State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
11:00 A.M.
EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills
The bills listed on today's introduction calendar are given their first reading and referred as indicated.
Senator Lieske introduced--
S.F. No. 5257: A bill for an act relating to families; creating a parent's bill of rights; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lieske and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 5258: A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting transfers from the health care access fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 295.581.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 5259: A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to designate a flagship institution; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senator Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 5260: A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing requirements for polling place designations for school district special elections in districts with boundaries that include more than one county; amending notice requirements for school district special elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.11, subdivisions 1, 2a.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Heintzeman introduced--
S.F. No. 5261: A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax preparation services; prohibiting tax preparers from marking a tax return to designate a contribution to the state elections campaign account without explicit instruction from the taxpayer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 270C.445, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Gruenhagen and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 5262: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a prior appropriation for the Camp Craig Training Facility in the city of Hutchinson; amending Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 10, subdivision 10.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.