Minnesota House passes omnibus public-safety bill, HF1354, 133-1 after amendment

The Minnesota House passed House File 1354, an omnibus public-safety bill, on third reading after adopting an amendment; the chief clerk announced the vote as 133 ayes and one nay.

Representative Moller of Ramsey, the bill's author on the floor, described HF1354 as a package of public-safety measures that includes previously passed standalone bills and several new, bipartisan provisions. "This bill, members, is the public safety policy package," Moller said, and walked colleagues through four newly consolidated items.

Why it matters: HF1354 bundles measures affecting students, people in county jails, victims of domestic violence and law enforcement practices into a single bill that the House approved after floor debate and a returned amendment. Supporters said the package expedites measures they had already advanced separately; opponents were few in number in the final tally.

On the floor, Moller outlined the bill's four new provisions. The bill would require schools to provide more information about an existing threat-reporting app run by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and establish a new threat-reporting requirement for schools,…