---
type: "Bill"
title: "Information on the connection between pornography and sex trafficking collection requirement; authorized penalty assessment expansion"
description: "Information on the connection between pornography and sex trafficking collection requirement; authorized penalty assessment expansion"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2554"
citation: "Minnesota SF 2554 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Criminals", "Crimes and Criminals-Sexual Offenses", "Law Enforcement", "Public Safety and Public Safety Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-22"
last_action: "2018-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53a2a4d0-2314-4622-97a5-25a21ef690bc"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2554&ssn=0&y=2018"
source_hash: "314c1162fb7f04587a46e7178779154dfbe767d838577f3762c219d30e852ec7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota SF 2554 (2017-2018) — Information on the connection between pornography and sex trafficking collection requirement; authorized penalty assessment expansion

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2554&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2554&version=2&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2554&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)

## Votes

- S.F. NO. 2554 — **127–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson — primary (person)
- Abeler — cosponsor (person)
- Backer — cosponsor (person)
- Bahr, C. — cosponsor (person)
- Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Dettmer — cosponsor (person)
- Drazkowski — cosponsor (person)
- Fischer — cosponsor (person)
- Gazelka — cosponsor (person)
- Grossell — cosponsor (person)
- Gruenhagen — cosponsor (person)
- Heintzeman — cosponsor (person)
- Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Jessup — cosponsor (person)
- Kiel — cosponsor (person)
- Knoblach — cosponsor (person)
- Koznick — cosponsor (person)
- Limmer — cosponsor (person)
- Lohmer — cosponsor (person)
- Lucero — cosponsor (person)
- Lueck — cosponsor (person)
- Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Neu — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Poston — cosponsor (person)
- Pugh — cosponsor (person)
- Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Theis — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Whelan — cosponsor (person)
- Wills — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-22** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Comm report: To pass `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** General Orders: Stricken and re-referred to Finance
- **2018-03-22** Comm report: To pass as amended `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Special Order: Amended
- **2018-05-02** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-05-14** Returned from House
- **2018-05-14** Presentment date 05/14/18
- **2018-05-19** Governor's action Approval 05/17/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Received from Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF2967
- **2018-05-07** Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register
- **2018-05-07** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-08** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2018-05-10** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2018-05-14** Presented to Governor 05/14/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-17** Governor approval 05/17/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-17** Secretary of State, Filed 05/17/18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53a2a4d0-2314-4622-97a5-25a21ef690bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).