Sentencing Guidelines Commission workshops draft legislative changes, takes no formal votes

Dec 1, 2025

At a Nov. 20 workshop, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission reviewed draft legislative recommendations — including a new severity-tier for intentional great bodily harm, changes to assault and vehicular offense rankings, and statutory-maximum adjustments — and gave staff direction; no policy votes were taken.

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Sentencing Guidelines Commission met in a special workshop on Nov. 20 to review draft legislative recommendations the panel plans to include in its January report to the Legislature, but commissioners did not take formal action on the proposals.

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