2025 Session Last amended: 2023 session

§ 10.45 — Budgets; Information

Plain-Language Summary

The budgets of constitutional officers, the courts, and the legislature are all public information and must be broken down into spending categories. These categories must include at minimum payroll, travel, and telephone expenses. This transparency requirement allows the public to see how their government spends money across all three branches.

10.45 BUDGETS; INFORMATION.

The budgets of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and each constitutional officer, the district courts, court of appeals, and supreme court shall be public information and shall be divided into expense categories. The budgets of the house of representatives and the senate shall be public information and shall be separated by appropriation categories identified in section 3.1985 and direct appropriation expense categories. The categories shall include, among others, payroll, travel, and telephone expenses.

History:

1993 c 370 s 6; 2023 c 62 art 2 s 31

History: History: 1993 c 370 s 6; 2023 c 62 art 2 s 31

Practical Notes

Anyone wanting to examine how the courts, legislature, or constitutional officers spend public money can request or look up these budgets as public information. The category breakdown makes it easier to compare spending and spot unusual expenses. This level of transparency supports public accountability and informed civic participation.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes