SF 3543

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 05/20/2025 09:20 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to local government aids; establishing post-certification adjustments for
lobbying expenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
477A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [477A.0135] POST-CERTIFICATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR LOBBYING
EXPENSES.
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new text begin The amount of county program aid certified to each county under section 477A.0124,
and the amount of local government aid certified to each city under section 477A.013,
subdivision 9, and to each town under section 477A.013, subdivision 1, is reduced for each
payable year by the amount of lobbying expenditures reported by or for the local government
under section 6.76. No county's, city's, or town's aid may be reduced to less than zero. For
purposes of this section, "lobbying expenditures" includes the amount reported directly by
the local government under section 6.76, paragraph (a), plus the amount reported as lobbying
expenses as a portion of dues paid by that local government to all associations of local
governments reporting under section 6.76, paragraph (b).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2026
and thereafter.
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