Reparations · State · MN
Minnesota Senate Bill Proposes Study and Reparation Grants for American Descendants of Chattel Slavery Residing in Minnesota
- Direction
- +2 — major benefit to freedmen
- Force
- 0.10 — introduced or referred
- Status
- Developing
- Date
- 2025-03-10
Why this rating
The bill, if enacted, would target 'American descendants of chattel slavery' residing in Minnesota — a lineage-based designation aligned with the Freedmen definition. However, the bill has only been introduced and referred to committee; it has not passed either chamber, been signed into law, or had funding appropriated. As a pending proposal with no force of law yet, it has no current material effect on freedmen, positive or negative, and is capped at neutral pending further legislative action.
Summary
Minnesota Senate Bill SF2368, titled the 'Minnesota Migration Act,' would establish a study of and appropriate reparation grant funding for American descendants of chattel slavery who reside in Minnesota. The bill was introduced and given its first reading in the Senate on March 10, 2025, and was referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee the same day.
The bill's authorship has since changed: as of March 2, 2026, Senator Omar Fateh was added as chief author, replacing the prior chief author, with Senator Sandra Pappas and others listed as co-authors. The bill remains in committee with no floor vote, hearing outcome, or enactment reported in the available material.
The source material provided does not include the full bill text, specific appropriation amounts, eligibility criteria details, or study parameters, only the title, description, and legislative history/sponsor records.
Sources
- Minnesota Migration Act establishment; study of and reparation grant appropriation for American descendants of chattel slavery who reside in Minnesota — bill text · primary · legiscan
Corrections
- 2026-07-20 — Direction corrected 0 -> +2 (proposes reparation grants, not study alone). Force set to 0.10: introduced, not yet enacted.
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