Minnesota Governor's Proposed Biennial Operating Budget
Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
The Minnesota state budget operates on a two-year cycle, or biennium, covering two fiscal years. The structure and mechanisms of budgeting for the State of Minnesota are found in Article XI of Minnesota's Constitution. Minnesota Statutes 16A.11 requires that the governor submit a proposed state operating budget, including a budget message, to the Minnesota Legislature in January or February of odd-numbered years.
Following the release of the governor's proposed budget, the process moves to the Legislature. Appropriation bills are introduced in the legislature and make their way through the legislative process. The appropriations bills that are approved by the legislature and signed into law by the governor make up the state’s operating budget. The final operating budget does not appear in a single law but is made up of a number of separate appropriations laws. For more detailed information about Minnesota’s state budget, see the Legislative Library’s guide to the State Budget Process.
Below is a compilation of the proposed operating budget documents of Minnesota governors, beginning with the late 1990s. Included for each biennium are the original proposals for state agencies as well as updates and revisions to those proposals.
2022-2023 Governor's Budget Recommendations.
Publisher: Minnesota Management & Budget
2020-2021 Governor's Budget Recommendations.
Publisher: Minnesota Management & Budget
- Interim Stadium Reserve Balance
- Interim Health Care Access Fund
- Interim Selected Updated CFS Statements:
- Interim Current Biennium: General Fund Budget Estimates of Non-dedicated Revenues
- Interim General Fund Detail
- Interim General Fund Summary
- Interim Budget Projection [data presentation]
- Supplemental Budget: Additional Federal Funds
- Supplemental Budget: Health Care Access Fund
- Supplemental Budget: Consolidated Fund Statement
- Supplemental Budget: All Funds by Agency: Recommendations
- Supplemental Budget: All Funds by Agency
- Supplemental Budget: General Fund Pie Charts
- Supplemental Budget: General Fund Balance Analysis: Comparisons to 2020 February Forecast
- Supplemental Budget: General Fund Balance Analysis
- Supplemental Budget: General Fund Balance Financial Summaries
- Supplemental Budget: General Fund Summary
- Supplemental Budget: 3/25 Revisions Transmittal Letter
- Supplemental Budget: 3/22 Revisions Transmittal Letter
- Supplemental Budget: 3/12 Transmittal Letter
- Health Care Access Fund: Governor's Revised Budget Recommendations [FY 2020-21]
- Revised Budget for One Minnesota: Fiscal Years 2020-21
- Revised Budget for One Minnesota: Fiscal Years 2020-21
- Revised Budget for One Minnesota: Fiscal Years 2020-21
- Governor's Revised FY2020-FY2021 Budget Financial Summaries
- Governor's Revised FY2020-FY2021 Budget Pie Charts
- Governor's Revised Budget: Changes to Original General Fund Recommendations [FY 2020-FY 2021]
- General Fund Balance Analysis: March 2019 Governor's Recommendations [summary; FY 2020-FY 2021]
- Federal Funds Summary [Governor's Revised Budget Recommendations FY 2020-21]
- General Fund Balance Analysis: March 2019 Governor's Recommendations [detail; FY 2020-FY 2021]
- Accountancy Board
- Administration
- Office of Administrative Hearings
- Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
- Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
- Board of Animal Health
- Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design
- Minnesota State Arts Board
- Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
- Attorney General's Office
- Board of Barber Examiners
- Board of Behavorial Health and Therapy
- Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
- Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
- Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Department of Commerce
- Conservation Corps Minnesota
- Corrections
- Board of Cosmetologist Examiners
- Court of Appeals
- Board of Dentistry
- Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
- Minnesota State Council on Disability
- District Courts
- Education
- Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
- Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Explore Minnesota Tourism
- Gambling Control Board
- Governor's Office
- State Guardian ad Litem Board
- Health
- Higher Education Facilities Authority
- Office of Higher Education
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Housing Finance
- Minnesota Humanities Center
- Human Rights
- Human Services
- Minnesota Humanities Center
- Indian Affairs Council
- Investment Board
- Board of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
- Board on Judicial Standards
- Labor and Industry
- Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
- Legal Professions Boards
- Minnesota Legislature
- Lottery
- Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
- Mayo Clinic: Medical School and Family Medicine Residency Program
- Bureau of Mediation Services
- Board of Medical Practices
- Metropolitan Council - Environmental
- Metropolitan Council - Transportation
- Department of Military Affairs
- Minnesota Management and Budget
- Minnesota Management & Budget Non-Operating
- Minnesota State
- Minnesota State Retirement System
- Office of MN.IT Services
- MNsure
- Department of Natural Resources
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
- Board of Occupational Therapy
- Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Office of Ombudsperson for Families
- Board of Optometry
- Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training
- Perpich Center for Arts Education
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Physical Therapy
- Board of Podiatric Medicine
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Board of Private Detectives and Protective Agents
- Board of Professional Educators Licensing and Standards
- Board of Psychology
- Board of Public Defense
- Public Employees Retirement Association
- Public Facilities Authority
- Department of Public Safety - Public Safety
- Department of Public Safety - Transportation
- Public Utilities Commission
- Minnesota Racing Commission
- Minnesota Department of Revenue
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
- Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission
- Board of Social Work
- Minnesota State Academies
- State Auditor
- Supreme Court
- Tax Aids, Credits and Refunds
- Tax Court
- Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association
- Transportation
- Uniform Laws Commission
- University of Minnesota
- Veterans Affairs
- Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Board of Water and Soil Resources
- Workers Compensation Court of Appeals
- Minnesota Zoological Gardens
- Accountancy Board
- Administration
- Office of Administrative Hearings
- Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
- Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
- Board of Animal Health
- Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design
- Minnesota State Arts Board
- Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
- Attorney General's Office
- Board of Barber Examiners
- Board of Behavorial Health and Therapy
- Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
- Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
- Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Department of Commerce
- Conservation Corps Minnesota
- Corrections
- Board of Cosmetologist Examiners
- Court of Appeals
- Board of Dentistry
- Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
- Minnesota State Council on Disability
- District Courts
- Education
- Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
- Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Explore Minnesota Tourism
- Gambling Control Board
- Governor's Office
- State Guardian ad Litem Board
- Health
- Higher Education Facilities Authority
- Office of Higher Education
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Housing Finance
- Minnesota Humanities Center
- Human Rights
- Human Services
- Minnesota Humanities Center
- Indian Affairs Council
- Investment Board
- Board of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
- Board on Judicial Standards
- Labor and Industry
- Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
- Legal Professions Boards
- Minnesota Legislature
- Lottery
- Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
- Mayo Clinic: Medical School and Family Medicine Residency Program
- Bureau of Mediation Services
- Board of Medical Practices
- Metropolitan Council - Environmental
- Metropolitan Council - Transportation
- Department of Military Affairs
- Minnesota Management and Budget
- Minnesota Management & Budget Non-Operating
- Minnesota State
- Minnesota State Retirement System
- Office of MN.IT Services
- MNsure
- Department of Natural Resources
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
- Board of Occupational Therapy
- Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Office of Ombudsperson for Families
- Board of Optometry
- Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training
- Perpich Center for Arts Education
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Physical Therapy
- Board of Podiatric Medicine
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Board of Private Detectives and Protective Agents
- Board of Professional Educators Licensing and Standards
- Board of Psychology
- Board of Public Defense
- Public Employees Retirement Association
- Public Facilities Authority
- Department of Public Safety - Public Safety
- Department of Public Safety - Transportation
- Public Utilities Commission
- Minnesota Racing Commission
- Minnesota Department of Revenue
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
- Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission
- Board of Social Work
- Minnesota State Academies
- State Auditor
- Supreme Court
- Tax Aids, Credits and Refunds
- Tax Court
- Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association
- Transportation
- Uniform Laws Commission
- University of Minnesota
- Veterans Affairs
- Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Board of Water and Soil Resources
- Workers Compensation Court of Appeals
- Minnesota Zoological Gardens
Minnesota FY2018-2019 Proposed Biennial Operating Budget Documents.
Publisher: Minnesota Management & Budget
Minnesota FY2016-2017 Proposed Biennial Operating Budget Documents.
Publisher: Minnesota Management & Budget
- Supplemental Budget Revisions Transmittal Letter #4, April 27, 2016
- Supplemental Budget Revisions Transmittal Letter #3, April 15, 2016
- Supplemental Budget Revisions Transmittal Letter #2, April 6, 2016
- Supplemental Budget Revisions Transmittal Letter, March 30, 2016
- Transmittal Letter, March 17, 2016
- General Fund Summary
- General Fund Detail
- Governor's Supplemental Budget Recommendations by Agency and Item
- General Fund Financial Summaries
- General Fund Balance Analysis - Detail
- Health Care Access Fund Statement
- Supplemental Budget Transmittal Letter #3 May 5, 2015
- Supplemental Budget Transmittal Letter #2 April 13, 2015
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Agriculture
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Board of Animal Health
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Office of Higher Education
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Tax Aids, Credits and Refunds
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- Supplemental Budget Transmittal Letter #1 March 19, 2015
- Governor's Revised FY 2016-17 Budget Recommendation (Individual Recommendations)
- Governor's Supplemental Budget Recommendations by Bill Area
- Governor's Supplemental Budget Recommendations by Theme
- Governor's Supplemental Budget Recommendations (non-general fund)
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Administration
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Agriculture
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Arts Board
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Commerce
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Corrections
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Council on Black Minnesotans
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Board of Dentistry
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Education
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Employment and Economic Development
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Office of the Governor
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Health
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Minnesota Historical Society
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Housing Finance
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Human Rights
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Human Services
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Indian Affairs Council
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Board of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Minnesota Legislature
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Minnesota Management and Budget Non-Operating
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Metropolitan Council - Environmental
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Metropolitan Council - Transportation
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Military Affairs
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Minnesota State Academies
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- Governor's Budget Revisions - MNsure
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Natural Resources
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Office of Higher Education
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Perpich Center for Arts Education
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Board of Pharmacy
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Pollution Control Agency
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Public Safety - Transportation
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Public Safety
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Revenue
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Tax Aids, Credits and Refunds
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Transportation
- Governor's Budget Revisions - University of Minnesota
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Board of Water and Soil Resources
- Governor's Budget Revisions - Minnesota Zoological Gardens
- Accountancy
- Administration
- Administrative Hearings
- Agriculture
- Amateur Sports
- Animal Health
- Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design
- Arts
- Council on Asian Pacific Americans
- Attorney General
- Agriculture Utilization Research Institute
- Barber Examiners
- Behaviorial Health
- Council on Black Minnesotans
- Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure
- Capitol Area Architectural and Planning
- Council on Chicano Latino Affairs
- Chiropractors
- Commerce
- Conservation Corps
- Corrections
- Cosmetologist
- Court of Appeals
- Dentistry
- Dietetics-Nutrition
- Disability
- District Courts
- Education
- Emergency Medical Services
- Employment and Economic Development
- Explore Minnesota Tourism
- Gambling Control
- Governor
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Health
- Higher Education
- Historical Society
- Housing Finance
- Human Rights
- Human Services
- Humanities
- Indian Affairs
- Investment
- Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
- Judicial Standards
- Labor and Industry
- Legal Professions
- Legislature
- Lottery
- Management and Budget
- Marriage and Family
- Mayo Clinic
- Mediation Services
- Medical Practices
- Metropolitan Council Environmental
- Metropolitan Council Transportation
- Military Affairs
- MN.IT
- MNsure
- Natural Resources
- Nursing
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Ombudsman for Mental Health
- Ombudspersons for Families
- Optometry
- Peace Officer Standards and Training
- Perpich Center for Arts Education
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Podiatric Medicine
- Pollution Control
- Private Detectives
- Psychology
- Public Defense
- Public Employees Retirement
- Public Facilities
- Public Safety
- Public Safetiy Transportation
- Public Utilities
- Racing
- Revenue
- Science Museum
- Secretary of State
- Sentencing Guidelines
- Social Work
- State Academies
- State Auditor
- State Colleges and Universities
- State Retirement System
- Supreme Court
- Tax Aid Credits and Refunds
- Tax Court
- Teachers Retirement
- Transportation
- Uniform Law
- University of Minnesota
- Veterans Affairs
- Veterinary Medicine
- Water and Soil Resources
- Workers Compensation Court
- Zoological Gardens
Minnesota biennial budget FY 2014-2015.
Publisher: Minnesota Management and Budget
[Minnesota FY2012-2013 proposed biennial operating budget documents].
Publisher: Minnesota Management and Budget
[Minnesota FY2010-2011 proposed biennial operating budget documents].
Publisher: Minnesota Management & Budget
Minnesota FY2008-2009 proposed biennial operating budget documents.
Publisher: Minnesota Dept. of Finance
2006-07 Governor's operating budget recommendations
Publisher: Minnesota Dept. of Finance
[Minnesota FY2004-2005 proposed biennial operating budget documents].
Publisher: Dept. of Finance
Proposed biennial budget presented by Governor to Legislature.
Publisher: Proposed biennial budget presented by Governor to Legislature.
- 2002/2003 - Economic Development
- 2002/2003 - Environment & Natural Resources
- 2002/2003 - Health & Human Services
- 2002/2003 - Health & Human Services Change Order #1
- 2002/2003 - Children, Families & Learning Change Order #1
- 2002/2003 - Change Order #1 (Agency Budget Revisions )
- 2002/2003 - Executive Budget Summary
- 2002/2003 - Children, Families & Learning
- 2002/2003 - Criminal Justice
- 2002/2003 - Transportation & Other Agencies
- 2002/2003 - State Government
- 2002/2003 - Information Technology Initiatives & Inventory Report
- 2002/2003 - Change Order #5 (Department of Agriculture and Board of Animal Health)
- 2002/2003 - Change Order #6 (State Operated Services, Departmental Earnings)
- 2002/2003 - State and Local Finance Reform (Revised)
- 2002/2003 - Change Order #2 (Supplemental Budget Items, Errata and Changes)
- 2002/2003 - Change Order #3 (Federal Funds)
- 2002/2003 - Change Order #4 (Military Affairs)
- 2002/2003 - Fund Statements
- 2002/2003 - State and Local Finance Reform: Taxes, Aids & Credits
- 2002/2003 - Preliminary Unallotment
- 2002/2003 - Unallotment
- 2002/2003 - Higher Education
- 2000/2001 - Economic Development
- 2000/2001 - Higher Education
- 2000/2001 - Transportation & Other Agencies
- 2000/2001 - Criminal Justice
- 2000/2001 - Education, Children & Families
- 2000/2001 - Fund Statements
- 2000/2001 - Environment & Natural Resources
- 2000/2001 - Health & Human Services
- 2000/2001 - Change Order #1 (Other Agency Budget Revisions)
- 2000/2001 - Excutive Budget Summary
- 2000/2001 - State and Local Finance Summary
- 2000/2001 - Change Order #1 (Federal Funds)
- 2000/2001 - Change Order #2 (Federal Funds)
- 2000/2001 - State Government
- 1998/1999 - Change Order #2
- 1998/1999 - State Government
- 1998/1999 - Transportation & Other Agencies
- 1998/1999 - Information Technology
- 1998/1999 - Environment and Natural Resources
- 1998/1999 - Health and Human Services
- 1998/1999 - Executive Budget Summary
- 1998/1999 - Fund Statements
- 1998/1999 - Economic Development
- 1998/1999 - Criminal Justice
- 1998/1999 - Children, Families and Learning
- 1998/1999 - Change Order #3
- 1998/1999 - Change Order #4
- 1998/1999 - Change Order #1
- 1998/1999 - State and Local Finance Summary
- 1998/1999 - Higher Education
- 1996/1997 - State Government
- 1996/1997 - Higher Education
- 1996/1997 - Change Order #1
- 1996/1997 - Change Order #2
- 1996/1997 - Change Order #3
- 1996/1997 - Change Order #4
- 1996/1997 - Change Order #5
- 1996/1997 - Fund Statements
- 1996/1997 - Environment & Natural Resources
- 1996/1997 - Criminal Justice
- 1996/1997 - Executive Budget Summary
- 1996/1997 - State & Local Finance Summary
- 1996/1997 - Health & Human Services
- 1996/1997 - Transportation & Other Agencies
- 1996/1997 - Education & Education Aids
- 1996/1997 - Children & Family Services
- 1994/1995 - Overheads
- 1994/1995 - Major Revenues, Local Government Aids and Property Tax Relief
- 1994/1995 - Fund Statements
- 1994/1995 - Human Development
- 1994/1995 - State Government
- 1994/1995 - Jobs and Commerce
- 1994/1995 - Education and Children
- 1994/1995 - Executive Budget Summary
- 1994/1995 - Education and Children Supplement
- 1994/1995 - Environment and Natural Resources
- 1992/1993 - State Government Affairs
- 1992/1993 - Human Development
- 1992/1993 - Environment & Natural Resources
- 1992/1993 - Education Finance
- 1992/1993 - Executive Budget Summary
- 1992/1993 - Post-Secondary Education
- 1992/1993 - Infrastructure & Regulation
- 1992/1993 - Fund Statements
- 1990/1991 - State Departments Volume 1
- 1990/1991 - Post-Secondary Education
- 1990/1991 - Forecast and Baseline Estimates
- 1990/1991 - Education Aids and the Department of Education
- 1990/1991 - Human Resources
- 1990/1991 - Transportation and Other Agencies
- 1990/1991 - Fund Statements
- 1990/1991 - State Departments Volume 2
- 1987/1989 - Transportation and Other Agencies
- 1987/1989 - State Departments Volume 1
- 1987/1989 - Post-secondary Education
- 1987/1989 - Education Aids and the Department of Education
- 1987/1989 - Human Resources
- 1987/1989 - Fund Statements
- 1985/1987 - Transportation and Other Agencies
- 1983/1985 - Health, Welfare, Corrections
- 1983/1985 - Fund Statements
- 1981/1983 - Revisions