Votes at a glance: key bills the Senate approved April 28, 2026

During its April 28, 2026 session the Minnesota Senate recorded final passage on several measures. Below are key items, their outcomes and the vote tallies as recorded on the floor.

- Senate File 2814 (real estate appraisers): Establishes a voluntary disciplinary sanction matrix for appraisers; commissioner retains discretion. Final passage recorded: 66 ayes, 0 nays.

- Senate File 3868 (prohibiting virtual-currency kiosks, as amended): Concurred with House amendments and repassed; sponsor added QR-code coverage and refund provisions. Final passage recorded: 53 ayes, 13 nays.

- Senate File 3887 (local government; self-insure employee health benefits): Concurred with House amendments; final passage recorded: 65 ayes, 1 nay.

- House File 3676 (Safe at Home program improvements): Updates to address confidentiality program including agency points of contact and procedural safeguards; final passage recorded in the transcript (roll reflected unanimous ayes in voice/roll sequence noted).

- House File 4133 (homeowners insurance; peace officer damage): Prohibits policy exclusions for certain damage caused by peace officers and establishes remediation/reimbursement processes; final passage recorded: 54 ayes, 11 nays.

- House File 3782 (disclosure of chemical irritants): Requires law enforcement to leave standardized notices and contact information where chemical irritants have been deployed; final passage recorded: 58 ayes, 7 nays.

- House File 3827 (BCA reimbursements; technical corrections): Clarifies reimbursements to local law enforcement and updates statutory language; final passage recorded: 65 ayes, 0 nays.

The secretary read several additional House-file transmittals to the Senate earlier in the session; the transcript lists those file numbers but does not include floor debate for each. Where roll-call tallies are recorded above, they are taken from the session transcript's final-passage roll calls.