Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 645.01 (2026)

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Subdivision 1.Scope.

When used in this chapter the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them in this section.

Subd. 2.Final enactment or enacted finally.

"Final enactment" or "enacted finally" for a bill passed by the legislature and signed by the governor means the date and time of day the governor signed the bill. For a bill passed by the legislature and allowed to become law without signature by the governor, it means the end of the last day on which the governor could have returned the bill with a veto to the legislature. For a bill passed by the legislature but vetoed and reconsidered and approved by the legislature after the veto, it means the date and time of day of the final legislative vote approving the vetoed bill.

Subd. 3.Legislature.

"Legislature" means the senate and the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2023 · leading case: In Re State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 392 N.W.2d 558 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986).

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In Re State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 392 N.W.2d 558 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Minnesota Statutes section 645.01 defines "final enactment” and "enacted finally” as "the time when the procedure required by the constitution for the enactment of a bill into a law has been complied with.”

State v. Wendorf, 814 N.W.2d 359 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012). ““When the provisions of two or more laws passed during the same session of the legislature are irreconcilable, the law latest in date of final enactment, irrespective of its effective date, shall prevail from the time it becomes effective, except as otherwise provided in section…”

Chairse v. State of Minnesota Dep't of Human Servs. (D. Minnesota 2023). “§ 645.01 , subdiv. 2. The governor signed the bill, S.”

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