Sen. Mike Holmstrom

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a tax subtraction for Minnesota residents who receive medals or prize money from the United States Olympic Committee for competing in the Olympic or Paralympic Games. The provision allows athletes to exclude the value of these awards from their state taxable income, starting for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. By amending Minnesota Statutes 290.0132, the legislation adds a specific category of income that can be subtracted when calculating state income tax liability. The bill does not affect other types of income or tax calculations beyond this specific Olympic-related provision.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes pilot projects in Minnesota to modernize state human services information technology systems, directly affecting counties, Tribes, and state agencies that administer public benefits. It creates a funding mechanism and an advisory group that includes representatives from county associations, social services administrators, and legislative leaders to oversee and approve specific technology upgrades. The pilot projects focus on improving system efficiency, reducing errors, preventing fraud, and implementing features like artificial intelligence tools, automated data verification, and simplified navigation for benefit recipients. By 2028, the bill requires a report detailing the funded projects, their outcomes, and recommendations for broader implementation of these modernization efforts.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows Minnesota counties to create local rules permitting residents to keep up to 24 chickens on their property. It amends state feedlot zoning laws to explicitly authorize counties to approve this number of chickens per lot through their own ordinances. The legislation does not mandate that counties allow chickens but gives them the authority to permit them if they choose to include such provisions in their local regulations. This change affects rural and suburban areas where feedlot zoning ordinances apply, giving local governments more flexibility in managing small-scale poultry keeping.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands Minnesota's doxxing law to protect not only law enforcement officials but also their family and household members from having personal information shared publicly. It defines protected information to include phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, directions to homes, and photographs of individuals or their residences. The law requires that sharing this information creates an imminent and serious threat to safety, and it increases penalties by making violations felonies punishable by up to two years in prison or a $4,000 fine when victims suffer great bodily harm or death. The bill also establishes that repeat offenders will face felony charges rather than misdemeanor penalties. These changes will take effect on August 1, 2026.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the time limit for prosecuting certain theft and fraud crimes in Minnesota, particularly those involving public funds or significant financial losses. It directly affects prosecutors and law enforcement by allowing them more time to file charges against individuals accused of stealing government money or committing large-scale fraud. The key change increases the statute of limitations for theft of public funds to ten years and for high-value thefts over $35,000 to five years, while also adding provisions that pause the clock if defendants participate in pretrial diversion programs or if DNA evidence is being analyzed. The law applies to crimes committed on or after August 1, 2026, and to older crimes if their prosecution deadline has not yet expired.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a $1 million grant program for Minnesota public school districts to integrate firearms safety, archery, hunting, and angling into physical education courses. School districts must apply for grants to fund these activities, which must align with state PE standards, and the program requires geographic balance in selecting participating schools. Funds cover staff training, equipment, student licenses, and curriculum development, with a one-time fiscal year 2027 appropriation. A report on program outcomes must be submitted to the legislature by January 2027.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires Minnesota school districts to provide nonpublic school students (in private or religious schools) with the same elementary and secondary counseling services as public school students, upon formal request. It mandates districts to cover these services using existing funding, with costs capped at the average public school expenditure per pupil for similar services. Funding for these services will be appropriated starting in fiscal year 2026, based on district requests and public school spending data. The bill directly affects nonpublic school students and their districts, ensuring equitable access to counseling without new district costs beyond current allotments.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes maximum THC potency limits for various cannabis products sold in Minnesota's adult-use market, including flower, concentrates, and topical products. It requires the state office to enforce specific THC content caps: no more than 15% total THC in cannabis flower, 30% in concentrates, and 500 milligrams per package for topical products. The legislation also prohibits the sale of certain product types, such as those resembling food items, products modeled after children's items, and those containing synthetic cannabinoids. Additionally, the bill mandates warning notices at retail locations and on product labels about health risks, including information about driving under the influence, potential heart and lung disease from smoke, and risks of cannabis poisoning from edibles.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a mandatory waiting period before new K-12 education funding mandates take effect, ensuring school districts and charter schools have adequate preparation time. Under the law, any substantive changes to education funding programs that impact most schools enacted after March 1 must wait until July 1 of the following year to become effective. The legislation also requires that bills significantly affecting school district duties include a completed local impact note from the Legislative Budget Office before they can take effect. This measure applies to all substantive education funding changes and becomes effective on July 1, 2027.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies Minnesota's custody and parenting time laws to strengthen presumptions favoring joint custody while protecting children from domestic abuse. It requires courts to consider all relevant factors when evaluating a child's best interests, including each parent's ability to nurture the child and the impact of domestic abuse on parenting arrangements. The legislation removes the previous prohibition on presuming joint physical custody and establishes a rebuttable presumption that joint legal and physical custody serves a child's best interests, unless domestic abuse has occurred between the parents. Courts must make detailed findings explaining how each factor influenced their custody decisions and cannot base rulings solely on parental gender or disability. The changes apply to cases beginning on or after August 1, 2026.