A state constitution contains basic principles that preside over a state, including its governmental powers and the guaranteed rights of its citizens.
Minnesota’s governing document could have a new provision come 2027.
HF173/SF37* would ask voters at the 2026 general election if the state constitution should be amended to codify the right to equality.
However, a planned Monday vote on the matter did not occur after it took more than seven hours for the House to pass a conference committee report to require full disclosure of all mandatory fees in advertising and another three-plus hours for the elections finance and policy conference committee agreement to clear the body.