Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4704: Local governments and school districts exempted from state mandates unless funding is provided to comply with the mandate, implementation language provided, contested case hearings authorized, report required, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Status: In committee, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, by adding a section; exempting local governments and school districts from state mandates unless funding is provided to comply with the mandate; providing implementation language; authorizing contested case hearings; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465. ARTICLE 1 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
From the introduced text, March 25, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, by adding a section; exempting local governments and school districts from state mandates unless funding is provided to comply with the mandate; providing implementation language; authorizing contested case hearings; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465. ARTICLE 1 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED 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, a section shall be added to article XI, to read:] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Sec. 16. ] new text end new text begin [ADDED: A local government or school district shall not be required to comply with a state mandate until a state law is enacted that appropriates money in the amount commensurate with the cost to comply with the mandate, except that a local government or school district must comply with a state mandate if the law governs financial audit requirements. The legislature may provide by law a process for the state to withhold reasonable administrative fees.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: For purposes of this section, a state mandate is any mandate that affects the daily …