HF 2549

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/02/2023 02:11pm

A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to
article XI; prohibiting state spending increases in excess of inflation and population
growth.

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

Section 1. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
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new text begin An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment
is adopted, a section shall be added to article XI, to read:
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new text begin Sec. 16. TAXPAYER'S BILL OF RIGHTS. new text end

new text begin The maximum biennial percentage change
in state spending equals inflation plus the percentage change in state population. State
spending shall be determined as all expenditures and reserve increases, excluding: federal
funds; excess revenue refunded to taxpayers; reserve transfers or expenditures; expenditures
approved by the people after 2024; and expenditures of gifts or court-ordered damage
awards. Inflation shall be determined as the total percentage change in the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
for all urban consumers and all items, or its successor index, for the previous two calendar
years. The percentage change in state population shall be determined as the total percentage
change for the previous two calendar years according to federal estimates and adjusted every
decade to match the federal census.
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Sec. 2. new text begin SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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new text begin The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2024 general election.
The question submitted must be:
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new text begin "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to prohibit state spending increases in
excess of inflation and population growth?
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	new text begin Yes . new text end
	new text begin No . new text end	new text begin " new text end