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MN SF3602

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bonnie Westlin

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Origin

Senate

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act as Minnesota Statutes chapter 533, establishing legal validity for electronic records and signatures on nontestamentary estate planning documents

  • Covers trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, living wills, guardian nominations, mental health treatment declarations, property disclaimers, and prenuptial/postnuptial agreements; excludes wills and real property deeds

  • Allows "electronic presence" via video/audio communication to satisfy witness and attestation requirements, with accommodations for individuals with hearing, vision, or speech impairments

  • Permits certified paper copies of electronic documents to serve as legal originals when affirmed under penalty of perjury as complete and accurate

  • Prohibits denial of legal effect to estate planning documents solely because they are in electronic form, while preserving individuals' right to use traditional paper documents

Legislative Description

Uniform Electronics Estate Planning Documents Act Establishment

Last Action

Second reading

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Public Safety2/17/2026

Full Bill Text

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