SF2261

SF2261 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

List of essential employees establishment

Related bill: HF2807

AI Generated Summary

This Minnesota bill (S.F. No. 2261) proposes to amend the state's labor laws by expanding the definition of "essential employees" under Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 7. The revised definition includes additional categories of workers such as medical examiners, coroners, medical death technicians, and medical death investigators. The bill also clarifies which employees in state government, the University of Minnesota, and Hennepin Healthcare System Inc. qualify as essential employees. Essential employees are typically restricted in their right to strike due to the critical nature of their work in public safety and essential services.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 05, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
March 05, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
March 05, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Referred to	Labor
March 05, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	State and Local Government

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Includes police and fire department public safety dispatchers and medical death technicians as essential employees."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends the definition of 'essential employee' under section 179A.03, subdivision 7, expanding it to include additional roles in the category.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifies definition of firefighters to include those indirectly controlling fires."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "179A.03",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 7"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This refers to the statute range under which peace officers are subject to licensure.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "626.84 to 626.863",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]