An “Office of Gun Violence Prevention” laid over
HF 3668 would have created a permanent office of gun control activism in the Minnesota Department of Health. We testified against it, and the committee laid it over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.
At a glance
The hearing
- When: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:00 PM
- Where: State Capitol, Room 120
- What was heard: one gun control bill, HF 3668, creating an “Office of Gun Violence Prevention”
- Result: the bill was laid over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill
HF 3668
HF 3668: creating an “Office of Gun Violence Prevention”
Chief author
- Rep. Robert Bierman (DFL, HD 56A)
What it would have done
- Created a permanent “Office of Gun Violence Prevention” in the Minnesota Department of Health
- Empowered a new state office to develop and promote gun control policies under the banner of “research” and “public health”
- Authorized coordination with national gun control advocacy groups and outside activists to shape Minnesota firearm laws
- Funded public messaging campaigns and legislative recommendations designed to expand firearm restrictions
- Required ongoing taxpayer funding for a permanent government infrastructure dedicated to advancing gun control
Read the bill
Where we stood
- We opposed this bill and testified against it.
What happened
- The bill was “laid over” for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill
- We monitored the bill and the omnibus bills that came out of this committee
Written testimony
Our committee testimony
Video
Watch the full committee hearing
After the hearing
What happened next
- HF 3668 did not become law.
- The Senate bill for the same office, SF 513, advanced from Senate Judiciary and Public Safety on March 13 to Senate Health and Human Services on a party-line voice vote.
What’s next
The fight moves to the 2027 session
The 2027 session opens January 12 with a DFL trifecta and larger DFL majorities than in 2023-24. Every bill starts over with a new number in 2027, so expect the ideas on this page to come back under new numbers.
Get action alerts so you know when to call and when to testify, and follow the session on our 2027 page. For more of the record, see the 2025 session.
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