1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing salary for legislators and the governor be 
1.3 	forfeited or delayed upon failure to enact certain budget provisions in a timely 
1.4 	manner; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [15A.23] SALARY DELAY OR FORFEITURE.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Application in odd-numbered year. (a) If in an odd-numbered year 
1.8 	the house of representatives and the senate have not passed all of the major appropriation 
1.9 	and revenue bills by the first Monday following the third Saturday in May:
1.10 	(1) the governor and legislative leaders who receive additional compensation under 
1.11 	section 3.099, subdivision 3, shall forfeit their salary for the month of June; and 
1.12 	(2) salary payable to other members of the legislature shall not be paid until the 
1.13 	house of representatives and the senate have passed all of the major appropriation and 
1.14 	revenue bills. 
1.15 	(b) If in an odd-numbered year the house of representatives and the senate have not 
1.16 	passed all of the major appropriation and revenue bills by June 30, the governor and 
1.17 	legislative leaders who receive additional compensation under section 3.099, subdivision 
1.18 	3, shall forfeit their salary for the months of July and August. 
1.19 	(c) After August of an odd-numbered year, the governor and legislative leaders who 
1.20 	receive additional compensation under section 3.099, subdivision 3, shall forfeit their 
1.21 	salary for the next month if the house of representatives and the senate have not passed all 
1.22 	of the major appropriation and revenue bills by the end of the preceding month. 
1.23 	(d) For purposes of this section, "major appropriation and revenue bills" means one 
1.24 	or more bills establishing the taxes needed to provide funding for state appropriations and 
2.1 	bills enacting appropriations for the upcoming biennium in the following areas:  higher 
2.2 	education; K-12 education; agriculture, environment, and natural resources; health and 
2.3 	human services; state government;  jobs and economic development; transportation; and 
2.4 	public safety.  This section does not require bills to be organized in the manner specified 
2.5 	in this paragraph, provided that appropriations are enacted covering all of the topics 
2.6 	listed in this paragraph. 
2.7 		Subd. 2.Application in even-numbered year. (a) This subdivision applies in an 
2.8 	even-numbered year if the legislature meets in regular session and: 
2.9 	(1) the most recent forecast of general fund revenues and expenditures under section 
2.10 	16A.103 before adjournment of the regular session shows that anticipated general fund 
2.11 	expenditures for the remainder of the biennium exceed anticipated revenues for the 
2.12 	remainder of the biennium by ten percent or more of the amount in the budget reserve 
2.13 	account; and
2.14 	(2) the house of representatives and the senate do not pass legislation necessary to 
2.15 	correct the budget imbalance predicted by the forecast. 
2.16 	(b)  When this subdivision applies, the governor and legislative leaders who receive 
2.17 	additional compensation under section 3.099 shall forfeit their salary for the month 
2.18 	beginning immediately following adjournment of the regular session. 
2.19 		Subd. 3.Effect on other laws. This section supersedes any conflicting law.