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Text: In order to pass legislation to address gun violence, which is critical to the safety, health, and well-being of the citizens of Minnesota, the Governor of Minnesota and the below legislative leaders agree as follows:

1. The Governor will call a Special Session to convene on Monday, October 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
2. The activity of the legislature during the Special Session must be confined to final passage of all of the following policies and appropriations:
a. Assault weapons and high-capacity magazines ban
b. Binary trigger ban
c. Eliminate the ghost gun loophole
d. Strengthen Extreme Risk Protection Orders, including increased funding for public outreach and education
e. Expand school safety funding
f. Increase funding for mental health treatment
g. Strengthen prohibitions against domestic abusers to ensure they do not have access to firearms (HF 391)
h. Increase criminal penalties for violent offenses committed with a firearm and increase criminal penalties for impersonating a police officer
i. Increase funding to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Team

3. With due regard to the individual rights and authorities of each member of the Minnesota legislature, the undersigned legislative leaders, as representatives of their caucuses, agree that:
a. All appropriation funding targets and sources will be agreed upon by all four legislative leaders and the Governor prior to Monday, October 6, 2025. The undersigned leaders agree that the combined budget targets will not exceed $20 million net impact per biennium.
b. Legislative committees will be responsible for negotiating specific policy details and appropriations budget bill language. If any legislative committee is unable to agree to final details, legislative leaders and the Governor will be responsible for approving final bill language in time to secure final passage of all above mentioned bills during the Special Session.
c. The legislative leaders will not support amendments once the above bills are finalized in bill form by agreement of the leaders below, except where an amendment is agreed upon by the leaders below. The finalized bills must be passed by both bodies before 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
d. No other bills other than those listed above may be passed, unless there is unanimous agreement in writing by the undersigned leaders.

4. The Special Session must conclude on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Both the House and Senate must adjourn the Special Session sine die before 12:00 a.m. on Monday, October 13, 2025.

5. This agreement may be changed by the agreement of the undersigned leaders.

Tim Walz Representative
Governor

Lisa Demuth Representative
Speaker of the House

Zack Stephenson
DFL Caucus Leader

Senator Erin Murphy
Senate Majority Leader

Senator Mark Johnson
Senate Minority Leader