Committee advances several agency and technical bills on identity, hiring discretion and victim rights
March 11, 2026 | 2026 Legislature MN, Minnesota
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The House Public Safety Committee moved multiple bills with limited debate and referred them to the appropriate next committees on March 11, 2026.
Representative (bill sponsor) described a measure (recorded as House File 39903) to restore limited discretion to public employers to disqualify applicants when a conviction directly relates to the position; the sponsor cited a Court of Appeals decision and pending Supreme Court proceedings. The committee referred the bill to State Government Finance.
Representative (bill sponsor) also brought House File 3826, an agency bill to expand tools for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in financial crimes and fraud investigations. The committee adopted an amendment (D1) to align administrative-subpoena authority across the attorney general and county attorneys and to modernize identity-theft language to include AI and deepfakes. Special Agent Tony from the BCA testified the changes are intended to update authorities for synthetic identities and deepfake misuse. HF 3826 was referred to State Government Finance.
Representative Duran presented House File 3827, described as a technical, agency bill for the BCA; Deputy Superintendent Dana Goats testified to technical corrections and clarifying language. The committee referred HF 3827 to Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law.
Representative Repinski presented House File 3825 from the Department of Public Safety's Office of Justice Programs, which would expand victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, protect victim identities in certain filings and require notice when offenses are eligible for automatic expungement. Kim A. Fine, executive director of the Office of Justice Programs, outlined stakeholder outreach and the proposal's intent to safeguard victim participation. HF 3825 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
All referred measures were sent on to the committees that handle their substantive areas for further review.
Representative (bill sponsor) described a measure (recorded as House File 39903) to restore limited discretion to public employers to disqualify applicants when a conviction directly relates to the position; the sponsor cited a Court of Appeals decision and pending Supreme Court proceedings. The committee referred the bill to State Government Finance.
Representative (bill sponsor) also brought House File 3826, an agency bill to expand tools for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in financial crimes and fraud investigations. The committee adopted an amendment (D1) to align administrative-subpoena authority across the attorney general and county attorneys and to modernize identity-theft language to include AI and deepfakes. Special Agent Tony from the BCA testified the changes are intended to update authorities for synthetic identities and deepfake misuse. HF 3826 was referred to State Government Finance.
Representative Duran presented House File 3827, described as a technical, agency bill for the BCA; Deputy Superintendent Dana Goats testified to technical corrections and clarifying language. The committee referred HF 3827 to Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law.
Representative Repinski presented House File 3825 from the Department of Public Safety's Office of Justice Programs, which would expand victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, protect victim identities in certain filings and require notice when offenses are eligible for automatic expungement. Kim A. Fine, executive director of the Office of Justice Programs, outlined stakeholder outreach and the proposal's intent to safeguard victim participation. HF 3825 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
All referred measures were sent on to the committees that handle their substantive areas for further review.
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