---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault established."
description: "Remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault established."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 3970"
citation: "Minnesota HF 3970 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Crimes and Criminals-Sexual Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moller"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-03-05"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb00b7e8-5d35-4ab4-99c7-f24518766d81"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3970?list=open&body=House"
source_hash: "98c05eb3d9eb73be1f22db90c36d2729c66f16b2e778504bfa333394646890e3"
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 HF 3970 (2025-2026) — Remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault established.

## 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/94/2026/0/HF/3970/versions/1/)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3970/versions/2/)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3970/versions/0/)

## Votes

- Passage, as amended — **120–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moller — primary (person)
- Curran — cosponsor (person)
- Frazier — cosponsor (person)
- Gustafson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-05** Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Author added Frazier and Curran
- **2026-04-07** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-07** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-22** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day 04/23/2026
- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2026-04-23** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-05-04** Returned from Senate
- **2026-05-06** Presented to Governor 05/06/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Governor approval 05/07/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-07** Secretary of State, Filed 05/07/2026
- **2026-04-27** Received from House `introduction`
- **2026-04-27** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2026-04-27** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison to SF3907, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-28** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF3907
- **2026-04-28** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Special Order: Rule 45 amendment stricken
- **2026-04-30** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Presentment date 05/06/26
- **2026-05-07** Governor's action Approval 05/07/26 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-07** Secretary of State Chapter 80 05/07/26
- **2026-07-01** Effective date 07/01/2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb00b7e8-5d35-4ab4-99c7-f24518766d81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).