Bill > SF543

This bill modifies how certain court and marriage license fees are allocated, with a specific focus on increasing funding for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership (MFRP), a program likely aimed at supporting families during challenging times. In the first section, the bill changes the fee for dissolution (divorce) actions from $30 to $60, with the additional $30 being directed to the MFRP through the special revenue fund. The second section adjusts the disposition of marriage license fees, shifting the allocation between the general fund and the special revenue fund: for a standard civil marriage license, $25 will now go to the MFRP (increased from $25 to $55), while the general fund allocation decreases from $55 to $25. Similarly, for a $40 marriage license fee, $10 will continue to be allocated to the MFRP. These changes effectively increase funding for the MFRP by reallocating existing fee revenues, without creating new fees, demonstrating a strategic redistribution of existing financial resources to support family-focused programming.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0543&ssn=0&y=2025