Minnesota authorizes counties and cities to conduct state and federal criminal background checks for adult entertainment and massage business license applicants

Original title: Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.

Last action · May 5, 2025: Third reading Passed pg. 4446 vote: 65-0Sponsors: Bernie Perryman and 8 others

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What This Bill Would Do

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Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.

Why it matters

Business license applicants for specific industries face mandatory fingerprinting and federal criminal history checks, and failing to cooperate allows local governments to deny their applications.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

applicants for licensure

Applicants seeking licenses for adult entertainment or massage services must submit fingerprints, consent forms, and fees, and face potential license denial if they do not cooperate.

Directly affected

counties or cities

Local governments gain explicit authority to investigate the criminal history of certain business license applicants and use the results to determine licensure eligibility.

Directly affected

Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

The bureau is required to process state criminal history checks, coordinate with the FBI for national checks, and return the results to the local government.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which businesses are subject to these criminal background checks?

Applicants seeking a license from a county or city to operate an adult entertainment establishment or provide massage services are subject to the background checks.

What happens if an applicant refuses to cooperate with the background check?

An applicant's failure to cooperate with the county or city in conducting the records check provides reasonable cause to deny the license application.

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Procedural history

20 actions

May 5, 2025SenateFloor
Third reading Passed pg. 4446 vote: 65-0
May 5, 2025Senate
Special Order
May 5, 2025House
Returned from Senate
Apr 1, 2025SenateFloor
Second reading
Apr 1, 2025Senate
Comm report: To pass
Mar 24, 2025SenateCommittee
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to State and Local Government

Show 14 earlier actions

Mar 10, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
Mar 10, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduction and first reading
Mar 10, 2025Senate
Received from House
Mar 10, 2025House
Author added Bahner
Mar 6, 2025House
Authors added Robbins, Kotyza-Witthuhn, and Pursell
Mar 6, 2025HouseFloor
Bill was passed pg. 587 vote: 132-0
Mar 6, 2025HouseFloor
Third reading
Mar 5, 2025House
House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, March 6, 2025
Feb 26, 2025HouseFloor
Second reading
Feb 26, 2025House
Committee report, to adopt as amended
Feb 24, 2025House
Author added Virnig
Feb 17, 2025HouseCommittee
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Elections Finance and Government Operations
Feb 13, 2025House
Authors added Curran, Engen and Tabke
Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

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