Minnesota Statutes Legislature (Ch. 3-3E) § 3.98. Fiscal notes

Subdivision 1. Preparation; duties. (a) The head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of the state government, including the supreme court, shall prepare a fiscal note consistent with the standards and procedures adopted under section 3.8853, at the request of the chair of the standing committee to which a bill has been referred, or the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate Committee on Finance.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, “supreme court” includes all agencies, committees, and commissions supervised or appointed by the state supreme court or the state court administrator.

Subd. 2. Contents. (a) The fiscal note, where possible, shall:

(b) The fiscal note may comment on technical or mechanical defects in the bill but shall express no opinions concerning the merits of the proposal.