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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 742 authorizes legislative ballot referrals for new statutes and repeals
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government OperationsSponsor: Bjorn Olson
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What This Bill Proposed
Legislature's authority to place proposed statutory changes on the ballot for a public vote clarified.
Establishes a direct mechanism for the legislature to bypass the traditional gubernatorial signature process and submit proposed statutes straight to the electorate for adoption or rejection.
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.
Minnesota voters
Voters gain the ability to directly adopt or reject proposed statutory changes, new laws, or repeals at the general election ballot.
Minnesota Legislature
Lawmakers gain a formalized statutory framework to refer proposed legislation directly to the public for a vote.
Key Facts
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What happens after voters approve a referred measure?
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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
1 action- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations
Version history
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Creation of Chapter 3B for Legislative Referrals
The bill proposes coding an entirely new chapter (Chapter 3B) in Minnesota Statutes specifically dedicated to legislative referral processes.
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www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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