04/14/2026

Attorney General Ellison's fraud fighting legislation passes Senate Judiciary Committee

Minnesota Attorney General

April 13, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) — This afternoon, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Representative Matt Norris, and Senator Ann Johnson Stewart’s legislation to combat Medicaid fraud passed the Minnesota Senate State and Local Government Committee. The legislation, known as the Medical Assistance Protection Act or MAP Act, will expand Attorney General Ellison’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), give them new investigative authority, and strengthen state Medicaid fraud laws to make it easier to prosecute those who steal from Medicaid.

Following the bill’s passage, it was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. On April 9, the MAP Act was heard in and passed out of the State and Local Government Committee. On March 24, the bill was heard in and passed out of the House Public Safety Committee, on March 10, it was heard in and passed out of the House Judiciary Committee, and on February 26, it was heard in and passed out of the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.