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Demographic Impact Statements

In 2008, MSGC staff began providing the Minnesota Legislature demographic impact statements - previously referred to as "racial-impact statements" - on certain crime bills when such a statement was anticipated to be helpful to the Legislature. When, in the course of preparing a required fiscal impact statement, MSGC staff identifies a bill that meets its criteria for preparing a demographic impact statement, it prepares such a statement and sends it to the chairs of the crime committees in the Senate and the House. This is done separately from the required fiscal-impact statements.

Demographic Impact Statement Policy 

MSGC has prepared 39 demographic impact statements. Those statements pertain to the following bills:

93rd Minnesota Legislature (2024)

Senate File No. 3663Demographic Impact Statement

93rd Minnesota Legislature (2023)

House File No. 2651Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 100Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 1406Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 216Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 615Demographic Impact Statement

92nd Minnesota Legislature (2022)

Senate File No. 2850Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 4174Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 1355Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2576Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2673Demographic Impact Statement

92nd Minnesota Legislature (2021)

House File No. 613-1UEDemographic Impact Statement

House File No. 707-2EDemographic Impact Statement

91st Minnesota Legislature (2020)

House File No. 2013-1CEDemographic Impact Statement

House File No. 3070Demographic Impact Statement

91st Minnesota Legislature (2019)

House File No. 2013Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 812Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 689Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 480Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 89Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 111Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2445Demographic Impact Statement

90th Minnesota Legislature (2018)

House File No. 2964Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 2904Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2699Demographic Impact Statement

90th Minnesota Legislature (2017)

House File No. 34Racial Impact Statement

89th Minnesota Legislature (2016)

House File No. 2557Racial Impact Statement

Senate File No. 3481Racial Impact Statement

89th Minnesota Legislature (2015)

Senate File No. 878Amendment SCS0878A550Racial Impact Statement

88th Minnesota Legislature (2013)

House File No. 285Racial Impact Statement

87th Minnesota Legislature (2012)

Senate File No. 1665Racial Impact Statement

87th Minnesota Legislature (2011)

House File No. 306Racial Impact Statement

86th Minnesota Legislature (2009)

Senate File No. 2018Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 1596Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 1199Racial Impact Statement

85th Minnesota Legislature (2008)

Senate File No. 2790Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 3175Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 3101Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 2949Racial Impact Statement


In 2013, MSGC began using U.S. Census data, rather than annual QuickFacts population estimates, to correct an error that affected the calculation of the Hispanic population in previous years' statements. 

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