He served as vice chair of the Public Safety & Security Policy and Finance Committee during the 2017 legislative session.

[6][7][8][9] He opposed legislation requiring law enforcement to release unedited body camera footage after deadly force incidents to the families of the victims within 48 hours of the event.

[12][13][14] Johnson opposed legislation to legalize marijuana in Minnesota and a bill to provide driver's licenses to all Minnesotans regardless of immigration status.

[26] He said he believed the commission went "way too far" when reducing penalties for drug offenders and again overstepped when it set a five-year felony probation cap.

[29][30][31] He opposed increasing background checks and red flag laws, saying, "we have to quit blaming the tool and look at what's causing it".