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SF4757 • 2026

Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota limitations provision

Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota limitations provision

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bahr, Lucero, Drazkowski, Fateh, Oumou Verbeten
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Author added Oumou Verbeten
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota limitations provision

Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota limitations provision

What This Bill Does

  • Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota limitations provision

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 House

    Author added Oumou Verbeten

  2. 2026-03-26 House

    Comm report: To pass

  3. 2026-03-23 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota limitations provision

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to higher education; limiting the governor's appointment power to fill

vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; amending

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 137.0246, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 137.0246, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 3.

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Governor appointments.

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If the joint legislative committee recommends a

candidate to the joint convention for a vacancy on the board of regents and the legislature

does not elect a person to fill the vacancy, the governor, in making an appointment to fill

the vacancy, may only appoint a candidate recommended by the joint legislative committee.

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