Overview
- On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee unanimously approved two bills authored by Sen. John Hoffman.
- One bill would reclassify impersonating a police officer from a misdemeanor to a felony.
- The companion bill would require used police vehicles to be sold only after removal of all law-enforcement insignia and equipment.
- Reporting indicates the felony provision would take effect on August 1 if enacted.
- The proposals, backed by law-enforcement groups, follow Hoffman's testimony recounting the June 2025 attack that killed House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded his family.