In one paragraph
Not law. Minnesota's SF 4509, the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, would have added Minn. Stat. 325M.40 to 325M.42. AI model developers would have had to adopt, publish in redacted form and send to the attorney general a safety and security protocol, not deploy a model creating an unreasonable risk of critical harm, and report safety incidents within 72 hours. Civil penalties would reach $10,000,000, then $30,000,000.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died, so it creates no obligations for AI developers in Minnesota.
Key provisions
- Would have added Minn. Stat. 325M.40 to 325M.42; developer: a person that has trained at least one AI model; critical harm: death, serious physical injury or mental injury of 25 or more people, or at least $1,000,000 in damages, from specified weapons or criminal-type conduct
- Before deployment, a developer must implement a written safety and security protocol, keep an unredacted copy for the deployment period plus five years, publish a redacted copy and send it to the attorney general
- A developer must not deploy a model that creates an unreasonable risk of critical harm; annual protocol review required
- Safety incidents must be disclosed to the attorney general within 72 hours of learning of them
- No knowingly false or materially misleading statements in the required documents
- Attorney general civil action: penalty up to $10,000,000 for a first violation and up to $30,000,000 for later ones, plus injunctive relief; injured persons could sue for damages and fees
- Companion HF 4532 (committee only); no stated effective date
- Introduced March 17, 2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection; Boldon added as author April 7, 2026; no committee action
Latest legislative action
Apr 7, 2026. Author added Boldon; no further action before the 2025-2026 Legislature adjourned
Sponsors (showing 5 of 6)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Anderson | Primary |
| Maye Quade | Primary |
| Utke | Primary |
| Howe | Cosponsor |
| Jasinski | Cosponsor |
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