Rep. Kelly Moller urges her colleagues to vote green on SF2909, the omnibus judiciary and public safety finance and policy bill that passed the House on a vote of 69-60 April 26. (Photo by Catherine Davis)
Omnibus bills setting budgets for state courts and the Department of Public Safety — now combined into one bill — would have a very wide reach, ranging from creating a new crime of retail theft to establishing the Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls.
However, Tuesday and Wednesday’s nearly 11 hours of floor debate included two gun-control measures: universal background checks for handgun sales, and a “red-flag” provision that’d allow family members and others to petition a court to have firearms removed from a person found to pose a significant danger to themselves or others.
Sponsored by Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview), the amended HF2890/SF2909* contains language from HF1580, the omnibus judiciary finance bill, and HF2890, the Moller-sponsored omnibus public safety finance and policy bill.
The House passed the bill, as amended, 69-60 late Wednesday afternoon.
Initially passed 34-33 by the Senate April 14 along party lines, a conference committee is expected to iron out the differences. Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park) is the Senate sponsor. Read more
WATCH ▶️ House Floor debate begins on SF2909
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