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HF 3175

Forensic navigator services funding provided, and money appropriated.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Cedrick Frazier

Provides funding via appropriation to establish forensic navigator services in Minnesota courts, helping victims and witnesses navigate forensic processes.

Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
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Bill Summary · HF 3175

Summary: HF 3175 — Forensic Navigator Services Funding Provided, and Money Appropriated

Overview

HF 3175 is a Minnesota House bill introduced on April 10, 2025, with the title “Forensic navigator services funding provided, and money appropriated.” The bill, at its introduction stage, is categorized as an appropriations measure focused on courts, and it has been referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law committee. A Senate companion is SF 2861.

Purpose and Intent

  • The bill’s title indicates that its primary purpose is to provide funding for forensic navigator services through an appropriation.
  • Forensic navigator services typically aim to assist individuals involved in the forensic process within the court system (such as victims, witnesses, or others navigating forensic examinations and related procedures). However, the specific scope, eligibility, and program design would be defined in the bill’s text and any fiscal or narrative sections added during committee deliberation.

Key Provisions (as indicated by title)

  • Provide funding dedicated to forensic navigator services.
  • Authorize an appropriation (i.e., money appropriated) for establishing or supporting these services within the judiciary or associated state agencies.
  • Allocation details, program requirements, eligible recipients, reporting, oversight, and any sunset or renewal provisions would be determined in the bill’s substantive language, which is not provided in the current summary.

Affected Entities and Beneficiaries

  • Minnesota courts and the judiciary (as the primary administrative context for forensic navigator services).
  • Individuals who would access forensic navigator services (e.g., participants in forensic processes within criminal or civil cases, such as victims or witnesses).
  • State agencies involved in court operations and victim/witness support programs, subject to how the funds are allocated and administered.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: April 10, 2025.
  • Status: Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
  • Next steps typically include committee hearings, potential amendments, and consideration for a fiscal or policy committee vote, followed by floor action in the House of Representatives. If advanced, the bill would also move through the Senate (companion SF 2861) and face eventual conference discussions if differences arise.

Related Legislation

  • Companion: SF 2861 (Senate).

Notes

  • The current information available does not include the bill’s specific dollar amounts, eligible program parameters, eligibility criteria, reporting requirements, or implementation timelines. Those details would be clarified in the bill text and any committee amendments.

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

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