# House File 5143 *Minnesota House bill filed in May 2026 to repeal Minnesota Statutes section 43A.191* **House File 5143** is a bill filed in the Minnesota House of Representatives on May 13, 2026, to repeal Minnesota Statutes [[§43A.191]]. It was filed five days before constitutional adjournment.[^1] The source record describes it as "the lone §43A.191 repeal vehicle", meaning it was the only bill that would repeal that section.[^1] Seven members filed the bill. The record names no Senate companion and shows no hearing, debate, vote, or fiscal note on it as of June 18, 2026.[^1] The source sets the two-page bill against "forty-one years of statute and rule".[^1] The same record states that Speaker Demuth and the majority leader are not on the bill, and that no Senate Republican filed a companion.[^1] It also states that the caucus had made fraud its flagship 2026 priority with [[House File 1]], a bill to create an Inspector General. According to the record, that caucus did not name §43A.191 as a priority, either at its convention or on any major candidate's platform.[^1] The source describes §43A.191 as the statute over which the United States has sued.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Seven members filed House File 5143.[^1] - Speaker Demuth and the majority leader are not on the bill, and no Senate Republican filed a companion, according to the record.[^1] ### What - House File 5143 is the only bill filed to repeal §43A.191.[^1] ### When - The bill was filed on May 13, 2026, five days before constitutional adjournment.[^1] ### Why - The source identifies §43A.191 as the statute over which the United States has sued.[^1] ### How - As of June 18, 2026, the record shows no Senate companion, hearing, debate, vote, or fiscal note on the bill.[^1] ### How much - The bill is two pages long.[^1] ### How many - Seven members filed the bill.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Minnesota wiki validated master, *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, June 18, 2026). This source supports the filing date of May 13, 2026, five days before constitutional adjournment. It also supports the seven filing members and the two-page length. It records the absence of a Senate companion, hearing, debate, vote, and fiscal note, and that Speaker Demuth, the majority leader, and Senate Republicans are not on the bill. It supports House File 1's status as the caucus's 2026 priority and the description of §43A.191 as the statute the United States sues over. (No URL in pack.)