SF 2236 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Office of Administrative Hearings renaming to the Court of Administrative Hearings provision and remand opportunity provision

This bill renames Minnesota's "Office of Administrative Hearings" to "Court of Administrative Hearings" and adds a new procedural step allowing state agencies to request a case be sent back ("remanded") for reconsideration. Specifically, it creates a 45-day window after a hearing for agencies to formally ask for a remand, with the option for the chief judge to accept late requests if "good cause" is shown. The bill primarily changes administrative procedures for handling contested cases before state agencies, not the substantive outcomes of those cases. It affects how administrative law judges and state agencies process cases, but does not alter the rights of individuals or businesses involved in those cases.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
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Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Elections
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Mar 6, 2025
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Referred to State and Local Government
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Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
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Heather Gustafson
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