HF 3477

02/06/26   REVISOR  TW/BH  26-06815
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   3477
02/19/2026     Authored by Long, Pinto, Greene, Rehrauer, Clardy and others
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
02/25/2026     By motion, recalled and re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to civil law; creating a cause of action for violations of civil rights under
1.3color of law; regulating state and local collaboration agreements with federal law
1.4enforcement agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.5604.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7Section 1. [604.51] ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
1.8Subdivision 1. Cause of action. (a) Any person who, under color of any statute,
1.9ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the United States or of any state or territory or
1.10the District of Columbia, subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of this state or other
1.11person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or
1.12immunities secured by the United States Constitution or the Minnesota Constitution shall
1.13be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceedings
1.14for redress.
1.15(b) In addition to any damages, injunction, or other appropriate relief in any action or
1.16proceedings under this section, the court shall award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney
1.17fees and costs.
1.18(c) An action under this section may not be commenced later than six years after the
1.19cause of action accrues.
1.20Subd. 2. Intergovernmental collaboration agreements. A state or local law enforcement
1.21agency may not enter into any voluntary collaboration, task force, or partnership with a
1.22federal government agency unless the federal agency agrees in writing that, while operating
1.23under the collaboration, task force, or partnership: (1) the federal agency will abide by the
Section 1.  1
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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.
      Section 1.  2