Committee advances public safety finance bill with $50 million biennial target; House File 2432 recommended to general register

The Minnesota House Public Safety Finance Committee on an oral voice vote recommended House File 2432 to the general register after co-chairs said the panel met a target of an additional $50 million above the February forecast base for fiscal years 2026–27 and the same amount in the forecast tails.

Staff member Adrienne, summarizing the committee’s target and outcome, said, “For the Public Safety Finance Committee, the target they received was an additional $50,000,000 over the February forecast base for fiscal years '26 and '27 ... And they did meet those numbers.”

The bill packages operating increases and targeted spending that committee co-chairs described as intended to prioritize officer recruitment and training, victim services and certain Department of Corrections (DOC) costs while acknowledging the package does not fully cover agency operating requests. Representative Novotny, a committee co-chair, said the committee’s target was measured against agency requests that now exceed $120 million, much of it fixed costs tied to union-negotiated contracts.

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