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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 248 Maintains Ten Years as Minimum Age of Delinquency
Last action · February 17, 2026: Author added DuranSponsors: Elliott Engen and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House Bill 287 cancels a scheduled change that would have raised the minimum age of delinquency and s from 10 to 13 years old on August 1, 2026. The measure maintains age 10 as the threshold for delinquency and children in need of protection or services.
The measure preserves the existing legal jurisdiction of juvenile courts over children ages 10 to 12 who commit unlawful acts, preventing their automatic exclusion from the juvenile justice system.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
juvenile offenders
Children ages 10 to 12 remain subject to juvenile court delinquency proceedings and petty offense classifications rather than being excluded from the system.
juvenile courts
The court retains jurisdiction to hear delinquency and child protection cases involving children under 13.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 17, 2026HouseAuthor added Duran
- Feb 13, 2025HouseAuthor added Knudsen
- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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