HF 2643

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/04/2017 10:13am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of management and
budget to develop a tax receipts tool; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
16A.056, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Tax receipts. new text end

new text begin As part of the searchable Web site required under this section,
the commissioner must develop and maintain a Web tool for use by members of the public
that allows users to calculate tax receipts. Each receipt must estimate the amounts of general
fund spending by categories that would be financed by the amount of tax liability input by
the user. The commissioner may aggregate state spending items in determining the categories
of expenditures on the receipt, but must provide at least 20 but not more than 50 categories
of general fund spending. The commissioner must regularly update the tool to report general
fund expenditures for the most recently available fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment, and
the Web site must be operational by January 31, 2018.
new text end