New laws for 2024
The following are select new laws passed during the 2023 legislative session that took effect January 1.
Education
Access to menstrual products
School district or charter school must provide access to menstrual products at no charge. Products are required to be available in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school district.
Elections
Political contribution refund increases
State law provides for a refund for political contributions made to Minnesota political parties and candidates for state offices. As part of the tax and policy finance law, the political contribution refund is increased from $50 to $75 for individuals and from $100 to $150 for married joint filers.
Curtailing foreign-influenced contributions
Foreign-influenced corporations will be prohibited from making certain types of expenditures or contributions, including:
To promote or defeat a candidate for nomination, election, or appointment to a public office; to promote or defeat a ballot question or qualify a ballot question for placement on the ballot; making contributions to a candidate or a candidate’s principle campaign committee; making contributions to a political committee, political fund, or party unit; and taking any action to publicly endorse or oppose a candidate or ballot question....
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