- REAL ID – A REAL ID compliance law passed in 2017 enables Minnesotans to use a state-issued ID to board an airplane or enter a federal facility. They will begin being issued in October 2018.
- Elder Abuse – Responding to reports of widespread elder abuse, Legislators worked to hold state agencies accountable for shortcomings on investigations, improve transparency in reports of maltreatment, enhance patient rights, and anti-retaliation measures.
- Opioid Crisis – Almost 400 people die each year from opioids in Minnesota. Legislators sent a bill to the governor to provide a rate increase for chemical dependency providers, enhance the Prescription Monitoring Program, and institute prescription limits to reduce the availability of opioids.