New Minnesota laws taking effect July 1, 2026
16 laws take effect July 1, 2026.
Of the 146 bills enacted since 2025, 143 have an effective date and 3 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 11:33 a.m. EDT.
Budget (4)
HF 2438 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety,…
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HF 4591 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
state government; modifying eligibility for noncommercial radio station grants; appropriating money
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 20, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HF 5074 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims; appropriating money
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 19, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
SF 2077 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
state government; appropriating money for environment and natural resources; modifying fees and surcharges; modifying disposition of certain funds; modifying permitting…
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Education (3)
HF 2433 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
education finance; making changes to kindergarten through grade 12 education; providing funding for prekindergarten through grade 12 education; modifying provisions for general…
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HF 4252 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
higher education; modifying student aid reporting requirements; requiring additional accommodations for parenting students; modifying American Indian Scholars program…
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SF 334 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
education; modifying professional development requirements for Read Act implementation
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Crime (2)
HF 3825 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
public safety; requiring judge to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings; protecting victim from identification in prosecutor's petition for…
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SF 3432 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
public safety; establishing the public safety radio and crime victims account; requiring a report; appropriating money
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 26, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Government (2)
HF 4074 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
retirement; making administrative changes to statutes governing the retirement plans administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System; clarifying that correctional…
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 19, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SF 856 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
state government; creating the Office of the Inspector General; requiring reports; appropriating money
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 14, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Healthcare (2)
SF 4476 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
health care facilities; modifying the parties who may be awarded fees and expenses in certain proceedings involving the state; modifying requirements for assisted living…
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SF 4612 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
health; eliminating a reporting requirement
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 26, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Defense (1)
HF 3522 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
veterans; allowing the commissioner of veterans affairs to close veterans homes under certain circumstances
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 14, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Housing (1)
HF 3970 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
civil law; establishing a remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Section 1).
Section 1: This section is effective July 1, 2026, and applies to contracts for deed entered into on or after that date.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Public Lands (1)
HF 3426 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural resources trust fund; extending certain prior appropriations
How we got this date
Minn. Stat. §§645.02, 645.01 subd. 2: the text sets no date of its own, so the state's default rule applies.
Signed by the Governor May 18, 2026 → July 1 next following Jul 1, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Enacted, but not yet dated (3)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect July 1, 2026 too; the record doesn't say.
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- HF 1058Contingentlocal government; modifying composition of North Koochiching sanitary sewer board; amending Laws 1981, chapter 291, sections 1, subdivision 14; 2, as amended; 4, subdivision 1,…Day after the governing body of the North Koochiching sanitary sewer board and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3 (local approval)
- SF 4401Unresolvedcannabis; modifying studies and an annual market analysis conducted by the Office of Cannabis Management; requiring reportstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- SF 5200Unresolvedlegislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errorsthe provision being corrected isn't in the record