Minnesota House File 146
| Minnesota House File 146 | |
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| Minnesota Legislature | |
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| Citation | [1] |
| Territorial extent | Minnesota |
| Enacted by | Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Enacted | March 23, 2023 |
| Enacted by | Minnesota Senate |
| Enacted | April 21, 2023 |
| Signed by | Tim Walz |
| Signed | April 27, 2023 |
| Effective | April 27, 2023 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| Bill title | House File 146 |
| Introduced by | Leigh Finke |
| Introduced | January 9, 2023 |
| First reading | January 9, 2023 |
| Second reading | February 27, 2023 |
| Third reading | March 23, 2023 |
| Voting summary |
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| Second chamber: Minnesota Senate | |
| Received from the Minnesota House of Representatives | March 27, 2023 |
| Member(s) in charge | Erin Maye Quade |
| First reading | March 27, 2023 |
| Second reading | April 12, 2023 |
| Third reading | April 21, 2023 |
| Voting summary |
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| Summary | |
| Prohibits the enforcement of out-of-state laws regarding gender-affirming medical care in Minnesota and adds other protections to access of gender-affirming care. | |
| Status: In force | |
legislature, enacted_by.Minnesota House File 146 (HF 146) is a 2023 law in the state of Minnesota that protects access to gender-affirming care for minors. Governor Tim Walz signed it on April 27, 2023, and it became effective immediately. HF 146 is commonly referred to as a "shield" or "sanctuary" law due to its protections from out-of-state law enforcement, thereby making Minnesota a trans refuge state. Around the time this law was passed, Minnesota's neighboring state passed laws limiting access to gender-affirming care.
HF 146 was introduced by Leigh Finke, Minnesota's first openly transgender lawmaker. The bill passed in the Minnesota House of Representatives by a vote of 68-62 and in the Minnesota Senate by a vote of 34-30. The law followed an executive order signed by Walz that protected gender-affirming medical care and prohibited the enforcement of out-of-state laws regarding such care, similar to HF 146. Following the 2025 Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, U.S. representative Tom Emmer called for the repeal of HF 146.