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HF 3514

Anti-Bullying, Anti-Harassment, and Defamation Awareness Day designated.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Ben Bakeberg and 1 co-sponsor

HF 3514 designates an annual Anti-Bullying, Anti-Harassment, and Defamation Awareness Day to promote education and coordinated observance across schools, workplaces, and communitie

Author added Rehrauer
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Bill Summary · HF 3514

Summary of HF 3514 (2025-2026) – Anti-Bullying, Anti-Harassment, and Defamation Awareness Day designated

Note: This summary reflects the bill as introduced and publicly available action history. It provides the bill’s stated purpose, key provisions, affected parties, and timing without editorializing.

Purpose and Intent

  • Designates a formal day—Anti-Bullying, Anti-Harassment, and Defamation Awareness Day—in Minnesota.
  • Aims to raise awareness about the harms of bullying, harassment, and defamation and to promote respectful conduct across communities, schools, workplaces, and online environments.

Key Provisions

  • Designation and Observance
    • Establishes a specific annual observance named “Anti-Bullying, Anti-Harassment, and Defamation Awareness Day.”
    • Encourages public and private entities, communities, schools, and organizations to observe the day through educational activities, awareness campaigns, and related community outreach.
  • Activities and Programs
    • Encourages schools to include age-appropriate information on bullying, harassment, and defamation in curricula around the designated day.
    • Encourages workplaces and community groups to share resources on preventing bullying and harassment and on addressing defamation.
  • Public Recognition
    • May authorize or encourage official proclamations, ceremonies, or recognition by state or local governments to highlight the importance of addressing bullying, harassment, and defamation.
  • Intergovernmental and Community Involvement
    • Seeks collaboration among schools, local governments, law enforcement, non-profits, and other stakeholders to promote awareness and supportive responses to incidents of bullying and harassment.
  • Definitions (likely)
    • The bill may define terms such as “bullying,” “harassment,” and “defamation” for awareness activities, aligning with commonly understood or state-adopted definitions. (Note: The exact statutory definitions would be specified in the bill text.)

Who Is Affected

  • Students, educators, and school personnel in Minnesota schools.
  • Employees and employers in Minnesota workplaces.
  • Local government entities, community organizations, and nonprofit groups engaged in youth services, public safety, education, and outreach.
  • General public in Minnesota who participate in awareness activities or are affected by bullying, harassment, or defamation incidents.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Action History:
    • February 19, 2026: Introduction and first reading; referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
    • February 23, 2026: Author addition (Rehrauer).
  • Next Steps (typical for this stage)
    • The bill would proceed through committee hearings, potential amendments, and a committee vote.
    • If approved, it would move to the floor for a full chamber vote and then to the other legislative chamber (as applicable) for consideration.
    • Final passage would lead to translation into an enrolled bill and eventual signing by the governor or veto consideration.

Observations and Considerations

  • The bill’s core policy change is ceremonial in nature (designating a day) and does not appear to mandate new prohibitions or funding, based on the information available in the action history. The impact is primarily awareness, education, and coordinated observance.
  • If enacted, schools, workplaces, and communities would have a framework to coordinate activities tied to the designated day.

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Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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