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SF3727 • 2026

Automatic appointment confirmation when the legislature does not take up a confirmation elimination

Automatic appointment confirmation when the legislature does not take up a confirmation elimination

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Drazkowski, Kreun, Lang, Koran, Bahr
Last action
2026-02-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Automatic appointment confirmation when the legislature does not take up a confirmation elimination

Automatic appointment confirmation when the legislature does not take up a confirmation elimination

What This Bill Does

  • Automatic appointment confirmation when the legislature does not take up a confirmation elimination

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Automatic appointment confirmation when the legislature does not take up a confirmation elimination

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to state government; eliminating automatic appointment confirmation

when the legislature does not take up a confirmation; repealing Minnesota Statutes

2024, section 15.066, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.
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REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15.066, subdivision 3,

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is repealed.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 26-06756

15.066 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS.

Subd. 3.

Advice and consent time limit.

(a) For appointments that require confirmation by only the senate, if the senate does not reject an appointment within 60 legislative days of the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the president of the senate, the senate has consented to the appointment.

(b) For appointments that require confirmation by both the senate and the house of representatives, if neither the senate nor the house of representatives has rejected an appointment within 60 legislative days of the later of the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the president of the senate or the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the speaker of the house of representatives, the house of representatives and senate have consented to the appointment.

(c) This section does not apply to appointments to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board under section
10A.02
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