House adopts conference report on public‑safety omnibus, with provisions on firefighter cancer and domestic‑violence measures

The Minnesota House adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 4760 on May 12, repassing the public‑safety omnibus as amended.

Representative Nowotny, who presented the conference report, said negotiators removed duplicative items and retained provisions with broad support. Lawmakers who spoke in favor highlighted several provisions. Representative Johnson Peete emphasized a provision classifying certain job‑related cancers among firefighters as line‑of‑duty deaths; he said it recognizes long‑term occupational harms and would align state practice with recent federal action.

Representative Feist praised the conference report’s correction extending Ramsey County’s spending deadline on a dual‑status youth grant, and she highlighted licensing clarifications for Department of Corrections facilities aimed at improved oversight. Representative Mohler and others noted domestic‑violence provisions that expand data collection, lengthen the period for certain warrantless arrests in domestic‑violence incidents and ease electronic submission of prosecutorial materials to judges.

The bill also includes data‑privacy provisions to protect certain public‑safety program records and a range of other reforms that passed the conference committee. Several members objected to the inclusion of a ban on prediction markets and other items they said should have been considered separately; Representative West and others urged sending the package back for narrower votes. The conference report was adopted and the bill repassed as amended by a roll call vote of 100 yays and 32 nays.

The measure now proceeds to enrollment and transmittal steps before final enactment.