements, receiving up to 26 weeks of supplemental payments matching their regular weekly benefit amount. The bill applies retroactively to January 15, 2026, and excludes those receiving federal Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action May 17, 2026

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1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 4 edits · Apr 22, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was revised to expand the eligibility window for additional unemployment benefits for iron ore mining workers, shifting the effective date from January 15, 2026, back to November 1, 2025. The threshold for layoffs triggering these benefits was lowered from 50 percent to 40 percent of the workforce, and the specific layoff period was adjusted to March 15, 2025, through June 16, 2025. These changes aim to provide broader financial support to workers affected by layoffs in the mining industry during a longer and more flexible timeframe.

Scope change

The bill now applies to a wider range of workers and a longer period, covering layoffs that occurred earlier in 2025 and reducing the minimum number of employees who must be laid off to qualify for aid.

TIMELINE

The effective date for retroactive benefits was moved from January 15, 2026, to November 1, 2025, allowing workers laid off earlier to receive support.

The specific layoff period was changed to run from March 15, 2025, to June 16, 2025, replacing the previous window of January 15, 2026, to March 15, 2026.

The deadline for receiving additional benefits was extended from March 19, 2027, to March 20, 2027.

ELIGIBILITY

The layoff threshold was reduced from 50 percent to 40 percent of the workforce, making it easier for smaller layoffs to trigger additional benefits.

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Committee

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors