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HF 3563

Licensing boards required to take action against a license or application when a licensee or applicant is convicted of certain theft or fraud offenses.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Allen and 10 co-sponsors

Minnesota bill requires licensing boards to automatically discipline licensees convicted of theft or fraud offenses relevant to their profession, establishing consistent consequences across all state-regulated industries.

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Bill Summary · HF 3563

Legislative bill overview

HF 3563 mandates that Minnesota licensing boards must take disciplinary action—including denial, suspension, or revocation—against individuals convicted of theft or fraud offenses relevant to their licensed profession. The bill appears designed to create consistent, automatic consequences for financial crimes across all state licensing bodies.

Why is this important

Professional licensing boards currently have discretion in how they respond to criminal convictions, leading to potentially inconsistent outcomes across different professions and boards. This bill would establish a standardized baseline requirement, affecting thousands of licensed professionals in fields like healthcare, finance, contracting, and real estate—areas where fraud or theft convictions raise legitimate public safety concerns.

Potential points of contention

  • Scope and proportionality: Whether all theft/fraud convictions warrant license action, or if severity, timing, and relevance to the profession should be considered (e.g., a shoplifting conviction 20 years ago versus financial fraud)
  • Due process concerns: Whether mandatory action limits boards' ability to evaluate individual circumstances, rehabilitation, or mitigating factors that courts already considered
  • Definitional clarity: The bill's language regarding "certain theft or fraud offenses" may need specificity—which convictions trigger action and whether out-of-state convictions apply

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

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