1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring removal of identifying equipment and insignia 
1.3 	from emergency vehicles sold to the public; providing for security and protective 
1.4 	services of certain state officials; requiring a report; appropriating money;amending 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 299D.03, subdivision 1; 299E.01, subdivisions 
1.6 	1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, sections 2; 4; 
1.7 	5; Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 2; Laws 2025, First Special Session 
1.8 	chapter 8, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in 
1.9 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 169; 299A; 299E.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	ARTICLE 1
1.12 	JUDICIARY

1.13 	Section 1. Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, section 2, is amended to read:

1.14	Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT
 	$
	54,597,000
	$
	50,597,000
	
1.15 	(a) Contingent Account
1.16 	$5,000 each year is for a contingent account 
1.17 	for expenses necessary for the normal 
1.18 	operation of the court for which no other 
1.19 	reimbursement is provided.
1.20 	(b) Justice Partner Access
1.21 	$4,000,000 the first year is to improve justice 
1.22 	partner access to documents and court 
1.23 	information. This appropriation is available 
1.24 	until June 30, 2029.
2.1 	(c) Base Adjustment
2.2 	The general fund base shall be $50,821,000
2.3 	$51,636,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:

2.5	Sec. 4. COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	15,624,000
	$
	15,624,000
	
2.6 	Base Adjustment
2.7 	The general fund base shall be $15,794,000
2.8 	$15,871,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

2.9 	Sec. 3. Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:

2.10	Sec. 5. DISTRICT COURTS
 	$
	396,395,000
	$
	396,396,000
	
2.11 	(a) Forensic Examiner Rate Increase
2.12 	$2,685,000 each year is to increase the hourly 
2.13 	rate paid to forensic examiners.
2.14 	(b) Base Adjustment
2.15 	The general fund base shall be $403,810,000
2.16 	$402,918,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

2.17 	Sec. 4. SUPREME COURT APPROPRIATIONS.
 2.18 		Subdivision 1.Operational adjustment. $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
2.19 	from the general fund to the supreme court for operational adjustments. This appropriation 
2.20 	is available until July 1, 2027.
2.21 		Subd. 2.Safety and security. $529,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the 
2.22 	general fund to the supreme court to implement safety and security measures. $488,000 is 
2.23 	added to the base beginning in fiscal year 2028.
2.24 		Subd. 3.Safe and secure courthouse initiative. $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is 
2.25 	appropriated from the general fund to the supreme court for a competitive grant program 
2.26 	for courthouse safety and security improvements. Grants may be awarded to governmental 
2.27 	entities to fund courthouse security assessments, equipment, technology, construction, or 
2.28 	training needs. Grant recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate match. This is a onetime 
2.29 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.

3.1 	Sec. 5. COURT OF APPEALS APPROPRIATIONS.
 3.2 		Subdivision 1.Operational adjustment. $70,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
3.3 	from the general fund to the court of appeals for operational adjustments. This appropriation 
3.4 	is available until July 1, 2027.
3.5 		Subd. 2.Safety and security. $82,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the 
3.6 	general fund to the court of appeals to implement safety and security measures. $53,000 is 
3.7 	added to the base beginning in fiscal year 2028.

3.8 	Sec. 6. DISTRICT COURTS APPROPRIATIONS.
 3.9 		Subdivision 1.Operational adjustment. $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
3.10 	from the general fund to the district courts for operational adjustments. This appropriation 
3.11 	is available until July 1, 2027.
3.12 		Subd. 2.Safety and security. $1,276,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the 
3.13 	general fund to the district courts to implement safety and security measures. $824,000 is 
3.14 	added to the base beginning in fiscal year 2028.

3.15 	Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 3.16 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

3.17 	ARTICLE 2
3.18 	TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

3.19 	Section 1. [169.981] SALE OR TRANSFER OF PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE.
3.20 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "public safety vehicle" has the 
3.21 	same meaning as "authorized emergency vehicle" in section 169.011, subdivision 3.
3.22 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. A person may not sell or transfer a public safety vehicle to the 
3.23 	public unless the person first removes any equipment or insignia that could mislead a 
3.24 	reasonable person to believe that the vehicle is a public safety vehicle, including any 
3.25 	emergency light, siren, amber warning light, spotlight, grill light, antenna, emblem, outline 
3.26 	of an emblem, or emergency vehicle equipment.
3.27 		Subd. 3.Certificate of compliance. (a) Public safety agencies, before consummating 
3.28 	the sale or transfer of a public safety vehicle, must provide a certificate of compliance to 
3.29 	the transferee confirming that the vehicle has had the public safety equipment or insignia 
3.30 	removed.
4.1 	(b) Sellers and auction houses, before consummating the sale or transfer of a public 
4.2 	safety vehicle, must provide a certificate of compliance to the transferee confirming that 
4.3 	the vehicle has had the public safety equipment or insignia removed.
4.4 	(c) The commissioner of public safety must design a standard certificate of compliance 
4.5 	form and make the form publicly available without fee on the agency's publicly accessible 
4.6 	website using existing appropriations.
4.7 		Subd. 4.Violations. (a) A person who sells or transfers a public safety vehicle to the 
4.8 	public in violation of this section is liable for:
4.9 	(1) damages proximately caused by the use of that vehicle during the commission of a 
4.10 	crime; and
4.11 	(2) a civil penalty of $2,500.
4.12 	(b) Civil penalties collected under this subdivision must be deposited in the Minnesota 
4.13 	victims of crime account under section 299A.708.
4.14 		Subd. 5.Enforcement. The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil 
4.15 	penalty established under subdivision 4.
4.16 		Subd. 6.Exemption. Sales or transfers of public safety vehicles to members of the public 
4.17 	for purpose of collection or display are exempt from the requirements of this section if the 
4.18 	vehicle is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation 
4.19 	purposes and is registered under section 168.10, subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, or 1h.

4.20 	Sec. 2. [299A.96] EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ELECTED 
4.21 	OFFICIALS.
4.22 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
4.23 	the meanings given.
4.24 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
4.25 	(c) "Elected official" means a state executive officer, member of the legislature, justice 
4.26 	of the supreme court, or member of the state's federal congressional delegation.
4.27 		Subd. 2.Submitting contact information to commissioner. (a) For purposes of 
4.28 	subdivision 4, an elected official is encouraged to submit and verify annually by January 
4.29 	31 to the commissioner in a format prescribed by the commissioner the following 
4.30 	information:
4.31 	(1) primary residential address;
5.1 	(2) any secondary address in the state;
5.2 	(3) work telephone number;
5.3 	(4) home telephone number;
5.4 	(5) email address; and
5.5 	(6) list and contact information of immediate family members.
5.6 	(b) An elected official is encouraged to notify the commissioner as soon as possible after 
5.7 	changing any information under paragraph (a).
5.8 		Subd. 3.Data classification. All information submitted under subdivision 2 is classified 
5.9 	as private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12. The data may be accessed 
5.10 	by only authorized personnel for official public safety purposes when used or disclosed 
5.11 	under subdivision 4.
5.12 		Subd. 4.Using and disclosing information. (a) The commissioner may use or disclose 
5.13 	information under subdivision 2 only as follows:
5.14 	(1) to ensure the safety and security of elected officials or their immediate family 
5.15 	members; or
5.16 	(2) for law enforcement purposes when needed for protecting public safety.
5.17 	(b) Use or disclosure of the information under subdivision 2 is subject to the remedies 
5.18 	and penalties under sections 13.08 and 13.09.

5.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.20 		Subdivision 1.Members, powers, and duties. (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized 
5.21 	to employ and designate a chief supervisor, a chief assistant supervisor, and such assistant 
5.22 	supervisors, sergeants and officers as are provided by law, who shall comprise the Minnesota 
5.23 	State Patrol.
5.24 	(b) The Members of the Minnesota State Patrol shall have the power and authority:
5.25 	(1) as peace officers to enforce the provisions of the law relating to the protection of 
5.26 	and use of trunk highways;
5.27 	(2) at all times to direct all traffic on trunk highways in conformance with law, and in 
5.28 	the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to insure safety, to direct 
5.29 	traffic on other roads as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of law;
6.1 	(3) to serve search warrants related to criminal motor vehicle and traffic violations and 
6.2 	arrest warrants, and legal documents anywhere in the state;
6.3 	(4) to serve orders of the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's duly 
6.4 	authorized agents issued under the provisions of the Driver's License Law, the Safety 
6.5 	Responsibility Act, or relating to authorized brake- and light-testing stations, anywhere in 
6.6 	the state and to take possession of any license, permit, or certificate ordered to be surrendered;
6.7 	(5) to inspect official brake and light adjusting stations;
6.8 	(6) to make appearances anywhere within the state for the purpose of conducting traffic 
6.9 	safety educational programs and school bus clinics;
6.10 	(7) to exercise upon all trunk highways the same powers with respect to the enforcement 
6.11 	of laws relating to crimes, as sheriffs and police officers;
6.12 	(8) to cooperate, under instructions and rules of the commissioner of public safety, with 
6.13 	all sheriffs and other police officers anywhere in the state, provided that said employees 
6.14 	shall have no power or authority in connection with strikes or industrial disputes;
6.15 	(9) to assist and aid any peace officer whose life or safety is in jeopardy;
6.16 	(10) as peace officers to provide security and protection: (i) to the governor, governor 
6.17 	elect, either or both houses of the legislature, and state buildings or property in the manner 
6.18 	and to the extent determined to be necessary after consultation with the governor, or a 
6.19 	designee; and (ii) as provided in section 299E.10. Pursuant to this clause, members of the 
6.20 	State Patrol, acting as peace officers have the same powers with respect to the enforcement 
6.21 	of laws relating to crimes, as sheriffs and police officers have within their respective 
6.22 	jurisdictions;
6.23 	(11) to inspect school buses anywhere in the state for the purposes of determining 
6.24 	compliance with vehicle equipment, pollution control, and registration requirements;
6.25 	(12) as peace officers to make arrests for public offenses committed in their presence 
6.26 	anywhere within the state. Persons arrested for violations other than traffic violations shall
6.27 	must be referred forthwith immediately to the appropriate local law enforcement agency 
6.28 	for further investigation or disposition; and
6.29 	(13) to enforce the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue 
6.30 	out-of-service orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
6.31 	(c) After consultation with the governor or a designee, the commissioner may require 
6.32 	the State Patrol to provide security and protection to supreme court justices, legislators, and 
7.1 	constitutional officers other than the governor, for a limited period and within the limits of 
7.2 	existing resources, in response to a credible threat on the individual's life or safety.
7.3 	(d) The state may contract for State Patrol members to render the services described in 
7.4 	this section in excess of their regularly scheduled duty hours and patrol members rendering 
7.5 	such services shall must be compensated in such amounts, manner and under such conditions 
7.6 	as the agreement provides.
7.7 	(e) Employees thus employed and designated shall must subscribe an oath.

7.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.9 	Sec. 4. [299E.005] DEFINITIONS.
7.10 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have 
7.11 	the meanings given.
7.12 		Subd. 2.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
7.13 		Subd. 3.Principal state official. "Principal state official" means a state constitutional 
7.14 	officer, member of the legislature, or supreme court justice.

7.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.16 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.17 		Subdivision 1.Created; director. A division section in the Department of Public Safety 
7.18 	to be known as the Capitol Complex Security Division is created within the State Patrol. 
7.19 	Capitol Security is under the supervision and control of the director of Capitol complex
7.20 	security, who must be a member of the State Patrol and to whom are assigned the duties 
7.21 	and responsibilities described in this section. The commissioner of public safety may place 
7.22 	the director's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria of section 
7.23 	43A.08, subdivision 1a.

7.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.25 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.26 		Subd. 2.Responsibilities. (a) The division Capitol Security is responsible and must 
7.27 	utilize state employees for: (1) security and public information services in state-owned 
7.28 	buildings and state leased-to-own buildings in the Capitol Area, as described in section 
7.29 	15B.02; and (2) security and personal protective services for principal state officials. It The 
7.30 	commissioner must provide personnel as are required by the circumstances to insure the 
8.1 	orderly conduct of state business and the convenience of the public. Until July 1, 2026, it 
8.2 	must provide emergency assistance and security escorts at any location within the Capitol 
8.3 	Area, as described in section 15B.02, when requested by a state constitutional officer.
8.4 	(b) As part of the division Capitol Security permanent staff, the director of Capitol 
8.5 	Security must establish the position of emergency manager that includes, at a minimum, 
8.6 	the following duties:
8.7 	(1) oversight of the consolidation, development, and maintenance of plans and procedures 
8.8 	that provide continuity of security operations;
8.9 	(2) the development and implementation of tenant training that addresses threats and 
8.10 	emergency procedures; and
8.11 	(3) the development and implementation of threat and emergency exercises.
8.12 	(c) The director must provide a minimum of one state trooper assigned to the Capitol 
8.13 	complex at all times.
8.14 	(d) Subject to available resources, the director must provide for a staffing complement 
8.15 	as required under section 299E.10.
8.16 	(d) (e) The director, in consultation with the advisory committee under section 299E.04, 
8.17 	shall must, at least annually, hold a meeting or meetings to discuss, among other issues, 
8.18 	Capitol complex security, emergency planning, public safety, and public access to the 
8.19 	Capitol complex. The meetings must include, at a minimum:
8.20 	(1) Capitol complex tenants and state employees;
8.21 	(2) nongovernmental entities, such as lobbyists, vendors, and the media; and
8.22 	(3) the public and public advocacy groups.

8.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

8.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.25 		Subd. 3.Powers and duties transferred. All powers, duties and responsibilities 
8.26 	heretofore assigned by law to the commissioner of administration relating to the general 
8.27 	function of security in Capitol complex state-owned buildings are hereby transferred to the 
8.28 	commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety shall have has the final 
8.29 	authority regarding public safety and security in the Capitol complex. The commissioner 
8.30 	of administration shall have has the powers, duties, and responsibilities relating to the Capitol 
8.31 	complex of state-owned buildings as provided under chapter 16B.

9.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.2 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
9.3 		Subd. 4.Capitol complex. For purposes of this section, the Capitol complex of 
9.4 	state-owned buildings shall be is as defined in chapter 15B, and acts amendatory thereof 
9.5 	and such other state-owned or state-leased buildings and property within the Twin Cities 
9.6 	metropolitan area as the governor from time to time may designate.

9.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.8 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
9.9 	read:
9.10 		Subd. 7.Report. By January 15 annually, the commissioner must submit a report on 
9.11 	Capitol Security to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
9.12 	with jurisdiction over state government, public safety, and transportation and to the advisory 
9.13 	committee on Capitol Area Security. At a minimum, the report must:
9.14 	(1) provide an overview of the activities of Capitol Security and the protective services 
9.15 	unit;
9.16 	(2) review performance of the protective services unit in each of the duties specified 
9.17 	under section 299E.10, subdivision 3;
9.18 	(3) summarize any threats and security assessments, without disclosing sensitive 
9.19 	information;
9.20 	(4) provide summary data for the prior year on the number of:
9.21 	(i) threat assessments performed;
9.22 	(ii) credible threats identified;
9.23 	(iii) security protection requests made; and
9.24 	(iv) changes from the preceding year in the amounts under items (i) to (iii);
9.25 	(5) provide security and protective services costs, broken down by type of activity and 
9.26 	any reimbursements; and
9.27 	(6) provide any recommendations for changes in security practices or state law.

9.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

10.1 	Sec. 10. [299E.10] PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
10.2 		Subdivision 1.Protective services unit. A protective services unit is established within 
10.3 	Capitol Security to perform the duties specified in this section.
10.4 		Subd. 2.Staffing. The protective services unit must be under the supervision and control 
10.5 	of a member of the State Patrol who is a peace officer and holds a supervisory position or 
10.6 	rank. Within the unit, the commissioner must employ sergeants and troopers of the State 
10.7 	Patrol and up to two full-time equivalent positions for individuals who are not licensed as 
10.8 	a peace officer, as necessary to meet the requirements under this section.
10.9 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The commissioner must:
10.10 	(1) immediately provide security and personal protective services by peace officers for 
10.11 	a principal state official in response to an identified credible threat on the individual's life 
10.12 	or safety;
10.13 	(2) upon written or electronic request of the speaker of the house, the minority leader 
10.14 	of the house, majority leader of the senate, or the minority leader of the senate, provide:
10.15 	(i) security and protection to either or both houses of the legislature or for any legislative 
10.16 	proceeding or event, including but not limited to a meeting of the senate or house of 
10.17 	representatives, committee hearing, press conference, or private caucus meeting; or
10.18 	(ii) security and personal protective services by peace officers for one or more specified 
10.19 	members or members-elect of the legislature;
10.20 	(3) develop criteria and procedures on threat assessments and personal protection;
10.21 	(4) upon written or electronic request of the chief justice of the supreme court, provide:
10.22 	(i) security and protection to the supreme court for any proceeding or event; or
10.23 	(ii) security and personal protective services by peace officers for one or more specified 
10.24 	members of the supreme court;
10.25 	(5) as necessary, conduct assessments of potential threats to life or safety of a principal 
10.26 	state official; and
10.27 	(6) coordinate with the sergeants-at-arms of the senate and house of representatives, and 
10.28 	with applicable local law enforcement agencies, on security and protection at legislative 
10.29 	proceedings and the performance of individual protective services.
10.30 	(b) The commissioner may provide security and protective services under paragraph (a), 
10.31 	clauses (1) and (2), in the form and manner the commissioner deems necessary.
11.1 	(c) The criteria and procedures under paragraph (a), clause (3), must follow generally 
11.2 	accepted practices for protective service information gathering and evaluation and must 
11.3 	provide for substantial protection of due process, individual privacy, and civil liberty.
11.4 		Subd. 4.Agreements with local law enforcement; reimbursement. (a) The 
11.5 	commissioner may enter into an agreement or similar arrangement with a local law 
11.6 	enforcement agency for assistance by local peace officers to meet the security and protective 
11.7 	services requirements under this section.
11.8 	(b) An appropriation to the commissioner for the protective services unit or the State 
11.9 	Patrol, other than from the trunk highway fund, is available for reimbursement to a local 
11.10 	law enforcement agency for eligible costs of assistance.
11.11 	(c) The commissioner must establish a reimbursement process that minimizes submission 
11.12 	and implementation burdens. Eligible costs for reimbursement must include but are not 
11.13 	limited to time and overtime of personnel, travel expenses, equipment use, and other 
11.14 	documented direct costs determined by the commissioner as necessary and reasonable.

11.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.16 	Sec. 11. Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is 
11.17 	amended to read:

11.18	Subd. 3.State Patrol

11.19	(a) Patrolling Highways
		147,013,000
		148,960,000

11.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.21		2026
	2027
	
11.22	General
	37,000
	37,000
	
11.23	H.U.T.D.
	92,000
	92,000
	
11.24	Trunk Highway
	146,884,000
	148,831,000
	
11.25 	$1,045,000 in each year is from the trunk 
11.26 	highway fund for recruitment and hiring 
11.27 	initiatives. Of the base from the trunk highway 
11.28 	fund, $10,365,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 
11.29 	and 2029 is for this purpose, which includes 
11.30 	funding to conduct an additional annual 
11.31 	trooper academy.
12.1 	The base from the trunk highway fund is 
12.2 	$158,151,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and 
12.3 	2029.

12.4	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		18,861,000
		18,861,000

12.612.5
	(c) Capitol Security
		19,243,000
23,968,000
		19,243,000
51,505,000
	
12.7 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
12.8 	$210,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $10,624,000 
12.9 	in fiscal year 2027 are for security 
12.10 	enhancements on the Capitol complex, 
12.11 	including but not limited to equipment, 
12.12 	staffing, and operations. The base for this 
12.13 	purpose is $2,709,000 in each of fiscal years 
12.14 	2028 and 2029.
12.15 	$2,595,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $9,560,000 
12.16 	in fiscal year 2027 are for screening of 
12.17 	individuals entering the State Capitol building. 
12.18 	Of the amount in fiscal year 2027, $2,433,000 
12.19 	is available until June 30, 2030. The base for 
12.20 	this purpose is $7,775,000 in fiscal year 2028 
12.21 	and $5,684,000 in fiscal year 2029.
12.22 	$12,078,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for costs 
12.23 	related to implementation and operations of 
12.24 	the protective services unit under Minnesota 
12.25 	Statutes, section 299E.10, including staffing, 
12.26 	training, equipment, office space, and 
12.27 	reporting. The base for this purpose is 
12.28 	$11,032,000 in fiscal year 2028 and 
12.29 	$9,851,000 in fiscal year 2029.
12.30 	The base for the appropriation under this 
12.31 	paragraph is $40,759,000 in fiscal year 2028 
12.32 	and $37,487,000 in fiscal year 2029.
12.33 	The commissioner must not:
13.1 	(1) spend any money from the trunk highway 
13.2 	fund for capitol security; or
13.3 	(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from 
13.4 	the patrolling highways activity to capitol 
13.5 	security.
13.6 	The commissioner must not transfer any 
13.7 	money appropriated to the commissioner under 
13.8 	this section:
13.9 	(1) to capitol security; or
13.10 	(2) from capitol security.

13.11	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		1,290,000
		1,303,000
	
13.12 	This appropriation is from the highway user 
13.13 	tax distribution fund to investigate:
13.14 	(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
13.15 	liabilities from individuals and businesses that 
13.16 	currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
13.17 	(2) illegal or improper activity related to the 
13.18 	sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
13.19 	vehicles.

13.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

13.21 	Sec. 12. IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTIVE SERVICES UNIT.
 13.22 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must:
13.23 	(1) make reasonable efforts to establish a reimbursement process under Minnesota 
13.24 	Statutes, section 299E.10, subdivision 4, within 60 days of the effective date of this section; 
13.25 	and
13.26 	(2) commence implementation, staff assignment, and hiring for the protective services 
13.27 	unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10, within 90 days of the effective date of this 
13.28 	section.
13.29 	(b) By September 30, 2026, and on a quarterly basis until July 1, 2027, the commissioner 
13.30 	of public safety must submit a status update on implementation activity for the protective 
13.31 	services unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10, to the chairs and ranking minority 
14.1 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state government, public safety, 
14.2 	and transportation and to the advisory committee on Capitol Area Security.

14.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.4 	Sec. 13. APPROPRIATION; ATTORNEY GENERAL.
 14.5 	$142,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the attorney general 
14.6 	to enforce the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.981.

14.7 	Sec. 14. APPROPRIATION; BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION.
 14.8 	$1,012,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
14.9 	of public safety for Bureau of Criminal Apprehension staffing related to threat assessment 
14.10 	and investigation activities in coordination with the Capitol Security Protective Services 
14.11 	Unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10.

14.12 	Sec. 15. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.
 14.13 	$2,160,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
14.14 	of administration for security infrastructure costs for constitutional officers at locations 
14.15 	outside of the Capitol complex. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
14.16 	30, 2029.

14.17 	ARTICLE 3
14.18 	STATE GOVERNMENT

14.19 	Section 1. Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 2, is amended to read:

14.20	Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE

14.2214.21
	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	112,970,000
114,370,000
	$
	114,534,000
115,346,000
	
14.23 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
14.24 	purpose are specified in the following 
14.25 	subdivisions. The base for this appropriation 
14.26 	is $112,818,000 $113,704,000 in fiscal year 
14.27 	2028 and $113,930,000 in fiscal year 2029 
14.28 	and each fiscal year thereafter.

14.3014.29
	Subd. 2.Senate
 		38,238,000
39,356,000
		39,690,000
40,398,000
	
15.1 	The base for this appropriation is $40,421,000 
15.2 	in fiscal year 2028 and $40,641,000 in fiscal 
15.3 	year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter.

15.515.4
	Subd. 3.House of Representatives
 		42,375,000
42,657,000
		41,163,000
41,267,000
	
15.6 	The base for this appropriation is $39,437,000
15.7 	$39,592,000 in fiscal year 2028 and 
15.8 	$39,598,000 in fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal 
15.9 	year thereafter.

15.10	Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		32,357,000
		33,681,000
	
15.11 	The base for this appropriation is $33,691,000 
15.12 	in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year 
15.13 	thereafter.
15.14 	Legislative Auditor. $12,365,000 the first 
15.15 	year and $12,857,000 the second year are for 
15.16 	the Office of the Legislative Auditor. The base 
15.17 	for this appropriation is $12,867,000 in fiscal 
15.18 	year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter.
15.19 	Revisor of Statutes. $9,094,000 the first year 
15.20 	and $9,466,000 the second year are for the 
15.21 	Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
15.22 	Legislative Reference Library. $2,278,000 
15.23 	the first year and $2,369,000 the second year 
15.24 	are for the Legislative Reference Library.
15.25 	Legislative Budget Office. $2,800,000 the 
15.26 	first year and $2,965,000 the second year are 
15.27 	for the Legislative Budget Office.

15.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

	ARTICLE 1	JUDICIARY........	Page.Ln 1.11	
	ARTICLE 2	TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY........	Page.Ln 3.17	
	ARTICLE 3	STATE GOVERNMENT........	Page.Ln 14.17