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 40 demographic impact statements. Those statements pertain to the following bills:

94th Minnesota Legislature (2025)

Senate File No. 667; Demographic Impact Statement

93rd Minnesota Legislature (2024)

Senate File No. 3663; Demographic Impact Statement

93rd Minnesota Legislature (2023)

House File No. 2651; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 100; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 1406; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 216; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 615; Demographic Impact Statement

92nd Minnesota Legislature (2022)

Senate File No. 2850; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 4174; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 1355; Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2576; Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2673; Demographic Impact Statement

92nd Minnesota Legislature (2021)

House File No. 613-1UE; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 707-2E; Demographic Impact Statement

91st Minnesota Legislature (2020)

House File No. 2013-1CE; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 3070; Demographic Impact Statement

91st Minnesota Legislature (2019)

House File No. 2013; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 812; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 689; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 480; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 89; Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 111; Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2445; Demographic Impact Statement

90th Minnesota Legislature (2018)

House File No. 2964; Demographic Impact Statement

House File No. 2904; Demographic Impact Statement

Senate File No. 2699; Demographic Impact Statement

90th Minnesota Legislature (2017)

House File No. 34; Racial Impact Statement

89th Minnesota Legislature (2016)

House File No. 2557; Racial Impact Statement

Senate File No. 3481; Racial Impact Statement

89th Minnesota Legislature (2015)

Senate File No. 878, Amendment SCS0878A550; Racial Impact Statement

88th Minnesota Legislature (2013)

House File No. 285; Racial Impact Statement

87th Minnesota Legislature (2012)

Senate File No. 1665; Racial Impact Statement

87th Minnesota Legislature (2011)

House File No. 306; Racial Impact Statement

86th Minnesota Legislature (2009)

Senate File No. 2018; Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 1596; Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 1199; Racial Impact Statement

85th Minnesota Legislature (2008)

Senate File No. 2790; Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 3175; Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 3101; Racial Impact Statement

House File No. 2949; Racial 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.