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HF3974 • 2026

Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Finke, Huot, Rehrauer, Clardy, Johnson, P., Virnig, Pérez-Vega
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Author added Pérez-Vega
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

What This Bill Does

  • Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 House

    Author added Pérez-Vega

  2. 2026-03-16 House

    Authors added Johnson, P.; and Virnig

  3. 2026-03-12 House

    Authors added Huot, Rehrauer, and Clardy

  4. 2026-03-05 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Official Summary Text

Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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relating to public defenders; appropriating money for the Board of Public Defense.

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

Section 1.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE.
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$6,900,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $13,700,00 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from

the general fund to the Board of Public Defense. The appropriation for fiscal year 2026 is

available until July 1, 2027. These appropriations are in addition to the amounts appropriated

in Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, section 10. The base is $183,529,000 beginning in fiscal

year 2028.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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