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MN HF4126
Bill
Status
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Pete Johnson
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AI Summary
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Removes the three-year time limitation on mandatory reporting, requiring reports of child maltreatment regardless of when the maltreatment occurred
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Expands the definition of mandatory reporters to include any person "serving as a member of the clergy" or "other minister of any religion, with or without financial compensation," rather than only those employed and receiving information during ministerial duties
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Elevates the criminal penalty for failing to report maltreatment of two or more children by the same offender from a gross misdemeanor to a felony, punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment and/or a fine up to $4,000
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Removes the requirement that the multiple child victims be "not related to the offender" and eliminates the ten-year lookback period for the enhanced penalty to apply
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Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 260E.06, subdivision 1 and 260E.08
Legislative Description
Requirements for M\mandatory reports of child maltreatment modified, and criminal penalties for failure to report child maltreatment modified.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Children and Families Finance and Policy
3/9/2026