Minnesota Family Council engaged in many issues of public policy in the 2025 Legislation Session. The session officially came to a close in the early morning hours of June 10 as legislators passed final budget bills in the one-day special session. Here is a brief summary of issues we were tracking and watching for at the end of legislative session:
No so-called "Equal Rights Amendment" (ERA) in 2025
The ERA failed to pass even out of committee in its single hearing in the 2025 legislative session. The ERA is a proposed state constitutional amendment which would give constitutional protection to abortion and so-called "gender identity," with no protections for religious freedom. Minnesota Family Council has been strongly opposed to this legislation for multiple legislative sessions, especially in 2024 when the legislation had more momentum and even passed the Minnesota House. Read more about our analysis of this issue in this National Review article written by Renee Carlson and Rebecca Delahunt: "In Minnesota, Push for ERA Threatens Freedoms, Equality."
Watch our 2025 testimony in committee by Renee Carlson, General Counsel of True North Legal, and testimony by Rebecca Delahunt, Director of Public Policy.
No mobile sports gambling legalization in 2025
Even with multiple bill introductions to legalize the mobile sports gambling industry, the issue failed to pass out of a committee in the state Senate and never had a hearing in the state House of Representatives.
Read our 2025 written testimony with a detailed summary of our opposition.
Watch our 2025 verbal testimony in committee.
Nonpublic student aid was protected
Approximately $55 million a year is allocated to Minnesota students seeking nonpublic education opportunities for expenses such as transportation, textbooks, testing, school nursing, and counseling. Governor Walz' proposed state budget earlier this year recommended elimination of this funding to students, but legislative leaders preserved this funding.
This is a school choice issue for Minnesota students. Read MFC written testimony in opposition to these proposed cuts in committee.
Small cuts to grant funding of abortion achieved in the omnibus Health bill
The Sexual and Reproductive Health grant funds abortion providers (among other services) in the state, awarding state taxpayer dollars to organizations such as Planned Parenthood and others which provide abortion. Staff and legislators were able to secure small cuts to this grant funding, an achievement which Minnesota Family Council supports. We look forward to working on more cuts of state taxpayer funding of abortion in the future.
