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HF5086 • 2026

Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year.

Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Witte
Last action
2026-04-27
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
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.

Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year.

Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year.

What This Bill Does

  • Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year.

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. 2026-04-27 House

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

Official Summary Text

Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to state government; requiring the governor to deliver a state of the state

address to the legislature before a certain date; proposing coding for new law in

Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4.

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

Section 1.

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[4.033] STATE OF THE STATE; ADDRESS TO LEGISLATURE.

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The governor must deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30

days after the date the regular legislative session convenes each year.

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