Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF2189 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to taxation; local government aid; establishing public safety aid for local
3	3	1.3 governments and Tribal governments; appropriating money.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. 2025 PUBLIC SAFETY AID.
6	6	1.6 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
7	7	1.7meanings given:
8	8	1.8 (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue;
9	9	1.9 (2) "local unit" means (i) a town with a population of at least 10,000, or (ii) a statutory
10	10	1.10or home rule charter city;
11	11	1.11 (3) "population" means population estimates made or conducted by the United States
12	12	1.12Bureau of the Census; the Metropolitan Council pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
13	13	1.13473.24; or by the state demographer pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 4A.02, paragraph
14	14	1.14(d), whichever is the most recent estimate and available as of January 1, 2025;
15	15	1.15 (4) "Tribal governments" has the meaning given to "Minnesota Tribal governments" in
16	16	1.16Minnesota Statutes, section 10.65, subdivision 2, clause (4); and
17	17	1.17 (5) "Tribal population" means population estimates made or conducted by the United
18	18	1.18States Bureau of the Census of the federally recognized American Indian reservations and
19	19	1.19off-reservation trust lands in Minnesota, whichever is the most recent estimate and available
20	20	1.20as of January 1, 2025.
21	21	1.21 Subd. 2.County aid.A county's public safety aid equals the sum of:
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR MS/NS 25-0085312/04/24
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 2189
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by Norris03/12/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes 2.1 (1) the product of (i) the county's population, and (ii) the county basic allowance; plus
32	32	2.2 (2) the product of (i) the county's population minus the total population of every local
33	33	2.3unit located in that county, and (ii) the county additional allowance.
34	34	2.4 Subd. 3.Tribal government aid.A Tribal government's public safety aid equals the
35	35	2.5sum of:
36	36	2.6 (1) the product of (i) the Tribe's population, and (ii) the county basic allowance; plus
37	37	2.7 (2) the product of (i) the Tribe's population, and (ii) the county additional allowance.
38	38	2.8 Subd. 4.Local unit aid.A local unit's public safety aid equals the product of (1) the
39	39	2.9local unit's population, and (2) the local unit allowance.
40	40	2.10 Subd. 5.Commissioner to calculate allowances.(a) The commissioner must calculate
41	41	2.11the county basic allowance so that the total amount of aid distributed under subdivisions 2,
42	42	2.12clause (1), and 3, clause (1), equals 70 percent of the amount appropriated for aid to counties
43	43	2.13and Tribal governments.
44	44	2.14 (b) The commissioner must calculate the county additional allowance so that the total
45	45	2.15amount of aid distributed under subdivisions 2, clause (2), and 3, clause (2), equals 30
46	46	2.16percent of the amount appropriated for aid to counties and Tribal governments.
47	47	2.17 (c) The commissioner must calculate the local unit allowance so that the total amount
48	48	2.18of aid distributed under subdivision 4 equals the amount appropriated for aid to local units.
49	49	2.19 Subd. 6.Eligible uses.(a) A county, Tribal government, or local unit must use the aid
50	50	2.20under this section to provide public safety, including community violence prevention and
51	51	2.21intervention programs; community engagement; mental health crisis responses; victim
52	52	2.22services; training programs; first responder wellness; equipment related to fire, rescue, and
53	53	2.23emergency services; or to pay other personnel or equipment costs.
54	54	2.24 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a county, Tribal government, or local unit may not
55	55	2.25apply the aid under this section toward:
56	56	2.26 (1) its employer contribution to the public employees police and fire fund if the county,
57	57	2.27Tribal government, or local unit received police state aid under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
58	58	2.28477C, in calendar year 2024;
59	59	2.29 (2) any costs associated with alleged wrongdoing or misconduct;
60	60	2.30 (3) the purchase of an armored or tactical vehicle or substantially similar vehicle;
61	61	2.31 (4) the purchase of tear gas, chemical munitions, or substantially similar items; or
62	62	2Section 1.
63	63	REVISOR MS/NS 25-0085312/04/24 3.1 (5) the costs of construction, reconstruction, remodeling, expansion, or improvement of
64	64	3.2a police station, including related facilities. For purposes of this clause, "related facilities"
65	65	3.3includes access roads, lighting, sidewalks, and utility components on or adjacent to the
66	66	3.4property on which the police station is located that are necessary for safe access to and use
67	67	3.5of the building.
68	68	3.6 Subd. 7.Certification; payment date.The commissioner must certify the aid amount
69	69	3.7to be paid in 2025 to each county, Tribal government, and local unit by September 1, 2025.
70	70	3.8The commissioner must make the full 2025 payment to each county, Tribal government,
71	71	3.9and local unit by December 26, 2025.
72	72	3.10 Subd. 8.Appropriation.(a) $300,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the
73	73	3.11general fund to the commissioner of revenue for public safety aid under this section.
74	74	3.12 (b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), 30 percent is for aid to counties and Tribal
75	75	3.13governments and 70 percent is for aid to local units.
76	76	3.14 (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
77	77	3.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for aids payable in 2025.
78	78	3Section 1.
79	79	REVISOR MS/NS 25-0085312/04/24