94TH MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE · 2025–2026

After the Gavel: Minnesota

Minnesota entered the 2025–2026 Legislature with an evenly divided House: 67 DFL members and 67 Republicans. The Senate's 67 seats were divided between 34 DFL members and 33 Republicans, leaving control of both chambers narrow enough that a single vacancy could change the balance of power.

After the Gavel analyzed eight Minnesota laws from the 2025 First Special Session and the 2026 Regular Session, organized into eight posts. Together, they cover health care eligibility, social-media regulation, criminal penalties, election administration, firearm surrender, and the attorney general's investigative authority.

This is our read of the bills. We encourage every reader to read the legislation for themselves and reach their own conclusions.

Every post links to the enacted session law it draws from. Every claim here traces to the legislation or a named outside source.

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Minnesota Ended MinnesotaCare Coverage for Undocumented Adults. Children and Emergency Care Remain.

Chapter 2 closes MinnesotaCare to undocumented adults beginning January 1, 2026, while preserving coverage for minors and emergency medical assistance.

1 Bill HF2
Minnesota Now Requires a Mental-Health Warning Every Time a User Opens Social Media.

A provision inside Chapter 3 compels a recurring state-guided warning and access to crisis resources. It contains no age verification or digital-ID mechanism.

1 Bill HF2358
Minnesota Added 10- and 15-Year Penalties When Coercion Causes Serious Injury or Death.

Chapter 76 strengthens the coercion statute when specified threats substantially contribute to great bodily harm or a victim's death.

1 Bill HF3404
What If the Person Giving You Orders Is Not Really a Police Officer?

Minnesota raised the penalties for borrowing the authority of a badge and gave the public a clearer way to identify a real officer.

1 Bill HF4240
Should a Candidate Be Allowed to Bet on the Race They Are Running In?

Minnesota said no. Chapter 102 also changes where absentee ballots may be sent and how election officials handle voter records, early voting, and canvassing.

1 Bill HF4075
Minnesota Standardized Firearm Surrender. The Same Law Broadens What Can Be Taken.

Chapter 75 creates one process for firearm restrictions tied to specified domestic-violence orders and convictions, with return and self-incrimination protections.

1 Bill SF3432
Minnesota Expanded the Attorney General's Subpoena Power Inside a Security Omnibus.

Chapter 118 authorizes broader pre-charge document demands in financial-crime and fraud investigations, with probable-cause and relevance limits.

1 Bill HF4138
Minnesota Avoided an ID Mandate. Why Must Platforms Still Classify Their Users by Age?

Chapter 111 does not require identity documents. It still orders large social-media platforms to estimate users' ages as their time on the platform grows.

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