---
type: "Bill"
title: "Omnibus elections bill"
description: "Omnibus elections bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 514"
citation: "Minnesota SF 514 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections", "Omnibus Bills"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kiffmeyer"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12bd8f33-6899-49f8-8b9f-deb5a6c405b6"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0514&ssn=0&y=2017"
source_hash: "26ed2b72443f3c12ef34d2fa28f576e6335ab557397b1ff2de1da189091574ed"
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 514 (2017-2018) — Omnibus elections bill

## 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=SF514&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF514&version=2&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
3. **3rd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF514&version=3&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
4. **4th Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF514&version=4&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
5. **5th Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF514&version=5&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
6. **6th Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF514&version=6&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
7. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF514&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)

## Votes

- S.F. NO. 514 — **127–5** (pass) · lower
- S.F. NO. 514 — **53–77** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kiffmeyer — primary (person)
- Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- O'Driscoll — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to State Government Finance and Policy and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Local Government `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Rule 12.10: report of votes in committee
- **2017-03-08** Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Transportation Finance and Policy `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27** Comm report: To pass as amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Special Order: Amended
- **2017-05-15** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2017-05-21** Returned from House with amendment
- **2017-05-21** Senate concurred and repassed bill
- **2017-05-21** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2017-05-26** Presentment date 05/26/17
- **2017-05-30** Governor's action Approval 05/30/17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Received from Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-16** Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF729
- **2017-05-17** Bills not identical, SF substituted on General Register
- **2017-05-17** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Sunday, May 21st, 2017
- **2017-05-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-21** Point of order raised, ruled well taken
- **2017-05-21** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2017-05-21** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-05-26** Presented to Governor 5/26/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-30** Governor approval 5/30/2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-30** Secretary of State, Filed 5/30/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12bd8f33-6899-49f8-8b9f-deb5a6c405b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).