Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF3879: Constitutional amendment proposal for public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure
Status: In committee, May 11, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5; providing for public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure.
From the introduced text, February 23, 2026:
A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5; providing for public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure. Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment is adopted, article XI, section 5, will read:] new text end Sec. 5. Public debt may be contracted and works of internal improvements carried on for the following purposes: (a) to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature and to provide money to be appropriated or loaned to any agency or political subdivision of the state for such purposes if the law authorizing the debt is adopted by the vote of at least three-fifths of the members of each house of the legislature; (b) to repel invasion or suppress insurrection; (c) to borrow temporarily as authorized in section 6; (d) to refund outstanding bonds of the state or any of its agencies whether or not the full faith and credit of the state has been pledged for the payment of the bonds; (e) to establish and maintain highways subject to the limitations of article XIV; (f) to promote forestation and …
Sponsors
- D. Scott Dibble (D, 61) · primary sponsor
- Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Amanda H. (D, 47)
- Melissa Wiklund (D)
- Lindsey Port (D)
- Omar Fateh (D)
Latest actions
- : Author added Fateh
- : Referred to Capital Investment
- : Introduction and first reading
Common questions
- What is SF3879?
- SF3879 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Constitutional amendment proposal for public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure.
- What does SF3879 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5; providing for public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure.
- What is the status of SF3879?
- In committee as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Author added Fateh (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF3879?
- D. Scott Dibble (D, 61), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF3879?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF3879&y=2025&ssn=0&b=senate
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