SF 4422
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/13/2026 09:30 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring mandatory reports to be submitted to
members of legislative committees electronically; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 3.195, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.195, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Distribution of reports.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision 4, a report
to the legislature required of a department or agency shall be made, unless otherwise
specifically required by law, by filing one copy with the Legislative Reference Library, and
by making the report available electronically to the Legislative Reference Library.new text begin Except
as provided in paragraph (e),new text end the same distribution procedure shall be followed for other
reports and publications unless otherwise requested by a legislator or the Legislative
Reference Library.
(b) A public entity as defined in section 16C.073 shall not distribute a report or
publication to a member or employee of the legislature, except the Legislative Reference
Library, unless the entity has determined that the member or employee wants the reports
or publications published by that entity or the member or employee has requested the report
or publication. This prohibition applies to both mandatory and voluntary reports and
publications. A report or publication may be summarized in an executive summary and
distributed as the entity chooses. Distribution of a report to legislative committee or
commission members during a committee or commission hearing is not prohibited by this
section.
(c) A report or publication produced by a public entity may not be sent to both the home
address and the office address of a representative or senator unless mailing to both addresses
is requested by the representative or senator.
(d) Reports, publications, periodicals, and summaries under this subdivision must be
printed in a manner consistent with section 16C.073.
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(e) If a department or agency is required by law to submit a report to one or more
members of a legislative committee, the department or agency must submit the report to
the members electronically.
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