1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of management and 
1.3 	budget to develop a tax receipts tool;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	16A.056, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 9.Tax receipts. As part of the searchable Web site required under this section, 
1.9 	the commissioner must develop and maintain a Web tool for use by members of the public 
1.10 	that allows users to calculate tax receipts. Each receipt must estimate the amounts of general 
1.11 	fund spending by categories that would be financed by the amount of tax liability input by 
1.12 	the user. The commissioner may aggregate state spending items in determining the categories 
1.13 	of expenditures on the receipt, but must provide at least 20 but not more than 50 categories 
1.14 	of general fund spending. The commissioner must regularly update the tool to report general 
1.15 	fund expenditures for the most recently available fiscal year.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, and 
1.17 	the Web site must be operational by January 31, 2018.