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HF5096 • 2026

Exception to commonality of powers requirement added.

Exception to commonality of powers requirement added.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Schultz, Novotny, Skraba, Duran, Hudson, Stier
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Exception to commonality of powers requirement added.

Exception to commonality of powers requirement added.

What This Bill Does

  • Exception to commonality of powers requirement added.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Exception to commonality of powers requirement added.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to local government; adding exception to commonality of powers

requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.59, subdivision 8.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.59, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Services performed by county
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or sheriff
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, commonality of powers.

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(a)
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Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 requiring commonality of powers between

parties to any agreement the board of county commissioners of any county may by resolution

enter into agreements with any other governmental unit as defined in subdivision 1 to

perform on behalf of that unit any service or function which that unit would be authorized

to provide for itself.

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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 requiring commonality of powers,

a county sheriff must enter into an agreement under United States Code, title 8, section

1357(g), with a federal agency to perform services or functions the federal agency is

authorized to provide. A county sheriff does not require authorization from a county board

of commissioners before entering into an agreement under this paragraph.

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