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HF3943 • 2026

Housing redevelopment authority authorized to partner with state colleges and universities on housing projects and extending construction warranties to the projects.

Housing redevelopment authority authorized to partner with state colleges and universities on housing projects and extending construction warranties to the projects.

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Johnson, P.
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Housing Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Housing Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Housing redevelopment authority authorized to partner with state colleges and universities on housing projects and extending construction warranties to the projects.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to economic development; authorizing a housing redevelopment authority

to partner with state colleges and universities on housing projects and extending

construction warranties to the projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

469.012, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 469.012, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 14.

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Construction warranties; state college partnerships.

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An authority may

partner with a state college or university, or a program thereof, to construct, develop,

rehabilitate, or otherwise improve real property. In the partnership, the authority may offer

the warranties contained in chapter 327A, provide less extensive warranties, or disclaim

warranties entirely. This subdivision applies solely to construction, rehabilitation, or

improvement projects in which a state college or university, or a program thereof, actively

participates in the construction or development process. Nothing in this subdivision shall

be construed to expand or limit liability beyond what is expressly stated or to affect warranty

obligations under federal or other provisions of state law.

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