Rounding of a payment or transfer of case authorized, and commissioner of administration required to provide a standard template page for request proposals.
This bill requires Minnesota state agencies to include a standardized one-page summary on the first page of every request for proposals (RFP) issued after October 1, 2026. The summary page must contain essential information such as project descriptions, eligible applicants, budget details, award expectations, funding sources, administrative cost rules, payment terms, reporting requirements, and evaluation criteria. A state commissioner will create a uniform template for these summaries that agencies must use without substantive changes, except for specific agency-related procurement needs. The requirement aims to help vendors quickly assess whether they can meet RFP requirements without needing to read the entire document first.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2026
Last action May 5, 2026
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1st Engrossment
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2nd Engrossment
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May 5, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was updated from its first to second engrossment version, primarily changing the posting date and adding new sections to authorize the rounding of small cash payments to five-cent increments. It also amended existing grant management rules to require reporting of policy exceptions and updated the language regarding fraud and waste reporting to include misuse.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded by adding a new provision allowing agencies to round cash transactions, while the existing grants management scope was modified to include new reporting requirements.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new section authorizing agencies to round cash payments to the nearest five cents under specific conditions, excluding electronic transfers.
Modified the commissioner's duties to require reporting of approved policy exceptions to specific legislative committee members.
DEFINITION
Updated the definition of reportable issues in grants processes to include 'misuse' alongside fraud and waste.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title and posting date to reflect the second engrossment version.
Floor votes · House May 4, 2026
How they voted
131–0
Passed
Total votes 131
May 4, 2026
D
Democratic64
100% Yea
R
Republican67
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Received from House
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed as amended
lower
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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