Representative Krisha presented House File 901 to allow retail licensees to transfer white wine inventory between their stores to avoid spoilage; Teamsters Local 792 opposed the bill, saying it favors large chains and threatens distributors and the three‑tier system; the committee laid the bill over for possible omnibus inclusion.

The Judiciary and Public Safety Committee voted to advance Senate File 3338 after retailers and law enforcement described transnational schemes that alter and resell gift cards, recovering thousands of compromised cards and six-figure losses for retailers. The bill adds gift-card fraud to Minnesota’s organized retail crime framework.

House File 2879 would create a coordinated advisory board to connect multi‑jurisdictional retail and supply‑chain theft investigations; retailers, trucking and dealer groups described sophisticated, cross‑jurisdictional criminal networks and urged a statewide coordination mechanism; the committee laid the bill over.

Minnesota bill proposes removal of $100 threshold for retail delivery fees starting August 2025.