MN HF93

Bill

MN HF93

Slavery or involuntary servitude prohibited as criminal punishment for crime, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Introduced
01/05/2023

In Committee
02/20/2023

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
05/20/2024

Introduced Session

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

Bill Summary

A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, section 2; prohibiting slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment for a crime.

AI Summary

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to the state of Minnesota that would prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment for a crime. The amendment would remove the current exception that allows for slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters at the 2024 general election, where they would be asked to vote on whether the Minnesota Constitution should be amended to prohibit this practice.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (20)

Dave Pinto (D)*, Esther Agbaje (D), Jamie Becker-Finn (D), Robert Bierman (D), Heather Edelson (D), Cedrick Frazier (D), Mike Freiberg (D), Jess Hanson (D), Kaohly Her (D), Kim Hicks (D), Athena Hollins (D), Sydney Jordan (D), Liish Kozlowski (D), Larry Kraft (D), Ron Kresha (R), Liz Lee (D), Kelly Moller (D), Mohamud Noor (D), Lucy Rehm (D), Liz Reyer (D),

Last Action

Authors added Reyer; Kraft; Hanson, J. (on 02/12/2024)

Bill Topics

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

‐ General Civil Rights

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

‐ Prisons and Correctional Institutions

Official Document

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0093&ssn=0&y=2023

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0093&ssn=0&y=2023	01/05/2023
BillText	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF93&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0&format=pdf	01/05/2023

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HF1333	Slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.	Author added Moller	Reintroduced
HF1619	Slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.	Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy	Reintroduced
SF43	Constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery or involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment for a crime	Author added Oumou Verbeten	Similar To

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Introduced Session

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Committee Categories

Sponsors (20)

Last Action

Bill Topics

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

Official Document

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