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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/18/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Bills:
HF7
Keywords:
public safety, criminal justice, sentencing guidelines, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, public sentencing database, felony dismissals, prosecutor reporting, bail notice, bond posting, law enforcement data, arrest data, public records, sex trafficking, human trafficking, mandatory minimum sentence, peace officer assault, police assault, fleeing police, vehicular flight, stolen motor vehicle
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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headquarters We later went to the BCA headquarters We later went to the BCA - And that interface that the BCA has.
- Murphy, so the NECM system, uh, then informed the BCA. Yes.
- Murphy, so the NECM system, uh, then informed the BCA. Yes.
- Murphy, so the NECM system, uh, then informed the BCA. Yes.
Keywords:
child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The number of conflict cases, the BCA.
- Like the new somewhere else in the BCA?
- be used in a lot of places at the BCA. be used in a lot of places at the BCA.
- trust you at the BCA on what you need. trust you at the BCA on what you need.
- at the BCA. at the BCA.
Keywords:
public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-03-28
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Recently, I was asked by the BCA and DPS to return to this position, which I did last November.
- this committee that are in the Governor's revised budget recommendations include a combination of the BCA
- from our conversation early on, I was a little anxious about consolidating Commerce fraud with the BCA
- We generally have a strong relationship at the BCA with the Attorney General's offices; they're our counsel
- whenever they need to execute a warrant or perform tasks that traditional law enforcement does, both the BCA
Bills:
HF2432
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/28/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Recently, I was asked by the BCA, DPS, to come back to this position, which I did this last November,
- This unit, combined together between the BCA and Commerce fraud, results in a unit of approximately 43
- This unit, combined together between the BCA and Commerce fraud, results in a unit of approximately 43
- Commerce fraud with uh the BCA but it's Commerce fraud with uh the BCA but it's actually<01:10:51.960
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that have a whole section at the BCA that have a whole section at the BCA that
Bills:
HF2432
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- They use the BCA and, I think, a nationwide child locator, lost child locator.
- They use the BCA and, I think, a nationwide child locator, lost child locator.
- Um, so the BCA is going to be the gatekeeper of their information, correct?
- classifies any data on individuals collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by the BCA
- classifies any data on individuals collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by the BCA
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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conduct <00:16:16.000>its <00:16:16.320>own BCA can already conduct its own BCA - all the all the the support that the BCA all the all the the support that the BCA use<00:24:58.880
- Deputy Superintendent, the BCA was there.
- We have heard from the BCA very clear.
- <00:35:50.400>
is the Alex Prey murder that the BCA is the Alex Prey murder that the BCA is
Keywords:
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and then took up several Department of Corrections-related bills. House File 3768, as amended by the A1 amendment, would extend the DOC’s graduated licensing and enforcement tools to juvenile detention facilities and state-licensed halfway houses, allowing corrective action plans and conditional licenses instead of only revocation. Commissioner Paul Schnell and Dakota County Juvenile Services Center Deputy Director Matt Bower testified in support, saying the bill would improve consistency, stability, and accountability without changing jail licensing. Members asked about costs and sheriff input; the commissioner said the bill is cost-neutral and that sheriffs were informed but did not provide input. The committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill to the general register.
The committee then heard House File 3769, another DOC technical update bill, which would clarify tuberculosis screening procedures when incarcerated people refuse testing, allow mental health units at more than one facility and short-term stabilization at Oak Park Heights when clinically appropriate, and clarify the department’s substance use disorder treatment programs. Schnell said the changes were technical but important for effective operations. Members again asked about county costs and sheriff support, and the commissioner said the bill affects only DOC facilities and is cost-neutral. The committee approved the motion to re-refer the bill to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.
The final major item was House File 3405, the chair’s bill, as amended by the A3 amendment. The amendment broadened the definition of federal agents, made the effective date retroactive, and removed a sexual assault investigation section to eliminate the fiscal note. The bill would require the BCA’s use-of-force unit to investigate deaths caused by federal agents in Minnesota, not just Minnesota peace officers. Chair Mohler argued the bill closes a loophole and ensures state-level, independent investigations; Dr. B.B. Newman testified in support, saying it preserves Minnesota’s investigative authority and public confidence. Deputy Superintendent Scott Mueller said the BCA already investigates deadly-force cases and has handled some federal-related cases, but he did not think the bill was necessary and recommended a no vote. Members debated whether the bill was needed given existing practice, with supporters saying the statute should clearly require state investigation and opponents questioning whether it would change anything. The committee adopted the amendment and continued discussion of the bill as amended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/26/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The actual process is separate from our agency, as it is all conducted through the BCA.
- The BCA first runs a statewide check, then passes it on to the FBI NCIC, which is the National Crime
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that <00:25:10.280>for FBI has advised BCA that for FBI has advised BCA that for partnerships - Yeah, no questions, but just a comment to thank both the BCA and Representative Witty for the work on
- to thank both the BCA and Representative Witty<00:54:51.720>
for <00:54:51.840>the <00:
Keywords:
HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- these guns now to continue to possess them with a certification process that will be run through the BCA
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Bureau <00:35:10.640>of <00:35:10.800>Criminal the BCA, Bureau - of Criminal the BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,<00:35:11.760>
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is and clarifying um that the BCA is and clarifying um that the BCA is responsible - to keep their legacy weapon, what they have to do is comply with a safe storage provision that the BCA
Keywords:
assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also working with the BCA and interested in the department to make sure that the final copy of
- We're also working with the BCA and interested in the department to make sure that the final copy of
- was doing another bill hearing, so maybe this was said, but I'll just ask, uh, Chair Scott, did the BCA
- come up and say what was did, uh the BCA come up and say what was in<00:57:04.799>
this <00:57 - , background checks. a check of the BCA, background checks. a check of the BCA, both<00:58:08.160
Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And then on the uh, we have $16 million for crime victim funds, $1.4 million for the BCA fraud unit.
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million <00:10:38.959>for <00:10:39.200>the <00:10:39.360>BCA - victim funds, $1.4 million for the BCA victim funds, $1.4 million for the BCA fraud<00:10:40.240
- Uh, when those investigators were moved to the BCA, we did have a $3.5 million reduction from the governor's
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- information regarding active shooter threats or incidents that occur to the Fusion Center within the BCA
- In the Fusion Center's annual report to the legislature, and it will also allow BCA to follow up with
- I was just remembering too; I forgot to say the The BCA actually has an anonymous tip line already.
- So if somebody was reported for just being kind of weird, would their name then be given to the BCA and
- The name is not given to the BCA; local law enforcement would receive it.
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- it'll be included Center within the BCA it'll be included in<00:20:16.960>
the <00:20:17.039>< - The name is not given to the BCA.
- But the name of the student would not be given to the BCA. Thank you, Chair Miller.
- We were able to look at this in partnership with the BCA.
- We were able to look at this in partnership with the BCA.
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
BCA Use of Force investigations of federal agents 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this bill ensures that the BCA investigate all law enforcement use of force cases resulting
- The use of force unit at the BCA was created with bipartisan support after George Floyd's murder, and
- Why put this in statute when the BCA can already conduct its own investigation?
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conduct <00:03:02.720>its <00:03:03.040>own BCA can already conduct its own BCA - BCA was there. Uh we had legal process BCA was there.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 01/23/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- The BCA of the United States is the way to think about this.
- I appreciate the work of the BCA, the CFB, DPS.
- I appreciate the work of the BCA, the CFB, DPS.
- the folks at the together with the BCA the folks at the BCA<01:10:18.840>
who <01:10:18.960>- because we move the CFB over to the BCA because we move the CFB over to the BCA you<01:11:56.360
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- BCA BCA um<00:07:47.879>
I'll <00:07:48.080>just <00:07:48.240>close <00:07:48.599 - <00:09:24.519>
Who agents and other staff of the BCA Who agents and other staff of the BCA - does what BCA does: commerce fraud, insurance fraud, banking fraud is now what the BCA does.
- You got to go to the BCA and you get in line with everybody else that's over at the BCA.
- but respect for the BCA.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to bring up HF3405 on House Floor 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the BCA can already do an investigation. the BCA can already do an investigation.
- And in fact, on February 16th, BCA And in fact, on February 16th, BCA Superintendent<00:08:37.760
- BCA and from the federal government. BCA and from the federal government.
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There open investigation from the BCA. - There open investigation from the BCA.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The financial crimes and fraud section should be at the BCA.
- The financial crimes and fraud section should be at the BCA.
- The financial crimes and fraud section should be at the BCA.
- I’m referring specifically to the BCA.
- I will reiterate I believe that the BCA I will reiterate I believe that the BCA does<01:29:00.080
Keywords:
Medicare, health insurance, supplement policies, preexisting conditions, medical assistance, premium classification, real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, continuing education, out-of-state, licensing, commerce, fraud prevention, automobile theft, law enforcement, insurance crimes, 1183
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 3/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to talk about the BCA portion of this program or the proposal.
- I want to talk about the BCA portion of this program or the proposal.
- aware of and my understanding is the BCA aware of and my understanding is the BCA may<00:09:51.839
- So they give one position for a forensic accountant to the BCA.
- So they give one position for a forensic accountant to the BCA.
Summary:
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee Chair Kristen Robbins opened by criticizing the governor’s fraud package as too focused on new spending and staffing, and not enough on culture change, accountability, eligibility rules, and an enterprise-wide IT/data strategy. She said the committee had heard a good overview from multiple commissioners, but she remained concerned that piecemeal technology investments and added staff would not address the root causes of fraud. Robbins also said she would introduce a bill based on issues raised in committee, including requiring grants management staff to complete Office of Grants Management training and certification.
A major action announced was the launch of a new whistleblower portal at mnfraud.com, which legislators said will let people submit basic fraud allegations, after which staff will follow up and forward matters to the Office of the Legislative Auditor, BCA, law enforcement, or the attorney general as appropriate. Members noted that the Office of the Legislative Auditor already has a separate reporting portal, and there was a question about why the new site does not allow anonymous reporting; Robbins said contact information is needed so staff can follow up. She also said the portal is intended to centralize and triage reports from agency workers, service recipients, and providers.
Republican members said the governor’s proposal still misses key pieces. Vice Chair Anderson argued the package mostly adds staff to agencies that failed to catch or act on fraud, and said Minnesota needs a statewide independent inspector general with authority outside agencies and a stronger whistleblower system. Representative Marion Rarick said the proposed criminal penalty increases are too small compared with federal penalties and criticized the package for adding only one forensic auditor at the BCA while DHS receives many more positions. She also argued that agency managers should face sanctions when fraud occurs under their watch and said the state needs a culture where employees can be rewarded for good work but also held accountable for failures.
Members discussed several other ideas, including creating new crimes for kickbacks and theft of public funds, requiring fraud fiscal notes, improving data sharing and eligibility verification, and using better IT so systems can talk to each other. There was also discussion of whether government services should rely less on nonprofits and private contractors; one member said fraud often follows a particular business model rather than the sector itself, while another suggested capping salaries of top nonprofit executives receiving government funds. The committee also noted that the governor’s fraud package is being presented as a package but will likely move as separate provisions through different omnibus bills.