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SF1316 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Per diem payments prohibition during a regular session of the legislature

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S.F. No. 1316 is a bill proposed in Minnesota aimed at regulating the compensation of state legislators. It suggests the following changes:

  1. Legislators will receive their salary on the first day of the regular legislative session of their term, distributed in equal parts at the beginning of each month during their term. For those elected in a special election, their compensation starts when they take their oath of office, with payment adjusted for the starting month and then monthly thereafter.

  2. Legislators will continue to receive mileage reimbursements for necessary travel between their residence and the meeting place of the legislature.

  3. The bill prohibits legislators from receiving per diem payments, which are daily allowances for expenses, during regular legislative sessions. However, they can receive per diem payments when the legislature is not in regular session, as determined by the respective chambers.

  4. The salaries and reimbursements must be certified by the secretaries of the respective legislative bodies and reported to the commissioner of management and budget.

  5. Finally, the bill restricts additional legislator compensation to only a few specified sources: a fixed salary determined by the Legislative Salary Council, contributions to health insurance and retirement plans like those available to all state employees, and any compensation outlined in specific related sections of the statutes.

Overall, the bill aims to clearly define and somewhat limit the sources and conditions under which legislators in Minnesota can receive compensation.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 12, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 12, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toState and Local Government
February 16, 2025SenateFloorActionAuthor stricken
February 16, 2025SenateFloorActionAuthor added

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "A new subdivision that limits legislator compensation to specific sources."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill modifies compensation rules for legislators under section 3.099.",
      "modified": [
        "Adjusts rules for per diem payments, prohibiting them during regular sessions of the legislature."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "3.099"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill refers to salary prescriptions under section 15A.0825.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "15A.0825"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill acknowledges state contributions to insurance benefits under chapter 43A.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "43A"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill references state contributions to the legislators retirement plan under chapter 3A.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "3A"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill refers to retirement plan contributions under chapter 352D.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "352D"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill mentions section 3.101 in limiting legislator compensation.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "3.101"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill includes section 3.103 in details about compensation limitations.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "3.103"
  }
]

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