Minnesota SF 3714: State patrol pension costs appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to public safety; banning possession of large-capacity ammunition​
1.3 magazines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, by adding a​
1.4 subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision​
1.7 to read:​
1.8 Subd. 22.Large-capacity magazine."Large-capacity magazine" means any ammunition​
1.9 feeding device with the capacity to accept more than ten rounds or any conversion kit, part,​
1.10 or combination of parts from which this type of device can be assembled if those parts are​
1.11 in the possession or under the control of the same person. Large-capacity magazine does​
1.12 not mean any of the following:​
1.13 (1) a feeding device that has been permanently altered so that it cannot accommodate​
1.14 more than ten rounds;​
1.15 (2) a .22 caliber tube ammunition feeding device; or​
1.16 (3) a tubular magazine that is contained in a lever-action firearm.​
1.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026.​
1.18 Sec. 2. [624.7145] LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES; PROHIBITION.​
1.19 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the​
1.20 meanings given:​
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SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3714​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: MANN, Boldon and Hemmingsen-Jaeger)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6343​02/19/2026​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​
Author added Boldon​6380​02/23/2026​
Author added Hemmingsen-Jaeger​6993​03/25/2026​

2.1 (1) "appropriate law enforcement agency" means the organized full-time police​
2.2 department of the municipality where the person resides or the county sheriff if there is no​
2.3 municipal police department where the person resides; and​
2.4 (2) "transfer" means a sale, gift, loan, assignment, or other delivery to another person,​
2.5 whether or not for consideration.​
2.6 Subd. 2.Prohibition.It is unlawful for a person to manufacture, import, transfer, own,​
2.7 or possess large-capacity magazines.​
2.8 Subd. 3.Exceptions.Subdivision 2 does not apply to:​
2.9 (1) any government officer, agent, or employee; member of the armed forces of the​
2.10 United States; or peace officer, to the extent that the person is otherwise authorized to acquire​
2.11 or possess a large-capacity magazine and does so while acting within the scope of the​
2.12 person's duties;​
2.13 (2) the manufacture of a large-capacity magazine for the purpose of sale to any branch​
2.14 of the armed forces of the United States or to a law enforcement agency within Minnesota​
2.15 for use by that agency or the agency's employees, provided the manufacturer is properly​
2.16 licensed under applicable laws; or​
2.17 (3) the transfer of a large-capacity magazine by a dealer that is properly licensed under​
2.18 applicable laws to any branch of the armed forces of the United States or to a law enforcement​
2.19 agency within Minnesota for use by that agency or the agency's employees for law​
2.20 enforcement, provided that the dealer does not have the large-capacity magazine in possession​
2.21 for more than 120 days from the date of acquisition to the date of delivery to the armed​
2.22 forces or law enforcement purchaser.​
2.23 Subd. 4.Penalty.A person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a felony and may be​
2.24 sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more​
2.25 than $25,000, or both.​
2.26 Subd. 5.Current owners of large-capacity magazines.(a) A person who owned or​
2.27 possessed a large-capacity magazine before July 1, 2026, must do one of the following​
2.28 before July 1, 2027:​
2.29 (1) surrender the device to the appropriate law enforcement agency for destruction;​
2.30 (2) modify the device to render it permanently inoperable;​
2.31 (3) permanently alter the device so it cannot accommodate more than ten rounds; or​
2.32 (4) remove the device from the state.​
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3.1 (b) A person acquiring a large-capacity magazine by inheritance, bequest, or succession​
3.2 must, within 120 days of acquiring title, do one of the following:​
3.3 (1) surrender the device to the appropriate law enforcement agency for destruction;​
3.4 (2) modify the device to render it permanently inoperable;​
3.5 (3) permanently alter the device so it cannot accommodate more than ten rounds; or​
3.6 (4) remove the device from the state.​
3.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026, and applies to crimes​
3.8 committed on or after that date.​
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