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MN HF4219

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

John Huot

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Prohibits sellers from requiring consumers to enter into arbitration agreements before or during the sale of goods or services; arbitration agreements may only be offered after the transaction is complete

  • Requires any post-sale arbitration agreement to be "clear and conspicuous" and presented separately from other general terms of sale

  • Defines arbitration agreements as clauses or contracts limiting a party's ability to resolve disputes through courts, jury trials, or class actions

  • Declares any arbitration agreement violating these requirements void and unenforceable, along with any waiver of the law's requirements; invalid provisions are severed without affecting the rest of the agreement

  • Effective August 1, 2026, applying to agreements executed on or after that date

Legislative Description

Arbitration agreements required to be made after a consumer transaction, and arbitration agreements required to be clear and conspicuous.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce Finance & Policy3/12/2026

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