Bill Tracker
Track public policy in 2025!
Minnesota Family Council’s 2025 bill tracker.
In addition to our email updates and action alerts, bookmarking this page will keep you informed on the public policy with which we are engaging at the Minnesota Legislature regarding life, family, and religious freedom.
The tracker below includes legislation from the 2025 Legislative Session. Click here to see our 2023 Legislative Scorecard.
public policy we support:
Protecting Female K-12 Sports in Minnesota for Girls
MFC/TNL support HF12 | SF916 | LAID ON THE TABLE in the House; not moving in the Senate
In Minnesota since 2014, the Minnesota State High School League has stated that it will allow students who “identify” as transgender to compete with the sex of which the individual “identifies.”
On February 5, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order protecting access to female sports for females.
On February 6, 2025, the Minnesota State High School League responded that it would not comply with this executive order, and then the U.S. Department of Education announced its launch of an investigation into the Minnesota State High School League on February 12. That day, the MSHSL responded that it will comply with the investigation. On February 20, Attorney General Keith Ellison released his office’s opinion that President Trump’s EO violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
To bring Minnesota in alignment with the original intent of Title IX and the U.S. federal government policy, a House Republican ran a bill to ensure that K-12 female sports in Minnesota are only accessible to female athletes.
Read the bill here: HF12 | SF916
Watch TNL Testimony and MFC Testimony: House Education Policy Committee, February 19, 2025.
Read the MFC blog’s explanation of the situation.
Current bill status: The House of Representatives bill HF12 was brought to a vote on the chamber floor on March 3, but it failed to pass with the required 68-vote majority. The State Representatives voted on party lines with 67 Republicans in favor and 66 DFLers opposed. The bill was subsequently “laid on the table,” allowing it to be reconsidered at a later date.
Age Verification of Digital P*rn Content
MFC/TNL support HF1434 | SF2105 | Introduced
Digital pornography should be accessed by adults only, but most states in the union do not require tech companies, p*rn companies, and content generally to check users’ age before granting access.
A bipartisan movement is sweeping the nation to require that these companies or content verify potential users as adults before granting access to the sites.
Minnesota Family Council is working to ensure that these companies are required by law to ensure that children do not gain access to their sites.
Read the bill here: HF1434 | SF2105
Current bill status: Introduced.
Restoring Funding to Pregnancy Resource Centers and Maternity Homes
MFC/TNL support HF25 | SF1650 | DID NOT PASS in the House; not moving in the Senate
From 2006 through 2023, Minnesota had a grant of $6.35 million per Minnesota’s two-year budget cycle toward PRCs (and a little toward maternity homes.) For some PRCs, the funding covered their whole budget.
Under claims that PRCs provide illegitimate services, the PRC grant was amended in 2023 such that organizations are only eligible to receive this grant funding if they refer for abortions. As life-affirming organizations, PRCs were not willing to change their practice and have been subsequently defunded.
Minnesota Family Council opposed this defunding in 2023, and we gathered 4 testifiers from PRCs and a maternity home to voice their support of this bill which would grant $6M to PRCs over the 2026-2027 budget cycle and $2M to maternity homes over the 2026-2027 budget cycle.
Read the bill here: HF25 | SF1650
Current bill status: The House of Representatives bill HF25 was brought to a vote on March 13, 2025, on the chamber floor, but it failed to pass with the 68-vote majority of the body as 67 Republicans voted in favor and 66 DFLers voted as opposed.
Restoring the Right to Life-Saving Care for Infants Born Alive
MFC/TNL support HF24 | SF461 | DID NOT PASS in the House; not moving in the Senate
Infants are born alive during late term botched abortions. The Minnesota Department of Health was required to report on infants born under these circumstances from 2015-2023, and we know that five infants were born alive in 2021, for example.
In 2023, the statute that required infants who are born alive during botched abortions to receive life-saving care was amended in such a way that stripped the requirement for life-saving care for these infants. Minnesota Family Council and True North Legal opposed this in 2023.
Read the bill here: HF24 | SF461
Watch TNL Testimony: House Health Finance and Policy Committee, February 12, 2025
Current bill status: The House of Representatives bill HF24 was brought to a vote on March 13, 2025, on the chamber floor, but it failed to pass with the 68-vote majority of the body as 67 Republicans voted in favor and 66 DFLers voted as opposed.
Preserving Shakopee Women’s Prison for Incarcerated Females Only
MFC/TNL support HF435 | SF1295 | Bill is actively moving; first House hearing was on 2/25/2025
Shakopee was opened in 1920 to provide women separate incarceration facilities from men, but in recent years, Shakopee has prioritized male access for incarcerated males who “identify” as women.
Alpha News reported on at least 5 known males either previously or currently incarcerated at Shakopee. Two of them are convicted sex offenders, and the convicted murderer serving a life in prison sentencing is still at Shakopee.
Read the bill here: HF435 | SF1295
Read MFC Testimony: House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, February 25, 2025
Current bill status: The House of Representatives bill HF435 had one committee hearing in House Public Safety Finance and Policy and was laid over in that committee.
Outlawing Child-like Sex Dolls and AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
MFC/TNL support SF1577 | Bill is actively moving; first Senate hearing on SF1577 was on 3/28/2025
This bill makes possession and creation of child-like sex dolls criminal activity and requires persons convicted of possession and creation of child-like sex dolls to be registered as predatory offenders. SF1577 also prohibits possession and creation of artificial intelligence (AI) generated child sexual abuse material. The state of Minnesota rightfully recognizes adult sex acts with minors and possession and creation of child sexual abuse material to be criminal activity. Simulating these activities through the creation and use of a child-like sex doll or AI child sexual abuse material promotes this predatory behavior off the screen and with children.
Read the bill here: SF1577
Current bill status: The Minnesota Senate heard SF1577 in Judiciary and Public Safety on 3/28/2025.
Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Baby Products Expanded
MFC/TNL support HF18 | SF316 | Bill is actively moving; first House hearing was on 2/11/2025
As cost of living continues to rise, many young families face financial roadblocks in starting a family. Exempting more necessary baby items from sales tax is one step to help families with young children.
Read the bill here: HF18 | SF316
Current bill status: The House of Representatives bill HF18 had one committee hearing in the Taxes committee where it passed and was referred to House Ways and Means.
public policy we oppose:
Legalization of Mobile Sports Gambling
MFC opposes HF1842 | SF757 | Bill is actively moving; first Senate hearing was on 2/13/2025
Another perennial policy issue, the passage of mobile sports betting would legalize a casino in the pocket of every adult Minnesotan.
Large and profitable online gambling companies track users’ activity, prompting betting on not only the outcome of the game but also on details such as every coin toss and play of the game. The companies target the most addicted to their platforms, who are often young men or economically struggling individuals, drawing most of the company revenue from these customers.
When mobile sports gambling has become legal, a direct link between this kind of gambling and depletion of family investments and domestic abuse has been measured, amongst other devastating societal effects.
Minnesota Family Council is honored to be a part of a coalition with legislators from diverse districts and constituencies coming together to oppose the legalization of this industry.
Read the bill here: HF1842 | SF757
Watch MFC Testimony: Senate State and Local Government Committee, February 13, 2024
Current bill status: The State Senate bill SF757 is sitting in Senate State and Local Government Committee after failing to pass out of committee with 6 votes in favor and 6 votes in opposition.
Equal Rights Amendment
MFC opposes HF501 | SF473 | Bill has been introduced but is not moving
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed state constitutional amendment which grants constitutional protection to abortion and “gender identity.” The version which passed the Minnesota House in May 2024 did not include any constitutional protections for religious freedom. If passed by both chambers, proposed Minnesota constitutional amendments are voted upon by voters.
If passed by the legislature and by voters in a subsequent election, the ERA would privilege males who “identify” as women at the expense of the safety and dignity of women, girls, and children.
Males who “identify” as women would have a constitutional right in Minnesota to women and girls’ private facilities, grants, prisons, and athletics.
In addition, the passage of the ERA would give constitutional protection to abortion until birth in Minnesota. Since the 2023 session, abortion until birth has been legal according to state statute, which does not provide as significant protection as the state constitution.
Read Rebecca and Renee’s National Review article on Minnesota’s proposed ERA in 2024.
Current bill status: Introduced.
Repeal of Nonpublic Pupil Aid
MFC opposes HF2433 | SF2255 | Bill has been introduced
See Governor Walz’ revised budget recommendations | Pages 78-81
The state of Minnesota passes a biannual budget in the first year of the biennium (the first legislative session after a General Election,) and the Governor presents his policy and spending recommendations to the legislature in advance of legislation on budget packages.
Minnesota faces a looming deficit in 2028-2029 of $6 billion. The Governor’s revised budget, released on March 21, 2025, cuts state funding to students seeking nonpublic education starting in FY 2026. Qualifying students who receive nonpublic pupil aid receive state funding for textbooks, testing, school counseling, school nursing, and transportation. The state faces a budget deficit, but cutting funding to Minnesota’s students seeking nonpublic education should not be one of the first places the state reconciles the budget, given the context of the $500 million and counting in fraudulent spending from the state government.
Note that the Governor's budget recommendations must be passed as legislative policy by both chambers before changing the state code. The Education spending packages have not passed the Minnesota House or Minnesota Senate at this time.