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MN SF3045

MN SF3045
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations

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Introduced
03/27/2025
In Committee
05/19/2025
Crossed Over
04/28/2025
Passed
05/20/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/23/2025

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to state government operations; establishing a biennial budget; appropriating money for the legislature, certain constitutional offices and state agencies, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota Humanities Center, certain retirement accounts, certain offices, departments, boards, commissions, councils, general contingent account, and tort claims; transferring money; raising fees; making changes to policy provisions for state government operations and local government policy; modifying state personnel management policies; modifying business filing and fraud policies; making changes to certain licensing boards; making technical changes; repealing provisions; modifying various laws related to election administration; modifying voting and absentee voting requirements and procedures; formalizing the election reporting system; modifying special election provisions; clarifying terminology; modifying campaign finance definitions; establishing and modifying disclaimer requirements; modifying laws on transition expenses; modifying statement of economic interest requirements; authorizing rulemaking; repealing the voting equipment grant account; requiring reports and publications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.06; 3.099, subdivision 3; 3.303, subdivision 3; 3.305, subdivisions 1, 9; 3.971, subdivisions 2, 8a, 9, by adding a subdivision; 10A.01, subdivisions 21, 22, 26, 26b, by adding a subdivision; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 10A.06; 10A.09, subdivision 1; 10A.20, by adding a subdivision; 11A.07, subdivisions 4, 4b; 11A.24, by adding a subdivision; 13.04, subdivision 4; 13.485, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 13D.02, subdivisions 1, 4; 14.48, subdivisions 1, 2; 14.62, subdivisions 1, 2a, by adding a subdivision; 15A.082, subdivisions 3, 7; 16A.057, subdivision 5; 16A.103, subdivision 1a; 16A.152, subdivision 8; 16A.28, subdivision 3; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16B.335, subdivision 2; 16B.48, subdivision 4; 16B.54, subdivision 2; 16B.97, subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 16B.981, subdivision 4; 16B.991, subdivision 2; 16C.05, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 16C.137, subdivision 2; 16C.16, subdivisions 2, 6, 6a, 7; 16D.09, subdivision 1; 43A.01, subdivision 3; 43A.02, subdivision 14; 43A.04, subdivisions 1, 4, 8; 43A.05, subdivision 3; 43A.08, subdivisions 1a, 4; 43A.11, subdivision 9; 43A.121; 43A.15, subdivisions 4, 7, 12, 14; 43A.17, subdivision 5; 43A.18, subdivision 2; 43A.181, subdivision 1; 43A.1815; 43A.19, subdivision 1; 43A.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 43A.24, subdivisions 1a, 2; 43A.27, subdivisions 2, 3; 43A.33, subdivision 3; 43A.346, subdivisions 2, 6; 43A.36, subdivision 1; 43A.421; 117.036, subdivision 2; 151.741, subdivision 5; 155A.23, by adding a subdivision; 155A.27, subdivision 2; 155A.2705, subdivision 3; 155A.30, subdivision 2; 181.931, by adding subdivisions; 181.932, subdivision 1; 201.054, subdivisions 1 SF3045 REVISOR SGS S3045-4 4th Engrossment 1, 2; 201.056; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 7; 201.071, subdivisions 1, 4; 201.091, subdivisions 5, 8; 201.121, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.14; 201.161, subdivisions 4, 5, 8; 201.162; 201.225, subdivisions 2, 5; 201.275; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.06, subdivision 4; 203B.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.08, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.081, subdivision 4; 203B.121, subdivisions 4, 5; 203B.17, subdivision 3; 203B.23, subdivision 2; 203B.29, subdivisions 1, 2; 203B.30, subdivisions 2, 3; 204B.06, subdivisions 1, 1b; 204B.07, subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3; 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4a; 204B.16, subdivisions 1a, 4; 204B.175, subdivision 3; 204B.19, subdivision 5; 204B.24; 204B.25, subdivision 1; 204B.28, subdivision 2; 204B.44; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204C.05, subdivision 2; 204C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.09, subdivision 1; 204C.10; 204C.15, subdivisions 2, 3; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.32, subdivision 1; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204D.19, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 204D.195; 205.13, subdivisions 1, 1a; 205A.06, subdivisions 1, 1a; 205A.11, subdivision 2; 206.83; 206.845, subdivision 1; 211A.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 211B.20, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 211B.32, subdivision 4; 211B.35, subdivision 2; 222.37, subdivision 1; 240.131, subdivision 7; 326.05; 326.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 10; 326.111, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 326A.03, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 326A.14; 331A.10, subdivision 2; 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.06, subdivisions 2, 4, 11; 367.36, subdivision 1; 368.47; 375.20; 383B.041, subdivision 5; 383C.035; 412.02, subdivision 3; 412.341, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 412.591, subdivision 3; 414.09, subdivision 3; 447.32, subdivision 4; 471.6985, subdivision 2; 477A.017, subdivision 3; 609.48, subdivision 1; Laws 1992, chapter 534, sections 7, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 8, subdivision 2; 10, subdivision 4; 16; Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 17, section 2, subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, sections 11, subdivision 2; 13; 47; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 67, section 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 5; 6; 8; 10A; 13; 15; 204B; 211B; 300; 383A; 471; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.8842; 3.8845; 16A.90; 16B.328, subdivision 2; 16B.356; 16B.357; 16B.358; 16B.359; 16B.45; 16C.36; 43A.315; 43A.317, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12; 43A.318, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; 204B.25, subdivision 3; 206.57, subdivision 5b; 206.95; 211B.06; 211B.08; 383C.07; 383C.74, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended; Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 3, section 2; Minnesota Rules, part 1105.7900, item D.

AI Summary

This bill appropriates funds for state government operations and elections policy for the fiscal years 2026 and 2027. * **Legislature:** $112,970,000 in 2026 and $114,534,000 in 2027, from the General Fund, for the Senate, House of Representatives, and the Legislative Coordinating Commission, including the Office of the Legislative Auditor, Revisor of Statutes, Legislative Reference Library, and Legislative Budget Office. * **Governor and Lieutenant Governor:** $9,231,000 each year, from the General Fund. * **State Auditor:** $15,634,000 in 2026 and $16,247,000 in 2027, from the General Fund. * **Attorney General:** $48,875,000 in 2026 and $47,684,000 in 2027, from various funds including the General Fund, State Government Special Revenue Fund, and Environmental Remediation Fund. * **Secretary of State:** $10,045,000 in 2026 and $9,929,000 in 2027, from the General Fund. * **Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board:** $2,579,000 in 2026 and $1,846,000 in 2027, from the General Fund, with $760,000 in each year allocated for specific legal expenses. * **State Board of Investment:** $139,000 each year, from the General Fund. * **Administrative Hearings:** $11,110,000 in 2026 and $11,709,000 in 2027, from the General Fund and the Workers' Compensation Fund. * **Information Technology Services:** $10,939,000 in 2026 and $11,150,000 in 2027, from the General Fund, with a provision that public noncommercial educational television broadcast stations are not charged for access to state broadcast infrastructure. * **Administration:** $36,849,000 in 2026 and $37,166,000 in 2027, from the General Fund, for Government and Citizen Services, Strategic Management Services, and Fiscal Agent functions. This includes appropriations for the Council on Developmental Disabilities, State Agency Accommodation Reimbursement, Office of Enterprise Translations, In Lieu of Rent, Public Television grants, and Public Radio grants. * **Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board:** $464,000 in 2026 and $472,000 in 2027, from the General Fund. * **Minnesota Management and Budget:** $52,114,000 in 2026 and $52,312,000 in 2027, from the General Fund. * **Revenue:** $215,661,000 in 2026 and $216,973,000 in 2027, from various funds including the General Fund, Health Care Access Fund, Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, and Environmental Fund, for Tax System Management and Debt Collection Management. This includes appropriations for taxpayer assistance and tax credit outreach grants. * **Gambling Control:** $6,334,000 each year, from the Lawful Gambling Regulation Account in the Special Revenue Fund. * **Racing Commission:** $954,000 each year, from the Racing and Card Playing Regulation Accounts in the Special Revenue Fund. * **State Lottery:** Operating budget capped at $45,000,000 in each fiscal year. * **Amateur Sports Commission:** $401,000 in 2026 and $411,000 in 2027, from the General Fund. * **Councils for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Latino Affairs, Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans, and Indian Affairs Council:** Various amounts totaling over $4 million each year from the General Fund. * **Minnesota Historical Society:** $26,763,000 in 2026 and $27,076,000 in 2027, from the General Fund, for Operations and Programs and Fiscal Agent functions, including grants to specific museums and organizations. General tours at the Capitol are free. * **Board of the Arts:** $7,798,000 in 2026 and $7,808,000 in 2027, from the General Fund, for Operations and Services, Grants Program, and Regional Arts Councils. Grant recipients are restricted from using more than ten percent of grant funds for travel outside Minnesota. * **Minnesota Humanities Center:** $970,000 each year, from the General Fund, with $500,000 each year for Healthy Eating, Here at Home grants. * **Licensing Boards:** Various amounts for the Boards of Accountancy, Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design, Cosmetologist Examiners, and Barber Examiners. * **Children, Youth, and Families:** $55,000 in 2026, from the General Fund, for integrating the transit assistance program into the MNbenefits web portal. * **General Contingent Accounts:** $2,000,000 in 2026 and $500,000 in 2027, from the General Fund and Special Revenue Fund, requiring approval from the governor after consultation with the Legislative Advisory Commission. * **Tort Claims:** $161,000 each year, from the General Fund, for claims according to statute. * **Retirement Accounts:** Appropriations for the Minnesota State Retirement System ($15,064,000 in 2026, $15,154,000 in 2027), Public Employees Retirement Association ($25,000,000 each year), and Teachers Retirement Association ($29,831,000 each year), and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund ($14,827,000 each year). The bill also includes numerous policy changes related to state government operations, election administration, personnel management, business filing, and licensing boards. Key policy changes include modifications to election reporting systems, absentee voting procedures, special election provisions, campaign finance disclaimer requirements, and statement of economic interest requirements.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Secretary of State, Filed (on 05/23/2025)
(1 Companion Bills)

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