Signed by Governor Tim Walz

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that appropriates funding for omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota.

Highlights:

• Appropriates funding for the omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota, including (Sec. 1-2):

• $2.35 million to the Minnesota Management and Budget for a new Healthy Aging Subcabinet;

• $782,000 to expand Medicaid Fraud Division staffing by 9;

• Operating adjustment reductions of $1.2 million for Minnesota IT and $1.02 million for the Department of Administration; and

• $24.36 million increase to the House, Senate, and Legislative Coordinating Commission;

• Reduces fraud through additional staffing and subpoena power for the attorney general’s office to combat Medicaid fraud (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes a process to challenge and remove fraudulent business filings filed with the Office of the Secretary of State (Sec. 1-2).

• Extends by 18 months the availability of $5 million to implement the updated Capitol Mall Design Framework (Sec. 1-2).

• Amends standards for required education and experience for certified public accountants (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes mobility for licensed public accountants; and extending by one year the due date and funding for a geophysical study and hazard assessment of the St. Anthony Falls area and cutoff wall in Minneapolis (Sec. 1-2).

• Appropriates $3.86 million in spending for the 2026-27 biennium, with a majority of the funding of $1.81 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.84 million in fiscal year 2027 going to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, whose duties include administering registration and reporting for (Sec. 1-2):

• Candidates;

• Political party units;

• Political committees;

• Independent expenditure committees; and 

• Funds.

• Appropriates a one-time $200,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2026 to the Secretary of State’s Office for the Help America Vote Act account (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that counties would be required to develop a chain of custody plan for handling election-related materials, including absentee ballots, that would need to account for both the physical and cybersecurity of materials (Sec. 1-2).

• Prohibits an organization that receives state funding from making political contributions or expending money for political purposes (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the entity could make donations only if that entity uses separate accounts for political activities and activities funded by the state (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning August 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that appropriates funding for omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota.

Highlights:

• Appropriates funding for the omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota, including (Sec. 1-2):

• $2.35 million to the Minnesota Management and Budget for a new Healthy Aging Subcabinet;

• $782,000 to expand Medicaid Fraud Division staffing by 9;

• Operating adjustment reductions of $1.2 million for Minnesota IT and $1.02 million for the Department of Administration; and

• $24.36 million increase to the House, Senate, and Legislative Coordinating Commission;

• Reduces fraud through additional staffing and subpoena power for the attorney general’s office to combat Medicaid fraud (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes a process to challenge and remove fraudulent business filings filed with the Office of the Secretary of State (Sec. 1-2).

• Extends by 18 months the availability of $5 million to implement the updated Capitol Mall Design Framework (Sec. 1-2).

• Amends standards for required education and experience for certified public accountants (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes mobility for licensed public accountants; and extending by one year the due date and funding for a geophysical study and hazard assessment of the St. Anthony Falls area and cutoff wall in Minneapolis (Sec. 1-2).

• Appropriates $3.86 million in spending for the 2026-27 biennium, with a majority of the funding of $1.81 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.84 million in fiscal year 2027 going to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, whose duties include administering registration and reporting for (Sec. 1-2):

• Candidates;

• Political party units;

• Political committees;

• Independent expenditure committees; and 

• Funds.

• Appropriates a one-time $200,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2026 to the Secretary of State’s Office for the Help America Vote Act account (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that counties would be required to develop a chain of custody plan for handling election-related materials, including absentee ballots, that would need to account for both the physical and cybersecurity of materials (Sec. 1-2).

• Prohibits an organization that receives state funding from making political contributions or expending money for political purposes (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the entity could make donations only if that entity uses separate accounts for political activities and activities funded by the state (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning August 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that appropriates funding for omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota.

Highlights:

• Appropriates funding for the omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota, including (Sec. 1-2):

• $2.35 million to the Minnesota Management and Budget for a new Healthy Aging Subcabinet;

• $782,000 to expand Medicaid Fraud Division staffing by 9;

• Operating adjustment reductions of $1.2 million for Minnesota IT and $1.02 million for the Department of Administration; and

• $24.36 million increase to the House, Senate, and Legislative Coordinating Commission;

• Reduces fraud through additional staffing and subpoena power for the attorney general’s office to combat Medicaid fraud (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes a process to challenge and remove fraudulent business filings filed with the Office of the Secretary of State (Sec. 1-2).

• Extends by 18 months the availability of $5 million to implement the updated Capitol Mall Design Framework (Sec. 1-2).

• Amends standards for required education and experience for certified public accountants (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes mobility for licensed public accountants; and extending by one year the due date and funding for a geophysical study and hazard assessment of the St. Anthony Falls area and cutoff wall in Minneapolis (Sec. 1-2).

• Appropriates $3.86 million in spending for the 2026-27 biennium, with a majority of the funding of $1.81 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.84 million in fiscal year 2027 going to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, whose duties include administering registration and reporting for (Sec. 1-2):

• Candidates;

• Political party units;

• Political committees;

• Independent expenditure committees; and 

• Funds.

• Appropriates a one-time $200,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2026 to the Secretary of State’s Office for the Help America Vote Act account (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that counties would be required to develop a chain of custody plan for handling election-related materials, including absentee ballots, that would need to account for both the physical and cybersecurity of materials (Sec. 1-2).

• Prohibits an organization that receives state funding from making political contributions or expending money for political purposes (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the entity could make donations only if that entity uses separate accounts for political activities and activities funded by the state (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning August 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that appropriates funding for omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota.

Highlights:

• Appropriates funding for the omnibus state government and elections bill in Minnesota, including (Sec. 1-2):

• $2.35 million to the Minnesota Management and Budget for a new Healthy Aging Subcabinet;

• $782,000 to expand Medicaid Fraud Division staffing by 9;

• Operating adjustment reductions of $1.2 million for Minnesota IT and $1.02 million for the Department of Administration; and

• $24.36 million increase to the House, Senate, and Legislative Coordinating Commission;

• Reduces fraud through additional staffing and subpoena power for the attorney general’s office to combat Medicaid fraud (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes a process to challenge and remove fraudulent business filings filed with the Office of the Secretary of State (Sec. 1-2).

• Extends by 18 months the availability of $5 million to implement the updated Capitol Mall Design Framework (Sec. 1-2).

• Amends standards for required education and experience for certified public accountants (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes mobility for licensed public accountants; and extending by one year the due date and funding for a geophysical study and hazard assessment of the St. Anthony Falls area and cutoff wall in Minneapolis (Sec. 1-2).

• Appropriates $3.86 million in spending for the 2026-27 biennium, with a majority of the funding of $1.81 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.84 million in fiscal year 2027 going to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, whose duties include administering registration and reporting for (Sec. 1-2):

• Candidates;

• Political party units;

• Political committees;

• Independent expenditure committees; and 

• Funds.

• Appropriates a one-time $200,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2026 to the Secretary of State’s Office for the Help America Vote Act account (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that counties would be required to develop a chain of custody plan for handling election-related materials, including absentee ballots, that would need to account for both the physical and cybersecurity of materials (Sec. 1-2).

• Prohibits an organization that receives state funding from making political contributions or expending money for political purposes (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the entity could make donations only if that entity uses separate accounts for political activities and activities funded by the state (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning August 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text