MN HF 13

died on adjournment

Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.

Minnesota · 2025-2026 · lower

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Quick answers

Did MN HF 13 pass?

No. MN HF 13 died when the 2025-2026 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): Author added Bakeberg

What is MN HF 13 about?

MN HF 13 is a bill in the 2025-2026 titled “Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.”.

Who sponsors MN HF 13?

Bliss is the primary sponsor of MN HF 13, joined by 34 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-02-06
Latest action: 2026-03-16 — Author added Bakeberg
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Public Safety Department

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-16
Author added Bakeberg
2025-03-06
Authors added Scott, Roach, Lawrence, and Schwartz
2025-03-06
Motion prevailed
2025-03-06
Motion to lay on the table
2025-03-06
Motion prevailed
2025-03-06
Motion for reconsideration
2025-03-06
Bill was not passed
2025-03-06
Third reading
reading-3
2025-03-05
Author added Van Binsbergen
2025-03-05
House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, March 6, 2025
2025-03-03
Second reading
reading-2
2025-03-03
Committee report, to adopt
committee-passage
2025-02-27
Author added Niska
2025-02-24
Author added Gillman
2025-02-20
Author added Altendorf
2025-02-17
Author added Gander
2025-02-13
Authors added McDonald, Rymer, Baker, Murphy and Koznick
2025-02-10
Authors added Schultz; Duran; Engen; Perryman; Zeleznikar; Knudsen; Bennett; Dotseth; Anderson, P. H.; Hudson; Jacob; Robbins; Skraba; Burkel; Harder; Backer; Gordon; Novotny and Warwas
2025-02-06
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Introduction — 2025-02-06Compare

Documents

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Votes

Passage
2025-03-06 · fail · 66-66
Member-level votes (132)
- Allen: yes
- Altendorf: yes
- Anderson, P. E.: yes
- Anderson, P. H.: yes
- Backer: yes
- Bakeberg: yes
- Baker: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bliss: yes
- Burkel: yes
- Davids: yes
- Davis: yes
- Demuth: yes
- Dippel: yes
- Dotseth: yes
- Duran: yes
- Engen: yes
- Fogelman: yes
- Franson: yes
- Gander: yes
- Gillman: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Harder: yes
- Heintzeman: yes
- Hudson: yes
- Igo: yes
- Jacob: yes
- Johnson, W.: yes
- Joy: yes
- Knudsen: yes
- Koznick: yes
- Kresha: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- McDonald: yes
- Mekeland: yes
- Mueller: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Myers: yes
- Nadeau: yes
- Nash: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Novotny: yes
- O'Driscoll: yes
- Olson: yes
- Perryman: yes
- Quam: yes
- Rarick: yes
- Repinski: yes
- Roach: yes
- Robbins: yes
- Rymer: yes
- Schomacker: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Schwartz: yes
- Scott: yes
- Sexton: yes
- Skraba: yes
- Stier: yes
- Swedzinski: yes
- Torkelson: yes
- Van Binsbergen: yes
- Warwas: yes
- West: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Witte: yes
- Zeleznikar: yes
- Acomb: no
- Agbaje: no
- Bahner: no
- Berg: no
- Bierman: no
- Carroll: no
- Cha: no
- Clardy: no
- Coulter: no
- Curran: no
- Elkins: no
- Falconer: no
- Feist: no
- Finke: no
- Fischer: no
- Frazier: no
- Frederick: no
- Freiberg: no
- Gomez: no
- Greene: no
- Greenman: no
- Hansen, R.: no
- Hanson, J.: no
- Hemmingsen-Jaeger: no
- Her: no
- Hicks: no
- Hill: no
- Hollins: no
- Hortman: no
- Howard: no
- Huot: no
- Hussein: no
- Johnson, P.: no
- Jones: no
- Jordan: no
- Keeler: no
- Klevorn: no
- Koegel: no
- Kotyza-Witthuhn: no
- Kraft: no
- Lee, F.: no
- Lee, K.: no
- Liebling: no
- Lillie: no
- Long: no
- Mahamoud: no
- Moller: no
- Momanyi-Hiltsley: no
- Niska: no
- Noor: no
- Norris: no
- Pérez-Vega: no
- Pinto: no
- Pursell: no
- Rehm: no
- Rehrauer: no
- Reyer: no
- Sencer-Mura: no
- Smith: no
- Stephenson: no
- Tabke: no
- Vang: no
- Virnig: no
- Wolgamott: no
- Xiong: no
- Youakim: no
Niska motion - Motion to Reconsider
2025-03-06 · pass · 67-65
Member-level votes (132)
- Allen: yes
- Altendorf: yes
- Anderson, P. E.: yes
- Anderson, P. H.: yes
- Backer: yes
- Bakeberg: yes
- Baker: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bliss: yes
- Burkel: yes
- Davids: yes
- Davis: yes
- Demuth: yes
- Dippel: yes
- Dotseth: yes
- Duran: yes
- Engen: yes
- Fogelman: yes
- Franson: yes
- Gander: yes
- Gillman: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Harder: yes
- Heintzeman: yes
- Hudson: yes
- Igo: yes
- Jacob: yes
- Johnson, W.: yes
- Joy: yes
- Knudsen: yes
- Koznick: yes
- Kresha: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- McDonald: yes
- Mekeland: yes
- Mueller: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Myers: yes
- Nadeau: yes
- Nash: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Niska: yes
- Novotny: yes
- O'Driscoll: yes
- Olson: yes
- Perryman: yes
- Quam: yes
- Rarick: yes
- Repinski: yes
- Roach: yes
- Robbins: yes
- Rymer: yes
- Schomacker: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Schwartz: yes
- Scott: yes
- Sexton: yes
- Skraba: yes
- Stier: yes
- Swedzinski: yes
- Torkelson: yes
- Van Binsbergen: yes
- Warwas: yes
- West: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Witte: yes
- Zeleznikar: yes
- Acomb: no
- Agbaje: no
- Bahner: no
- Berg: no
- Bierman: no
- Carroll: no
- Cha: no
- Clardy: no
- Coulter: no
- Curran: no
- Elkins: no
- Falconer: no
- Feist: no
- Finke: no
- Fischer: no
- Frazier: no
- Frederick: no
- Freiberg: no
- Gomez: no
- Greene: no
- Greenman: no
- Hansen, R.: no
- Hanson, J.: no
- Hemmingsen-Jaeger: no
- Her: no
- Hicks: no
- Hill: no
- Hollins: no
- Hortman: no
- Howard: no
- Huot: no
- Hussein: no
- Johnson, P.: no
- Jones: no
- Jordan: no
- Keeler: no
- Klevorn: no
- Koegel: no
- Kotyza-Witthuhn: no
- Kraft: no
- Lee, F.: no
- Lee, K.: no
- Liebling: no
- Lillie: no
- Long: no
- Mahamoud: no
- Moller: no
- Momanyi-Hiltsley: no
- Noor: no
- Norris: no
- Pérez-Vega: no
- Pinto: no
- Pursell: no
- Rehm: no
- Rehrauer: no
- Reyer: no
- Sencer-Mura: no
- Smith: no
- Stephenson: no
- Tabke: no
- Vang: no
- Virnig: no
- Wolgamott: no
- Xiong: no
- Youakim: no

Related bills

Companion bill: SF 624

Official source

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2025/0/HF/13?list=open&body=House

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