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Little by little, agreements are coming together in the final week of the Minnesota Legislature’s session, including one to take on the fast-spreading use of prediction markets.

Lawmakers are racing to complete their work by Sunday night because Minnesota’s Constitution doesn’t allow them to approve legislation on the final day, which is Monday.

Negotiators from the closely divided Senate and the tied House picked away at lower-tier proposals while legislative leaders searched for the big deal that will pave the way for action on matters such as school and Capitol security, hospital stabilization and an array of publicly financed construction projects.

A proposal to ban prediction markets — like Kalshi and Polymarket — is included in 

 agreed upon by a set of House and Senate lawmakers. 

The proposal makes it a felony to host or advertise a prediction market in the state. The sites allow users to wager on a broad range of future events. People involved in creating, managing or facilitating the sites could face felony charges under the bill. 

The legislation lays out some of the kinds of trades that lawmakers consider part of the wagering restrictions: athletic events, games of skill, wars or natural emergencies, actions by government entities such as criminal or civil trials and mass casualty events.

. But the sites don't pay state taxes and operate under commodity trading laws.

Opponents anticipate lawsuits. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued other states over regulations for the prediction market sites. 

The bill could come up soon for final House and Senate votes.

Votes are also ahead on bills to require age monitoring and verification of users of social media platforms.

The proposal, due for a floor vote Tuesday in the House and in a key committee in the Senate on Wednesday, 

 to create an account for a child under 16 years of age. More addictive features like infinite scrolling and targeted paid ads cannot be displayed for children’s accounts. 

Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, has been spearheading the legislation in the House. Scott told MPR News’ Morning Edition on Tuesday that an important aspect to the bill is it’s not “content focused” it’s “design focused.”

“If a parent approves a social media account for their kid that's under 16 years old, that account will look different,” Scott said.

“The push notifications, the infinite scrolling, the ads, those sorts of things will be gone.”

For Scott, the goal of this bill is simple: “I'm hoping to prevent addiction.” Scott says she’s seen the toll on children's mental health and safety that social media can take.

The proposal has bipartisan support in both chambers.

The Senate version needs clearance by that chamber’s Rules and Administration Committee to move ahead because it came together after committee deadlines. That consideration is happening on Wednesday.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates on other proposals moving forward throughout the day.

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