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HF3850 • 2026

Providers, vendors, and individuals seeking to receive public money for providing services required to submit proof of operation and finances for the most recent three years.

Providers, vendors, and individuals seeking to receive public money for providing services required to submit proof of operation and finances for the most recent three years.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Robbins, Anderson, P. E., Baker, Repinski, Schultz, Harder, Zeleznikar, Mekeland, Hudson, Allen, Scott
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Author added Scott
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Author added Scott

  2. 2026-03-05 House

    Author added Allen

  3. 2026-03-02 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Providers, vendors, and individuals seeking to receive public money for providing services required to submit proof of operation and finances for the most recent three years.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A bill for an act

relating to fraud prevention; requiring providers, vendors, and individuals seeking

to receive public money for providing services to submit proof of operation and

finances for the most recent three years; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota

Statutes, chapters 142A; 245.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[142A.125] ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE PUBLIC MONEY; FINANCIAL

SCREENING.

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(a) Any provider, vendor, or individual seeking to enroll, become licensed, receive grant

money, or register in any program administered by the commissioner must provide:

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(1) proof that the provider, vendor, or individual has performed services during the most

recent three-year period that are substantially similar to those for which the provider, vendor,

or individual is seeking to receive public money;

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(2) financial records for the most recent three-year period; and

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(3) for a provider, vendor, or individual that is a business or nonprofit organization,

evidence of registration and good standing with the secretary of state for the most recent

three-year period.

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(b) For purposes of providing financial records pursuant to this section:

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(1) a nonprofit organization must provide the Form 990 or Form 990-EZ filed with the

Internal Revenue Service in the three most recent years; and

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(2) any other provider, vendor, or individual must provide audit reports of its financial

statements from the three most recent years performed by an independent third party in

accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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Sec. 2.

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[245.0953] ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE PUBLIC MONEY; FINANCIAL

SCREENING.

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(a) Any provider, vendor, or individual seeking to enroll, become licensed, receive grant

money, or register in any program administered by the commissioner must provide:

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(1) proof that the provider, vendor, or individual has performed services during the most

recent three-year period that are substantially similar to those for which the provider, vendor,

or individual is seeking to receive public money;

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(2) financial records for the most recent three-year period; and

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(3) for a provider, vendor, or individual that is a business or nonprofit organization,

evidence of registration and good standing with the secretary of state for the most recent

three-year period.

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(b) For purposes of providing financial records pursuant to this section:

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(1) a nonprofit organization must provide the Form 990 or Form 990-EZ filed with the

Internal Revenue Service in the three most recent years; and

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(2) any other provider, vendor, or individual must provide audit reports of its financial

statements from the three most recent years performed by an independent third party in

accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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