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HF5053 • 2026

St. Paul; Roy Wilkins Auditorium renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

St. Paul; Roy Wilkins Auditorium renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pérez-Vega, Hussein, Finke, Hollins, Luger-Nikolai, Lee, K., Xiong, Lillie, Pinto
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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St. Paul; Roy Wilkins Auditorium renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

Official Summary Text

St. Paul; Roy Wilkins Auditorium renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Roy

Wilkins Auditorium in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of

state bonds.

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

Section 1.
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ST. PAUL; ROY WILKINS AUDITORIUM.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$75,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds

fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city

of St. Paul to construct, furnish, and equip renovation of the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. This

appropriation includes money for expansion and reconfiguration of interior and exterior

event venue space; safety and accessibility improvements; improvements to space for the

loading, unloading, and storage of goods and equipment; improvements to replace and

upgrade HVAC, security, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems; upgrades to

restrooms, seating, concessions, and other visitor space; lighting, sound system, and other

event production upgrades; and for other renovations and improvements to amenities and

infrastructure to support ongoing operations of the facility.

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Subd. 2.

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Bond sale.

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To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond

proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of

the state in an amount up to $75,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect

prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota

Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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