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MN HF146
Bill
Status
4/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Leigh Finke
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AI Summary
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Declares out-of-state laws authorizing child removal based on a parent allowing gender-affirming health care to be against Minnesota public policy and unenforceable in state courts.
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Establishes that a child's presence in Minnesota to obtain gender-affirming health care satisfies jurisdictional requirements for child custody determinations under Minnesota law.
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Adds inability to obtain gender-affirming health care as a basis for temporary emergency jurisdiction in child custody cases.
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Prohibits issuance or recognition of subpoenas in Minnesota related to violations of other states' laws designed to interfere with gender-affirming health care, and bars contempt charges for refusing to comply.
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Exempts persons from arrest, extradition, and warrant issuance under Minnesota law for acts committed in the state or services received involving gender-affirming health care as defined in the bill.
Legislative Description
Gender-affirming health care; use of subpoenas to gather information prevented; child custody and child welfare provisions amended; and warrant, arrest, and extradition provisions amended.
Last Action
Secretary of State Chapter 29
4/27/2023