Minnesota’s new laws in 2025 include background checks on college applicants, increased minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, health and safety protections for workers, support for homeless and housing initiatives, new voting laws, childcare funding and expansion, environmental protections, increased disability rights protections, expanded healthcare access, unemployment benefits increase, changes to public assistance programs, minimum standards for care homes, increased funding for education, data privacy laws, criminal justice reforms, animal protection laws, drug decriminalization and addiction treatment, new transportation regulations, workplace safety for delivery drivers, access to broadband, revised driver’s license testing, mental health education in schools, expanded farmworker protections, and expansion of voting rights.