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MN SF3545

MN SF3545
Municipalities liquor license issuance authorization; liquor licenses issued to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota requirements modification


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Introduced
05/19/2025
In Committee
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing various municipalities to issue liquor licenses; modifying certain requirements of liquor licenses issued to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 340A.404, subdivisions 2b, 4a; 340A.412, subdivision 4; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 12.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes various municipalities to issue liquor licenses and modifies certain requirements for liquor licenses issued to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. Specifically, it allows the city of St. Paul to issue liquor licenses to the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Union Depot, and modifies the University of Minnesota's ability to obtain liquor licenses for various locations, including its football stadium, which will now be known as Huntington Bank Stadium, and allows for licenses to cover non-contiguous spaces. The bill also removes a restriction on liquor licenses near the University of Minnesota's College of Agriculture and makes other specific provisions for cities like Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Springfield, Rochester, Bloomington, and Erhard, as well as Douglas County and Lake of the Woods County, to issue various types of liquor licenses for specific venues or events, often with conditions for approval by local authorities.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Second reading (on 02/26/2026)

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