1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to civil law; amending the statute of limitations for actions under the
1.3 Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28,
1.4 subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 3.For filing claim; filing options.(a) A claim of an unfair discriminatory practice
1.8must be brought as a civil action pursuant to section 363A.33, subdivision 1, filed in a charge
1.9with a local commission pursuant to section 363A.07, subdivision 3, or filed in a charge
1.10with the commissioner within one year after ten years of the occurrence of the practice.
1.11 (b) The running of the one-year ten-year limitation period is suspended during the time
1.12a potential charging party and respondent are voluntarily engaged in a dispute resolution
1.13process involving a claim of unlawful discrimination under this chapter, including arbitration,
1.14conciliation, mediation or grievance procedures pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement
1.15or statutory, charter, ordinance provisions for a civil service or other employment system
1.16or a school board sexual harassment or sexual violence policy. A potential respondent who
1.17participates in such a process with a potential charging party before a charge is filed or a
1.18civil action is brought shall notify the department and the charging party in writing of the
1.19participation in the process and the date the process commenced and shall also notify the
1.20department and the charging party of the ending date of the process. A respondent who fails
1.21to provide this notification is barred from raising the defense that the statute of limitations
1.22has run unless one year ten years plus a period of time equal to the suspension period has
1.23passed.
1Section 1.
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State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2855
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Fischer03/26/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law 2.1 (c) The running of the one-year ten-year limitation period is suspended during the
2.2applicable time period under section 363A.331, subdivision 2, during which a civil action
2.3may not be brought.
2Section 1.
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