Upcoming Meeting(s)
Commission Meeting
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Minnesota Department of Corrections – ETC Building
1450 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108 – Remote Access Optional*
Related materials and instructions on monitoring the meeting remotely will be posted prior to the meeting.
THE MINNESOTA SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in the Minnesota Senate Building, Room 1100, 95 University Ave. W., Saint Paul, MN 55155. The public hearing was held to consider proposed modifications to the 2025 Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines and Commentary resulting from the Commission’s comprehensive review.
The Commission will hold the record open for five calendar days after the public hearing to accept written comment. Written materials must be received no later than November 25, 2025. Any person who wishes to provide a written statement may do so in one of three ways:
• By personally delivering the written statement to Commission staff at the public hearing;
• By sending the written statement by United States Mail to Minn. Sentencing Guidelines Commission, 658 Cedar Street, Suite G-58, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155; or
• By emailing the written statement to sentencing.guidelines@state.mn.us.
After the written comment period ends, the proposed modifications are subject to final action by the Commission at its meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2025, with meeting details to be posted on the Commission’s web site. If adopted, the proposed modifications will be submitted to the Legislature by January 15, 2026. Unless the Legislature by law provides otherwise, such modifications will take effect August 1, 2026, and will apply as provided in Guidelines 3.G.
* Some Commission members may participate by interactive technology. Minnesota law provides, "If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a meeting, the entity, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location." Minn. Stat. § 13D.015, subd. 4. Refer to the MSGC web site or contact staff as soon as possible to make arrangements for such monitoring. In compliance with Minn. Stat. § 13D.015, this notice was posted on the MSGC web site on November 21, 2025.
2025 MSGC Regular Meeting Calendar (updated February 14, 2025)
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