Minnesota SF 3629: Employers to provide seats for employees requirement

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to civil law; creating a cause of action for violations of civil rights under​
1.3 color of law; regulating state and local collaboration agreements with federal law​
1.4 enforcement agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter​
1.5 604.​
1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.7 Section 1. [604.51] ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.​
1.8 Subdivision 1.Cause of action.(a) Any person who, under color of any statute,​
1.9 ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the United States or of any state or territory or​
1.10 the District of Columbia, subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of this state or other​
1.11 person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or​
1.12 immunities secured by the United States Constitution or the Minnesota Constitution shall​
1.13 be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceedings​
1.14 for redress.​
1.15 (b) In addition to any damages, injunction, or other appropriate relief in any action or​
1.16 proceedings under this section, the court shall award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney​
1.17 fees and costs.​
1.18 (c) An action under this section may not be commenced later than six years after the​
1.19 cause of action accrues.​
1.20 Subd. 2.Intergovernmental collaboration agreements.A state or local law enforcement​
1.21 agency may not enter into any voluntary collaboration, task force, or partnership with a​
1.22 federal government agency unless the federal agency agrees in writing that, while operating​
1.23 under the collaboration, task force, or partnership: (1) the federal agency will abide by the​
1​Section 1.​
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SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3629​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: FATEH, Champion, Hoffman, Frentz and Marty)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6322​02/17/2026​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​
Author added Hoffman​6345​02/19/2026​
Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government​6380​02/23/2026​
Authors added Frentz; Marty​6462​03/02/2026​

2.1 United States Constitution and the Minnesota Constitution; and (2) the federal agency's​
2.2 officers, employees, or agents may be held liable under subdivision 1 for any violation of​
2.3 the United States Constitution or the Minnesota Constitution.​
2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and​
2.5 applies to all civil actions and proceedings pending on, or filed on or after, that date.​
2​Section 1.​
26-06900 as introduced​02/09/26 REVISOR TW/BM​