MN HF2420

Establishes a six-member Commission on Government Efficiency and Ethics, with three members appointed by the House Speaker and three by the House Minority Leader, subject to Senate approval; members serve two-year terms and cannot be current or former partisan candidates

Commission must maintain a website and telephone hotline for anonymous reporting of suspected fraud in state-funded programs and undisclosed conflicts of interest by legislators, with rewards up to $5,000 for reports leading to convictions, successful civil actions, or legislative expulsions

Any single commission member may order investigations or full forensic audits of state agencies and grantees; investigations must be conducted by contracted private investigators, and all public officials and entities handling public funds must cooperate

Credible evidence of fraud must be reported to law enforcement and legislative rules committees; evidence of undisclosed conflicts of interest triggers a public report to the appropriate chamber's rules committee

Amends grant agreement requirements to include forensic audit clauses requiring grantee cooperation with commission investigations, and appropriates unspecified funding for fiscal years 2026 and 2027