HF 4177

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/12/2026 03:08 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; increasing funding for the Independent Use of Force
Investigations Unit; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION; INDEPENDENT USE OF
FORCE INVESTIGATIONS UNIT; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $550,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety to increase funding for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Independent
Use of Force Investigations Unit, created under Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.80. The
commissioner must use the money to hire two additional special agents and one additional
criminal intelligence analyst to work solely on cases assigned to the Independent Use of
Force Investigations Unit. This appropriation is in addition to the money appropriated for
this purpose in Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 2, section 3, subdivision 3.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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