1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; limiting the contents of budget bills; specifying 
1.3 	conference committee procedures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [3.053] CONTENTS OF BUDGET BILLS.
1.7 	(a) A bill containing one or more items of appropriation may contain only the 
1.8 	following language: 
1.9 	(1) appropriations of money from the state treasury, and related language specifying 
1.10 	the purpose of the appropriations, placing conditions on expenditure of the appropriations, 
1.11 	or requiring reporting on topics related to expenditure of the appropriations; and 
1.12 	(2) proposed new law or proposed changes in existing law that are directly related to 
1.13 	and are necessary to implement the  appropriations in the bill.
1.14 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to one bill each regular annual legislative session 
1.15 	designated by concurrent resolution as the omnibus tax bill.  This bill must contain only 
1.16 	items described in paragraph (a), and language necessary to raise revenue for state and 
1.17 	local government, and to determine the mix and rates of revenue sources.
1.18 	(c) A conference committee report on a bill containing one or more items of 
1.19 	appropriation may contain only subject matter contained in the house or senate versions 
1.20 	of the bill for which the conference committee was appointed. If a compromise 
1.21 	proposal emerges in conference committee that would change a policy or program or its 
1.22 	administration in a manner substantially and in a major way different from that proposed 
1.23 	in either the house or senate bill, the conference committee must delay final action for 
2.1 	at least 12 hours and then allow for input from persons impacted by the change before 
2.2 	the final vote. 
2.3 	(d) The legislature must adopt joint rules to implement and enforce this section. 
2.4 	Remedies provided by these joint rules are exclusive.  No court or administrative agency 
2.5 	has jurisdiction to enforce an alleged violation of this section, to invalidate any provision 
2.6 	of law because of a violation of this section, or to otherwise interpret this section.