Rep. Kari Rehrauer

Maddy summaryThis bill allows Minnesota school districts and charter schools to keep counting students in their enrollment numbers for the rest of the 2025-2026 school year, even if those students haven't officially reenrolled. It applies only to students who were enrolled before January 1, 2026, and have not yet signed up for another Minnesota school. The law requires the state education commissioner to approve this continued enrollment count for the specified period and makes the change effective retroactively from January 1, 2026. This provision helps schools maintain their funding levels during a transition period when students may be temporarily unenrolled.

Maddy summaryThis bill allocates $125,000 from the state's general fund in fiscal year 2027 to support youth trafficking and sexual exploitation prevention services in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The funding will be given to the Office of Justice Programs to grant money to Citizens Against Sex Trafficking for their Power Over Predators program. The program must expand its services to include youth, parents, and community members by collaborating with youth groups, recovery support groups, domestic violence support groups, and the Ramsey County correctional facility. These efforts aim to provide victim-centered, trauma-informed support, awareness, and education to prevent youth trafficking, sexual violence, and exploitation. The appropriation is designated as a one-time funding allocation.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new grant program to provide social services and mental health support to victims of Operation Metro Surge, a federal immigration enforcement operation. The program will fund organizations that help affected individuals with basic needs like housing, food, and employment assistance, as well as mental health care. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, government agencies, tribal nations, and legal service providers, with priority given to areas most impacted by the operation. The bill appropriates unspecified funding from the state's general fund for one-time use through June 2029, requiring grantees to report on program participation and outcomes.

Maddy summaryHF 3653 increases funding for school safety programs in Minnesota. It establishes new formulas: public school districts receive $100 per adjusted pupil unit for safe schools aid (starting 2027), plus a $36 per unit levy; charter schools get $100 per unit; and cooperative school units receive $35 per unit. The bill requires all funds to be used exclusively for specific safety purposes, including security upgrades, mental health services, drug prevention programs, violence prevention, and cybersecurity measures in schools. This affects all public school districts, charter schools, and cooperative school units statewide, with funding effective for fiscal year 2027 and later.

Maddy summaryHF 3485 modifies Minnesota school crisis management policies to require districts and charter schools to address the unique needs of students with disabilities during crisis drills. The bill adds a specific provision mandating that crisis management policies accommodate students with mobility restrictions, sensory needs, developmental or physical disabilities, mental health needs, and auditory or visual limitations. Existing requirements for five lockdown drills, five fire drills, and one tornado drill remain unchanged. This policy change directly affects all Minnesota public school districts and charter schools developing their crisis response plans.

Maddy summaryHF 3180 creates a special emergency fund within Minnesota's state treasury to support essential public health services if federal funding is unexpectedly reduced or eliminated. The fund, which receives a one-time transfer from the general fund, allows the Minnesota Department of Health (referred to as "commissioner of health") to continue critical services like disease outbreak response and waterborne disease prevention when federal support drops unexpectedly. Before using funds, the commissioner must notify legislative health committees and seek advisory review, and must submit an annual report detailing all expenditures and their justification. This bill directly affects the state health department's ability to maintain public health operations during federal funding disruptions.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires Minnesota's medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs to cover the removal of intrauterine devices. It amends state statutes to mandate this coverage and directs the commissioner of human services to implement the change. The legislation also appropriates funding from the general fund and health care access fund to support these costs in fiscal years 2027 through 2029. Coverage becomes effective on January 1, 2027, or later if federal approval is required. The bill affects individuals enrolled in these health programs who need IUD removal services.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires Minnesota's secretary of state to create and distribute a voter information guide to every household with registered voters before each statewide general election. The guide must include voting eligibility requirements, registration deadlines, and forms for absentee ballots, while also being available in English and the three most common non-English languages spoken in the state. The legislation prohibits anyone from creating campaign materials that look deceptively similar to the official guide and authorizes the secretary of state to seek court orders or fines against violators.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires online platforms operating in Minnesota to disclose information about how they use algorithms to rank or recommend content to users. It mandates that platforms provide design transparency and offer users meaningful choices, including accessible interfaces that minimize unnecessary clicks or taps. Covered businesses, defined as those operating online platforms using personal data to determine content prominence, must also implement long-term user value metrics and maintain holdout groups to test algorithmic changes. The legislation authorizes the Commerce Department to create specific rules and imposes civil penalties for noncompliance.

Maddy summaryHF 3407 prohibits the sale, possession, and distribution of "ghost guns" - firearms without unique serial numbers, undetectable by metal detectors, or made via 3D printing by unlicensed individuals. It restricts 3D printing of firearms to federally licensed manufacturers, bans sharing 3D gun design files, and requires all firearms to have engraved serial numbers. Owners of existing ghost guns must either have a licensed dealer add a serial number, remove the item from Minnesota, make it permanently inoperable, or surrender it within 180 days (or 30/60 days for inheritors/new residents). Violations carry penalties of up to five years in prison or $10,000 fines.