SF3962 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Inmates requirement to complete restitution payments before being placed on supervision abatement status
Related bill: HF3496
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
This bill updates Minnesota law to require the department of corrections to adopt a policy about earned compliance credits and supervision abatement. It sets rules for when a person can move to supervision abatement, ties eligibility to time served plus credits, and requires restitution to be paid before abatement is allowed. The goal is to balance returning people to the community with protecting public safety.
Main provisions
- The commissioner must adopt a policy providing for earned compliance credits and supervision abatement status, including how credits are earned and how someone transitions to abatement.
- Generally, once the time served on active supervision plus earned compliance credits equals the total length of the supervised release term (or the combined length of the supervised release term and any conditional release term), the person becomes eligible for supervision abatement status.
- The commissioner cannot place someone on supervision abatement if doing so would pose a risk to public safety. This decision must weigh factors such as the individual’s stability, behavior, and overall adjustment while on supervision.
- For people with lifetime terms of conditional release, abatement is not allowed unless time served on active supervision plus earned compliance credits reaches at least ten years.
- An individual cannot be placed on supervision abatement status until all court-ordered restitution is paid.
Significant changes to existing law
- Adds a mandatory policy framework for earned compliance credits and supervision abatement, to be adopted by the commissioner.
- Establishes a time-based threshold for abatement, including a ten-year minimum for lifetime conditional release terms.
- Introduces a public safety risk assessment requirement when considering abatement, using factors like stability, behavior, and overall adjustment.
- Explicitly links eligibility for abatement to the payment of restitution, clarifying that unpaid restitution blocks abatement.
Impact and who it affects
- Inmates and people under supervised release or conditional release could become eligible for abatement sooner or later depending on earned credits and restitution payments.
- Those with lifetime conditional release terms face a stricter ten-year requirement before abatement can be considered.
- Public safety considerations remain central to whether abatement is approved.
Relevant Terms earned compliance credits supervision abatement status active supervision supervised release term conditional release term lifetime terms of conditional release ten years court-ordered restitution public safety stability behavior overall adjustment commissioner Minnesota Statutes 244.46 subdivision 1
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Action | Introduction and first reading | ||
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Action | Referred to | Judiciary and Public Safety |
Citations
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]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee