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MN HF4359
Bill
Status
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kaela Berg
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AI Summary
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Reenacts the 2024 ban on binary triggers (trigger activators) retroactively from January 1, 2025, applying to crimes committed on or after the effective date
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Reenacts the 2024 changes to straw purchase crimes (transferring firearms to ineligible persons) retroactively from August 1, 2024
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Repeals the affirmative defense that allowed family or household members to avoid criminal liability for transferring firearms to ineligible persons if they acted under compulsion or threat of substantial bodily harm or death
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All sections become effective the day following final enactment
Legislative Description
2024 amendment to definition of trigger activator reenacted, 2024 changes to crime of transferring a firearm to an ineligible person reenacted with amendments, and affirmative defense repealed for transfers of a firearm to an ineligible person by family or household members.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
3/16/2026