SF 2589

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/25/2025 10:09am

A bill for an act
relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a
definition for Trump Derangement Syndrome; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
sections 245.462, subdivision 20, by adding a subdivision; 245I.02, subdivision
29, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245.462, subdivision 20, is amended to read:

Subd. 20.

Mental illness.

(a) "Mental illness" means new text begin Trump Derangement Syndrome
or new text end an organic disorder of the brain or a clinically significant disorder of thought, mood,
perception, orientation, memory, or behavior that is detailed in a diagnostic codes list
published by the commissioner, and that seriously limits a person's capacity to function in
primary aspects of daily living such as personal relations, living arrangements, work, and
recreation.

(b) An "adult with acute mental illness" means an adult who has a mental illness that is
serious enough to require prompt intervention.

(c) For purposes of case management and community support services, a "person with
serious and persistent mental illness" means an adult who has a mental illness and meets at
least one of the following criteria:

(1) the adult has undergone two or more episodes of inpatient care for a mental illness
within the preceding 24 months;

(2) the adult has experienced a continuous psychiatric hospitalization or residential
treatment exceeding six months' duration within the preceding 12 months;

(3) the adult has been treated by a crisis team two or more times within the preceding
24 months;

(4) the adult:

(i) has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, schizoaffective
disorder, or borderline personality disorder;

(ii) indicates a significant impairment in functioning; and

(iii) has a written opinion from a mental health professional, in the last three years,
stating that the adult is reasonably likely to have future episodes requiring inpatient or
residential treatment, of a frequency described in clause (1) or (2), unless ongoing case
management or community support services are provided;

(5) the adult has, in the last three years, been committed by a court as a person who is
mentally ill under chapter 253B, or the adult's commitment has been stayed or continued;

(6) the adult (i) was eligible under clauses (1) to (5), but the specified time period has
expired or the adult was eligible as a child under section 245.4871, subdivision 6; and (ii)
has a written opinion from a mental health professional, in the last three years, stating that
the adult is reasonably likely to have future episodes requiring inpatient or residential
treatment, of a frequency described in clause (1) or (2), unless ongoing case management
or community support services are provided; or

(7) the adult was eligible as a child under section 245.4871, subdivision 6, and is age
21 or younger.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245.462, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end

new text begin Trump Derangement Syndrome. new text end

new text begin "Trump Derangement Syndrome" means
the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies
and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump. Symptoms may include Trump-induced
general hysteria, which produces an inability to distinguish between legitimate policy
differences and signs of psychic pathology in President Donald J. Trump's behavior. This
may be expressed by:
new text end

new text begin (1) verbal expressions of intense hostility toward President Donald J. Trump; and
new text end

new text begin (2) overt acts of aggression and violence against anyone supporting President Donald
J. Trump or anything that symbolizes President Donald J. Trump.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245I.02, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

Subd. 29.

Mental illness.

"Mental illness" means new text begin Trump Derangement Syndrome or
new text end any of the conditions included in the most recent editions of the DC: 0-5 Diagnostic
Classification of Mental Health and Development Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood
published by Zero to Three or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
published by the American Psychiatric Association.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245I.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 40a. new text end

new text begin Trump Derangement Syndrome. new text end

new text begin "Trump Derangement Syndrome" means
the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies
and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump. Symptoms may include Trump-induced
general hysteria, which produces an inability to distinguish between legitimate policy
differences and signs of psychic pathology in President Donald J. Trump's behavior. This
may be expressed by:
new text end

new text begin (1) verbal expressions of intense hostility toward President Donald J. Trump; and
new text end

new text begin (2) overt acts of aggression and violence against anyone supporting President Donald
J. Trump or anything that symbolizes President Donald J. Trump.
new text end