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Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
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| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF38 | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF39 | County agricultural inspector grant funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF40 | Requirement that fencing must prevent physical contact between farmed Cervidae and free-roaming Cervidae removed, and authority to revoke registrations under certain conditions removed. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF41 | Meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities funding provided; and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF42 | Definition of sustainable aviation fuel modified. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF43 | Biofuel infrastructure grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF44 | Food manufacturers and brand owners required to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF47 | Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HF271 | Wolf and elk depredation compensation payments funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF272 | Civil damages provided for failing to give notice of finding an estray. | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HF371 | Livestock mRNA assessment funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HF434 | Live Cervidae importation to certain accredited facilities allowed. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HF525 | General fund money transferred to the University of Minnesota for the Forever Green Initiative. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HF537 | Registered small farm producers permitted to sell fluid raw milk and fluid raw milk products to consumers under certain circumstances. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HF601 | Depredation compensation payment funding provided, and money appropriated. | Crossed Over | 02/13/2025 |
| HF646 | Dairy development and profitability enhancement and dairy business planning grant program funding provided for continuation, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HF653 | Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account; grant program and farm business management challenge grant funding provided; reports required; and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HF711 | Agricultural education and leadership council grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HF770 | Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF821 | Nitrate private well mitigation funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF829 | Delivery requirements for cottage foods modified. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF855 | Study of microplastics in meat and poultry required, report required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF857 | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF858 | Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF882 | Biofuel financial assistance funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF974 | Equal Access to Broadband Act established, and provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure modified. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF979 | Board of Animal Health funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF985 | Soil health financial assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF1063 | Grain buyers financial reporting requirements modified. | In Committee | 02/17/2025 |
| HF1101 | Money transferred from the general fund to the agricultural emergency account. | In Committee | 02/19/2025 |
| HF1132 | Agriculture-related business assistance funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/19/2025 |
| HF1292 | Beginning farmer tax credits eligibility expanded. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HF1296 | Classification of commercial dog and cat breeder data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health modified; kennel and dealer advertising requirements modified; and Board of Animal Health required to post certain kennel, dealer, and commercial breeder information. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF1391 | Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HF1402 | Wolf depredation compensation program modified, compensation program for crop or fence damage caused by elk modified, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HF1428 | Excess money in the grain indemnity account required to be transferred to the agricultural emergency account. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HF1483 | Minnesota State Horticultural Society funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/24/2025 |
| HF1497 | Northern Crops Institute grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1500 | Advanced biofuel production incentive modified. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1503 | Program established to provide grants to prevent the spread of avian influenza, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1517 | Minnesota Black Farmers Association funding provided to purchase advanced 21st century farming equipment for use by a cooperative of Black veteran farmers, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1518 | Commissioner of agriculture funding provided for an agricultural training program for Black youth at historical Black-owned farms, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1524 | Agriculture grant program established to promote certain nutrient management practices, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1540 | Residency pilot program established for certain racehorses, awards and grants required, money transferred, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1552 | Matching requirements for the lower population density grant program modified. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HF1621 | CelluComp grant funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1636 | Local plant pest control resolutions and ordinances scope modified, and existing ordinance modification required. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1676 | Farmed Cervidae provisions modified. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1677 | Funding provided for the developing markets for continuous-living cover crops program, reports required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1701 | Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program established, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1702 | Funding provided for mental health outreach and support and farm safety grant and outreach programs, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1704 | Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1705 | Farm to food shelf program funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1706 | Department of Agriculture principal offices required to be located outside the metropolitan counties. | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HF1745 | Minnesota Turf Seed Council grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/03/2025 |
| HF1795 | Farm to school and early care programs funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/03/2025 |
| HF1796 | Livestock investment grant program awards modified. | In Committee | 03/03/2025 |
| HF1857 | Cats; elective declawing of cats prohibited and civil penalties imposed. | In Committee | 03/03/2025 |
| HF1920 | Money transferred from the general fund for the agriculture best management practices loan program. | In Committee | 03/05/2025 |
| HF1954 | Cottage foods exemption amended, and reports required. | In Committee | 03/06/2025 |
| HF1955 | Microenterprise home kitchen operation license created, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/06/2025 |
| HF2012 | Board of Animal Health modified. | In Committee | 03/06/2025 |
| HF2052 | Food certificate payment provisions modified. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HF2102 | Local food purchasing assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/10/2025 |
| HF2155 | Animals; rabies and livestock sale provisions repealed. | In Committee | 03/12/2025 |
| HF2166 | Agriculture department principal offices required to be located in Blue Earth or Nicollet County. | In Committee | 03/12/2025 |
| HF2170 | Cell-cultured meat and poultry definitions and labeling requirements provided. | In Committee | 03/12/2025 |
| HF2279 | Office of Broadband Development renamed to Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity, duties and reporting requirements modified, state's broadband goals expanded, multifamily dwelling grant program established, and definitions amended. | In Committee | 03/13/2025 |
| HF2280 | Beginning farmer program provisions modified, grain buyer provisions modified, commissioner of agriculture permissions granted to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed. | In Committee | 03/13/2025 |
| HF2281 | Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed. | In Committee | 03/13/2025 |
| HF2297 | Special license plate established for solar pollinator programs, and agrivoltaic solar sites made eligible for solar site management practices. | In Committee | 04/03/2025 |
| HF2446 | Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HF2541 | Board of Animal Health abolished, and duties transferred to Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Advisory Council established, report required, and rulemaking authorized. | In Committee | 03/20/2025 |
| HF2576 | Burning of pesticide containers prohibited. | In Committee | 03/20/2025 |
| HF2577 | Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required. | In Committee | 03/20/2025 |
| HF2579 | AGRI works and AGRI support grant programs funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/20/2025 |
| HF2665 | Definition qualifying agricultural products amended for purposes of special farm products permits. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2667 | Definition for restricted pesticide handler added, and restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers modified. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2683 | Biofertilizer innovation and efficiency program established, rulemaking required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2708 | Southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2761 | Pesticides from treated seeds added to commissioner's pesticide management plan requirements, pesticide management plan coordination broadened to include local governments and public health agencies, various other pesticide treated seed provisions modified, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2770 | Sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides prohibited. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2778 | Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2784 | Annual report to the legislature on the beginning farmer loan program required. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2785 | Appropriation for the farm to school and early care program expanded, and eligibility for the farm to school and early care program modified. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HF2834 | Minnesota State Poultry Association funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/26/2025 |
| HF2878 | Commercial feed licenses authorized to employ veterinarians. | In Committee | 03/27/2025 |
| HF2898 | Definition for restricted pesticide handler added, and restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers modified. | In Committee | 03/27/2025 |
| HF2916 | Southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 03/27/2025 |
| HF2941 | Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 04/01/2025 |
| HF3096 | Special peace officer provisions modified. | In Committee | 04/03/2025 |
| HF3098 | State Agricultural Society public safety account created in the agricultural fund, and 30 cent surcharge instituted on State Agricultural Society admission tickets. | In Committee | 04/03/2025 |
| HF3099 | State Agricultural Society required to reimburse the cities of St. Paul and Falcon Heights for certain expenses. | In Committee | 04/03/2025 |
| HF3124 | Heritage oilseeds and grains funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 04/07/2025 |
| HF3154 | Rural Policy and Development Center grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 04/07/2025 |
| HF3194 | Commissioner of agriculture funding provided for a grant to the Women's Environmental Institute for a farming incubator project, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 04/21/2025 |
| HF3257 | Wolf-livestock conflict prevention grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 04/28/2025 |
| HF3259 | Farmer-lender mediation program reauthorized. | In Committee | 04/28/2025 |
| HF3260 | Agricultural land trends report required, and money appropriated. | In Committee | 04/28/2025 |
| SF1552 | Financial reporting requirements for grain buyers modification | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/27/2025 |