SF 3446

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 05/22/2025 01:34 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims;
appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin EXONERATION AWARD.
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new text begin $65,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2026 from the general fund to the commissioner
of management and budget for full payment of awards of damages under the Imprisonment
and Exoneration Remedies Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 611.362 to 611.368. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026, for payment to the Vincent Beaulieu Estate.
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Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of corrections in fiscal year 2026 for full and final payment under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while incarcerated
in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services provided to
persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service work for
correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2026:
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new text begin (1) for community service and sentence-to-service work claims under $7,000 and other
claims already paid by the department, $849.86; and
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new text begin (2) for payment to Victor Lynch for permanent injuries, $6,531.25.
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