1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring creation of a centralized certified payroll 
1.3 	reporting portal and database for all state projects covered by prevailing wage 
1.4 	requirements; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 16C.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [16C.37] PAYROLL REPORTING PORTAL AND DATABASE.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Portal and database. No later than July 1, 2027, the commissioner shall 
1.9 	develop and maintain a payroll reporting portal and database capable of accepting and 
1.10 	retaining certified payrolls submitted in compliance with this section.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Information required; availability to public. (a) Beginning July 1, 2027, and 
1.12 	by the 16th day of each month following the month the work was performed, the 
1.13 	commissioner must make available to the public on the department's website the information 
1.14 	required under section 177.30, paragraph (a), clause (6).
1.15 	(b) The database must be searchable by contractor name, project name, county in which 
1.16 	the work was performed, and project owner.
1.17 	(c) The reporting portal must accept certified payroll forms provided by the commissioner 
1.18 	that are fillable and designed to accept electronic signatures.
1.19 		Subd. 3.Portal registration. All projects covered by state prevailing wage requirements, 
1.20 	including but not limited to the requirements under sections 177.41, 177.42, 177.43, and 
1.21 	116J.871, subdivisions 2 and 3, must be registered in the portal by the project owner and 
1.22 	assigned an identifying project number prior to the commencement of work.
2.1 		Subd. 4.Reporting and notice requirements. (a) All contractors covered by state 
2.2 	prevailing wage requirements, including but not limited to the requirements under sections 
2.3 	177.41, 177.42, 177.43, and 116J.871, subdivisions 2 and 3, must report the certified payroll 
2.4 	information required under subdivision 2 and section 177.30 to the commissioner.
2.5 	(b) The commissioner must provide notice to the project owner when a report is made 
2.6 	by a contractor under this section.
2.7 		Subd. 5.Fulfillment of other prevailing wage reporting 
2.8 	requirements. Notwithstanding section 177.43, subdivision 6, submission of certified 
2.9 	payrolls under this section fulfills the contractor reporting requirements under sections 
2.10 	177.30, paragraph (a), clause (6), and 177.43, subdivision 3, but does not diminish the 
2.11 	prevailing wage enforcement authority of the Department of Labor and Industry.
2.12 		Subd. 6.Local governments and project owner opt-in. Local units of government and 
2.13 	project owners may opt-in to participation in the portal and database created under this 
2.14 	section for the purpose of collecting certified payroll in compliance with a local prevailing 
2.15 	wage ordinance or labor standards policy.

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 1 is effective July 1, 2026. Subdivisions 2 to 6 are 
2.17 	effective July 1, 2027, and apply to construction projects that begin on or after that date.

2.18 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; PAYROLL REPORTING PORTAL AND DATABASE.
 2.19 	$....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
2.20 	administration for information technology costs and administration of the payroll reporting 
2.21 	portal and database established under Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.37.