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SF2944 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

City of Alpha 2023 aid penalty forgiveness provision and appropriation

Related bill: HF2800

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

This bill aims to provide financial relief to the city of Alpha in Minnesota by forgiving a penalty that resulted in the withholding of local government aid for the year 2023.

Main Provisions

  • Aid Penalty Forgiveness: The bill allows for the forgiveness of the penalty that caused the withholding of aid to the city of Alpha for the year 2023.

  • Financial Reporting Requirement: The aid will be granted on the condition that the city of Alpha submits its 2022 annual financial reporting form to the state auditor by June 1, 2025.

  • Aid Payment: Upon certification of receipt of the financial report by the state auditor, the Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue must pay an amount of $18,472 to the city of Alpha by June 30, 2025.

  • Appropriation: The necessary funds for this aid are appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal year 2025. This appropriation is specified as a onetime allocation.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • The bill overrides current legislation that would withhold aid due to reporting lapses, specifically Minnesota Statutes section 477A.017, subdivision 3, for the calendar year 2023.

Relevant Terms

  • Aid penalty forgiveness
  • Local government aid
  • Annual financial reporting
  • Appropriations
  • City of Alpha
  • State auditor certification

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 23, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 23, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toTaxes

Citations

 
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      "added": [
        "Condition for receiving the withheld aid payment if reporting form is received by June 1, 2025."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill provides aid penalty forgiveness to the city of Alpha under certain conditions as outlined in section 477A.017, subdivision 3.",
      "modified": [
        "None"
      ]
    },
    "citation": "477A.017",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 3"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Allows for payment upon certification from the state auditor."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill ensures the city of Alpha receives its local government aid payment for 2023 as outlined in section 477A.013.",
      "modified": [
        "None"
      ]
    },
    "citation": "477A.013",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

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