| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to local government; allowing local government noncompliance with |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 unfunded mandates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 373; 471. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [373.52] NO MANDATES WITHOUT FUNDING. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.County noncompliance allowed.(a) Except as provided under subdivision |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.82, a county is not required to comply with a state mandate in paragraph (b) until a state law |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9provides a county with the amount of revenue needed to pay for the mandate. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) A state mandate that a county is not required to comply with under paragraph (a) is |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11a mandate that: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (1) affects the daily operation of a county government; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (2) changes the allocation of a county's resources; or |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (3) changes a county's spending priorities. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 Subd. 2.Exceptions.A county must comply with a state mandate if the amount of |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16revenue needed for compliance is incidental compared to the county's total budget. A county |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17must continue compliance with any law that governs financial audit requirements or that |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18directly affects the safety and health of county residents. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section applies to state mandates that are in effect after June |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.2030, 2025. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR MS/VJ 25-0316702/13/25 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 1593 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 Sec. 2. [471.343] NO MANDATES WITHOUT FUNDING. |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2.2 Subdivision 1.Municipal noncompliance allowed.(a) Except as provided under |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2.3subdivision 2, a municipality is not required to comply with a state mandate in paragraph |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.4(b) until a state law provides a municipality with the amount of revenue needed to pay for |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.5the mandate. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.6 (b) A state mandate that a municipality is not required to comply with under paragraph |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.7(a) is a mandate that: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.8 (1) affects the daily operation of municipal government; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.9 (2) changes the allocation of municipal resources; or |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.10 (3) changes a municipality's spending priorities. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.11 Subd. 2.Exceptions.A municipality must comply with a state mandate if the amount |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.12of revenue needed for compliance is incidental compared to the municipality's total budget. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.13A municipality must continue compliance with any law that governs financial audit |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.14requirements or that directly affects the safety and health of municipal residents. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section applies to state mandates that are in effect after June |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.1630, 2025. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 45 | 45 | | REVISOR MS/VJ 25-0316702/13/25 |
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