SF4225

Purpose

This bill would stop the use of state money to fund, reimburse, or otherwise support protests or demonstrations about political causes or issues. It creates a new rule in Minnesota law that bans state funds from being used to pay for protests.

Main Provisions

• Creates a new section in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 16B (16B.992) called Prohibition on Use of State Funds for Protests.
• It states: No state funds or money granted by the state may in any way be used to pay for, reimburse, or otherwise facilitate protesting or demonstrating for or against a political cause or issue.
• The prohibition applies to protests related to political causes or issues, and to any money that the state provides or reimburses.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Introduces a new prohibition within Minnesota Statutes Chapter 16B, effectively banning state-funded support for protests.
• This is a new rule; the summary text does not indicate any exceptions or penalties in the excerpt provided.

Potential Impacts and Examples

• State agencies, grants, contracts, or reimbursements could not be used to cover protest-related costs (such as travel, supplies, or speaker fees) tied to political demonstrations.
• Agencies would need to ensure funds are not used to subsidize protests, even indirectly.
• The bill’s text provided does not specify enforcement details or exceptions, so those would need to be clarified in the full law and any implementing rules.

Notes

• The excerpt indicates the focus is on prohibiting the use of state funds for protests related to political causes or issues, and it would add this prohibition as a new law to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 16B.

Relevant Terms state funds prohibit (prohibition) reimburse facilitate protests protesting or demonstrating political cause or issue Minnesota Statutes Chapter 16B 16B.992