Persons convicted of a crime of violence made ineligible for MFIP, medical assistance and food support, and MinnesotaCare.
This bill prohibits individuals convicted of a crime of violence from receiving Minnesota's major public assistance programs, including MFIP, medical assistance, food support, and MinnesotaCare. It achieves this by adding new disqualification clauses to existing state statutes that specifically target those with violent crime convictions, while maintaining eligibility rules for other offenses. The law applies to convictions under Minnesota law or equivalent statutes from other states or the federal government, and it removes a previous provision that allowed certain drug-related benefits to continue under specific conditions.
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Introduction
Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 9, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Isaac Schultz
RRepublican
Co
Bobbie Harder
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Lawrence
RRepublican
Co
Drew Roach
RRepublican
Co
Harry Niska
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Dotseth
RRepublican
Co
John Burkel
RRepublican
Co
Josh Heintzeman
RRepublican
Co
Krista Knudsen
RRepublican
Co
Pam Altendorf
RRepublican
Co
Shane Mekeland
RRepublican
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