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HF4313 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

State legislators and legislative employees required to pay 50 percent of the Minnesota Paid Leave Law premium.

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Purpose

To require state legislators and legislative employees to share in paying the premiums for Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law, by ensuring the employer pays at least half of the annual premium and the employee contributes the rest through wages deductions.

Main provisions

  • Employee charge back and premium sharing
    • Employers must pay a minimum of 50 percent of the annual premiums paid under the Minnesota Paid Leave Law.
    • Employees must pay the remaining portion of the premium through wage deductions, if any.
    • Employee deductions must be in equal proportion to the premiums paid, based on each employee’s wages.
    • Deductions cannot reduce an employee’s wage below the rate required by any applicable statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, or government policy or resolution.
  • Legislative payment requirement
    • The state legislature must require legislators and legislative employees to pay 50 percent of the annual premium through a wage deduction.

Significance and changes from current law

  • New cost-sharing arrangement: The bill adds a 50/50 cost split for the Minnesota Paid Leave Law premiums between employers and legislators/legislative employees, with the employee portion collected via wage deductions.
  • Protected wages: The deduction framework is designed to ensure employees’ pay does not fall below legally required minimum pay rates.
  • Scope: Applies specifically to legislators and legislative employees, aligning paid leave premium payments with the same premium structure used for other Minnesota workers, but within the legislative branch.

How it works in practice

  • If the annual premium is, for example, P dollars:
    • Employer pays at least 50% of P.
    • Legislators/legislative employees pay the remaining 50% through payroll deductions.
    • The deduction amounts are proportionate to each employee’s wages and must keep take-home pay above required minimums.

Practical considerations

  • Payroll coordination: Agencies must administer wage deductions accurately so that the employee share is collected without dropping wages below required minimums.
  • Equity among employees: Deductions are designed to be proportional to each employee’s wages, ensuring a fair share relative to earnings.

Relevant terms Minnesota Paid Leave Law; premium; annual premium; employer; employee charge back; wage deduction; 50 percent; equal proportion; wages; minimum rate; statute; regulation; rule; ordinance; government resolution; policy; legislators; legislative employees; Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 268B.14 subdivision 3.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 16, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toWorkforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds requirement that employers pay at least 50% of the annual premiums under this section.",
        "Requires employees to pay the remainder through wage deductions, in proportion to wages."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "No explicit removal of distinct provisions; the text replaces the prior language with the new cost-sharing framework."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 268B.14, subdivision 3, to require employers to pay a minimum of 50 percent of the annual premiums under this section, with employees paying the remaining portion via wage deductions. Deductions must be in equal proportion to the premiums paid based on the employee's wages and must not reduce the employee's wage below the statutory or policy minimum.",
      "modified": [
        "Subd. 3 is amended to implement a new employer/employee premium-sharing arrangement and wage deduction constraints."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "268B.14",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 3"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Uses 'Notwithstanding' to override or supplement existing 177.24, subd. 4."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "The bill includes a Notwithstanding clause referencing Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 177.24, subdivision 4, indicating the premium-sharing and wage deduction provisions apply notwithstanding that existing provision.",
      "modified": [
        "No direct modification to 177.24, subd. 4; the bill relies on it as part of an override."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "177.24",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 4"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Uses 'Notwithstanding' to override or supplement existing 181.06, subd. 1."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "The bill includes a Notwithstanding clause referencing Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 181.06, subdivision 1, indicating the premium-sharing and wage deduction provisions apply notwithstanding that existing provision.",
      "modified": [
        "No direct modification to 181.06, subd. 1; the bill relies on it as part of an override."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "181.06",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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