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HF3594 • 2026
Certification required prior to receiving funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
Certification required prior to receiving funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
Housing
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-02-23
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Housing Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Certification required prior to receiving funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring certification prior to receiving funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [462A.052] CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner shall not pay any monies, award any grant or loan, or allocate any housing tax credits to a private entity unless the private entity possesses a current certificate of eligibility for funding issued pursuant to this section. new text end new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "private entity" means any person or private group, organization, proprietorship, partnership, trust, cooperative, corporation, or other commercial or nonprofit entity, including an officer, employee, or agent thereof. new text end new text begin (c) An applicant for a certificate of eligibility for funding must provide: new text end new text begin (1) proof of compliance with any applicable requirement to register with the secretary of state; new text end new text begin (2) the street address, including the zip code, of its chief executive office and of one office in this state, if there is one; new text end new text begin (3) the entity's federal taxpayer identification number and, if available, a Minnesota tax identification number; and new text end new text begin (4) a list of the private entity's employees along with an executed criminal history consent form from each employee. new text end new text begin (d) After review of the application materials under paragraph (c), the commissioner may provide a certificate of eligibility for funding. new text end new text begin (e) A certificate of eligibility for funding must expire no later than two years from its issuance. After the expiration period, a private entity may reapply to the commissioner for a new certificate of eligibility. The commissioner may revoke a certificate of eligibility for funding if the commissioner finds that: new text end new text begin (1) the private entity included false information in its application for a certificate of eligibility for funding; new text end new text begin (2) the private entity was not eligible for a certificate of eligibility for funding at the time the certificate was issued; or new text end new text begin (3) the private entity misused public funds. new text end