Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF3193 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to property taxation; tax increment financing; allowing an authority to
3	3	1.3 stop payments after finding that a developer, contractor, or subcontractor has
4	4	1.4 violated state or municipal labor law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
5	5	1.5 Statutes, chapter 469.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. [469.1767] REMEDIES FOR LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS.
8	8	1.8 Subdivision 1.Remedies.If the municipality makes a finding, pursuant to the
9	9	1.9requirements of subdivision 2, that a developer, contractor, or subcontractor violated state
10	10	1.10or municipal labor laws in developing a project approved by the municipality, the authority
11	11	1.11may, notwithstanding any contract, note, or agreement to the contrary, stop payments of
12	12	1.12increment to a developer, property owner, or note holder for costs of activities incurred in
13	13	1.13developing the project, including payments for any interest accrued through the financing
14	14	1.14of such costs.
15	15	1.15 Subd. 2.Public notice, hearing, and discussion required.(a) The municipality shall
16	16	1.16make a finding of a labor law violation only after a public hearing thereon after published
17	17	1.17notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least once not less than
18	18	1.18ten days nor more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice must include the
19	19	1.19proposed findings to be adopted at the hearing.
20	20	1.20 (b) A finding of a labor law violation must include a citation to the labor law found to
21	21	1.21be violated and facts supporting the finding, including the dates, times, or locations of any
22	22	1.22alleged violations.
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	REVISOR SS/RC 25-0535504/01/25
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 3193
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	31	Authored by Coulter, Gomez, Norris and Pinto04/21/2025
32	32	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes 2.1 (c) Before the finding is adopted or at the hearing at which it is to be adopted, any
33	33	2.2developer, property owner, or note holder connected with the project may file a written
34	34	2.3objection with the clerk of the municipality.
35	35	2.4 Subd. 3.Challenge in district court.(a) Within 30 days after the municipality makes
36	36	2.5a finding under subdivision 2, any person or entity found to have violated a labor law may
37	37	2.6bring suit for equitable relief or for damages. Within 30 days after the authority stops
38	38	2.7payment under subdivision 1, any person or entity to whom payments are stopped may bring
39	39	2.8suit for equitable relief or for damages.
40	40	2.9 (b) A court hearing a challenge under paragraph (a) shall rule in favor of the challenger
41	41	2.10if it finds either that the procedures set forth in subdivision 2 were not followed or that the
42	42	2.11law cited in the finding was not violated.
43	43	2.12 (c) The prevailing party in a suit filed under this subdivision is entitled to costs, including
44	44	2.13reasonable attorney fees.
45	45	2.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
46	46	2.15applies to all districts for which the request for certification was made after the day following
47	47	2.16final enactment.
48	48	2Section 1.
49	49	REVISOR SS/RC 25-0535504/01/25