Minnesota Votes

Changed MinnesotaCare eligibility by removing access for illegal migrants.

Allocates money from the state's Legacy Amendment sales-tax funds for outdoor heritage, clean-water projects, parks and trails, and arts and cultural initiatives.

Sets the 2026-27 budget for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and makes broad changes to state housing laws and programs.

Imposes that landlords and homeowners' associations cannot charge extra pet fees for training service dogs.

Appropriates state funding for a wide range of climate, energy, and renewable-development programs for the 2026-27 biennium.

Prohibits state agencies from creating rules that limit consumer choices regarding the fuel source of motorized equipment or require retailers to stock certain fuel types.

Would permit the use of ranked-choice voting in all local jurisdictions.

Appropriates approximately $783 million for "jobs and economic development," including grants to "LGBTQ+-owned small businesses," "African Immigrants Community Services," and the "Black Women's Wealth Alliance."

Clarifies that the "trigger activator" ban covers semiautomatic firearms with a "binary firing system" and expands the crime of a "straw purchase" to involve the transfer of "all firearms" to an "ineligible person."

Mandates that all health plans provide coverage for "gender-affirming care," with certain exceptions.

Extends "four-day school week" approvals; implements "language access plans" for non-English-speaking students; enforces compliance with the prohibition on American Indian mascots; and specifies criteria for the "federal child and adult care food program and federal summer food service program."

As the "End-of-Life Option Act," establishes a process for a terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to obtain and self-administer "medical aid in dying medication."

Establishes a state-run insurance program to provide Minnesota workers with up to 12 weeks of paid family leave and up to an additional 12 weeks of paid medical leave per year.

Establishes automatic voter registration and allows voters to receive ballots automatically for each election.

Allocates $50,000,000 from the general fund to the Housing Finance Agency for the family homeless prevention and assistance program.

Sets unreasonable Renewable Energy Standards (RES) modifications.

Makes additional unemployment benefits available from the Minnesota unemployment insurance trust fund for miners.

Enacts that every individual possesses a fundamental right to autonomously make decisions regarding their reproductive health, including abortion.

Serves as the $21.2 billion omnibus PreK-12 public education bill, which allocates $554.2 million in new spending, incorporates provisions from the Increase Teachers of Color Act, and prohibits "lunch shaming."

Appropriates $18.8 billion to extend Medicaid coverage, raise welfare payouts for low-income families, and assist with child care and student loan forgiveness.

Provides for the use of federal COVID-19 funds for rental and housing assistance in Minnesota.

Aims to reduce statewide energy consumption, specifically by requiring utility "load management" and "fuel switching."

Would have ended the COVID-19 peacetime public emergency declared by Governor Tim Walz on March 13, 2021, under Executive Order 20-1 and extended under subsequent executive orders.

Allows Minnesota law enforcement agencies to enforce orders for protection issued in Canada without a requirement that such orders be filed with a court in the United States.