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HF3403

One-Time Emergency Rental Aid for Counties and Tribal Governments

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:39 AM

In one sentence

This law provides one-time funding to Minnesota counties and Tribal governments to offer emergency rental assistance to eligible low-income households facing homelessness.

What it does

  • Appropriates $44,000,000 from the general fund for aid payments to counties in fiscal year 2026.
  • Appropriates $6,000,000 from the general fund for equal share payments to Tribal governments that choose to receive them.
  • Requires the commissioner of revenue to pay these funds within 15 days after the law takes effect using existing distribution formulas.
  • Limits how counties and Tribal governments can use the money only for rental assistance to eligible recipients.
  • Sets a rule that unspent aid must be returned to the state if not used within 180 days of receipt.

Who it affects

  • Minnesota counties receiving emergency rental assistance funds.
  • Tribal governments in Minnesota that choose to receive an equal share of the funding.
  • Households with income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are homeless, at imminent risk of homelessness, and need financial help due to a housing crisis.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not specify an exact calendar date, only that it starts the day after final enactment.
  • It requires counties and Tribal governments to return any money left over after 180 days; this amount is then canceled from the general fund.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
The act of setting aside a specific amount of money from the government budget for a particular purpose.
Federal Poverty Level
A measure used by the U.S. government to determine if a household's income is low enough to qualify for certain aid programs.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

Onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties established, and money appropriated.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. See Senate file in House SF3596House
  2. Author added Johnson, P.House
  3. Author added KraftHouse
  4. Author added JonesHouse
  5. Author added Momanyi-HiltsleyHouse
  6. Authors added Agbaje; Rehrauer; Xiong; Lee, F.; and HusseinHouse
  7. Introduction and first reading, referred to Housing Finance and PolicyHouse