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Human Services and Child Welfare Program Modifications

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 7th, 2026
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Summary

The Minnesota Senate passed SF4775 on March 25, 2026, modifying forecasted programs administered by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The bill was sponsored by Senator Melissa Wiklund and progressed through the Health and Human Services and Finance committees before passage.

What changed

SF4775 amends Minnesota's human services programs by modifying provisions governing the Department of Human Services and establishing or adjusting programs under the newly formed Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The bill underwent committee review in the Health and Human Services committee on March 25, 2026, before being re-referred to Finance on April 7, 2026, where it received a 'To pass' recommendation.

State agencies administering human services programs should review the bill provisions to determine operational impacts on their programs. Compliance teams at affected agencies should identify which programs fall under the modified forecast categories and assess whether current policies align with the new statutory requirements. Implementation timelines and any program modifications will depend on further agency guidance.

What to do next

  1. Review SF4775 provisions to identify affected human services programs
  2. Assess operational impacts on Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families programs
  3. Monitor for implementing regulations or agency guidance from Minnesota DHS

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Minnesota / SF4775 Passed SF4775 SF Passed 2026-03-25

Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted programs provisions modifications

Bill Details

State Minnesota

Session 94th Legislature 2025-2026

Chamber Senate

Committee Finance

Official Source www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/4775/

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Sponsors

Melissa Wiklund (Sen - D)

Action History

2026-04-07 S Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance 2026-03-25 S Referred to Health and Human Services 2026-03-25 S Introduction and first reading

Committee Referrals

2026-03-25 S Health and Human Services 2026-04-07 S Finance

Bill Text Versions

2026-03-23 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Named provisions

Department of Human Services Programs Department of Children, Youth, and Families Provisions

Source

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Classification

Agency
MN Legislature
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive
Document ID
SF4775 (94th Legislature 2025-2026)

Who this affects

Applies to
Healthcare providers Government agencies Consumers
Industry sector
9211 Government & Public Administration 6211 Healthcare Providers 6254 Social Services
Activity scope
Human Services Administration Child Welfare Services
Geographic scope
US-MN US-MN

Taxonomy

Primary area
Healthcare
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Social Services Public Health

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