Minnesota House Bill 544 Expands List of Ineligible Persons Under the Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act

Original title: List of persons ineligible under the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act expanded.

Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and PolicySponsors: Terry Stier and 3 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

List of persons ineligible under the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act expanded.

Why it matters

Inmates convicted of labor trafficking, sex trafficking, criminal sexual conduct, and related offenses are permanently excluded from earning incentive release credits or participating in specific rehabilitation and reinvestment provisions, altering their potential timeline for release.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Individuals serving sentences for sex trafficking and criminal sexual conduct

Incarcerated persons serving sentences for offenses such as criminal sexual conduct, labor trafficking, and sexual extortion are explicitly added to the statutory list of individuals ineligible for earned incentive release credit.

Directly affected

Minnesota Department of Corrections

The department must administer offender release calculations and rehabilitation program eligibilities in accordance with the expanded exclusions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who does House File 544 affect?

It affects individuals incarcerated in Minnesota who are serving sentences for labor trafficking, sex trafficking, criminal sexual conduct, and sexual extortion.

What is the practical impact of being placed on this ineligible list?

Individuals on this list are barred from receiving s and from applicability under the relevant subdivisions of the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act.

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

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Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

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