Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency and accountability in the office of the attorney general by requiring an annual report on legal proceedings related to challenges against the constitutionality of state statutes.

Main Provisions

• Annual Reporting: The bill mandates the attorney general to prepare and submit a detailed report by July 15 each year.
• Report Recipients: The report should be delivered to the chairs and ranking minority members of legislative committees responsible for judiciary, civil law, or criminal law.
• Report Contents: The report must include:
  • A list of all legal proceedings where the constitutionality of a Minnesota state statute was challenged.
  • A description of each challenged statute.
  • Details of the attorney general's defense efforts regarding each statute's constitutionality.
  • The current status of each case.
  • The amount of staff time dedicated to each case.
  • The total cost incurred by the attorney general’s office on each case over the past fiscal year.

Significant Changes

This bill introduces a new requirement in Chapter 8 of the Minnesota Statutes, mandating an annual accountability report by the attorney general that was not required previously.

Relevant Terms - Annual report - Attorney General - Constitutionality - Legal proceedings - Minnesota Statutes - Judiciary committee - Civil law - Criminal law - State statute challenges