HF 3791 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 3791 formalizes security protocols for Minnesota state officials by amending statutes to require the State Patrol to provide protection for the governor, legislators, and supreme court justices when needed. It creates a new Capitol Security section within the State Patrol, led by a State Patrol member, to coordinate security for these officials and state buildings. The bill also mandates reporting requirements and authorizes funding for these services, specifying that security must be provided after consultation with the governor in response to credible threats. This bill directly affects state officials and the State Patrol's operational duties, with no new financial figures provided in the text.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Apr 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 4 edits · Mar 23, 2026

MODERATE

This bill was amended from its introduction to its first engrossment version, primarily to reorganize the text, fix numbering errors, and replace specific implementation details with placeholders for future legislative action. The changes clarify the duties of the protective services unit to focus on planning and coordination rather than direct personal protection outside the Capitol complex, while removing specific staffing requirements that were later deleted.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed regarding the protective services unit's duties; it now explicitly excludes direct personal protective services or emergency response outside the Capitol complex, except during mutual aid agreements.

REQUIREMENT

The duties of the protective services unit were restructured to emphasize coordination, threat assessment, and plan development, while adding a specific exclusion for direct personal protection outside the Capitol complex.

TIMELINE

Specific implementation deadlines for staffing and reporting were removed and replaced with placeholders (e.g., '....... days') to be filled in by future legislation.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts appropriated for the protective services unit were removed and replaced with placeholders to be determined later.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reorganized to correct section numbering errors and update the version title from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment'.

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Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors