Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF856: Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation
Status: Signed into law, May 14, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Office of the Inspector General; creating an advisory commission; making conforming and technical changes; providing for interagency agreements; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.971, by adding a subdivision; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.32, by adding a subdivision; 127A.21, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 142A.03, by adding a subdivision; 142A.12, subdivision 5; 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 245.095, subdivision 5; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 609.456, subdivision 2…
From the engrossed text, May 11, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Office of the Inspector General; creating an advisory commission; making conforming and technical changes; providing for interagency agreements; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.971, by adding a subdivision; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.32, by adding a subdivision; 127A.21, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 142A.03, by adding a subdivision; 142A.12, subdivision 5; 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 245.095, subdivision 5; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 609.456, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 13.82, subdivision 1; 127A.21, subdivision 5; 626.84, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.321, subdivision 12; 127A.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. ARTICLE 1 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 3b.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Public reports of fraud and misuse.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Notwithstanding the classification of data as not public, the legislative auditor must refer all credible reports from the public about potential fraud or misuse, as those terms are defined in chapter 15E, to the inspector general appointed under chapter 15E. The legislative auditor may coordinate reviews and investigations …