Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

S.F.0188: (AUTHORS: GUSTAFSON, Seeberger, Fateh, Clark and Carlson; Companion to HF No. 44.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring food manufacturers and brand owners to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 34A.01, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 34A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0188 04/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Discussion only

S.F.0239: (AUTHORS: DRAHEIM; Companion to HF No. 2170.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; defining cell-cultured meat and cell-cultured poultry; requiring food labels to identify a product containing cell-cultured meat or cell-cultured poultry; amending the definition of meat food product and poultry food product to include cell-cultured meat and cell-cultured poultry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 31.01, by adding subdivisions; 31.12; 31.633; 31A.02, subdivision 10.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0239 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0257: (AUTHORS: ABELER, Fateh, Housley, Coleman and Hoffman)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to Second Harvest Heartland; requiring reports.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0257 02/19/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0296: (AUTHORS: DAHMS, Putnam, Gustafson, Kupec and Weber; Companion to HF No. 711.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0296 02/03/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0302: (AUTHORS: LANG and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 1621.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a grant to CelluComp.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0302 02/26/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0303: (AUTHORS: LANG; Companion to HF No. 1701.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0303 03/05/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0304: (AUTHORS: LANG, Pratt, Frentz, Putnam and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 1622.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for Minnesota Made Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Alternative grants.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0304 02/26/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill 02/26/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda

S.F.0305: (AUTHORS: LANG; Companion to HF No. 41.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0305 02/19/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0310: (AUTHORS: DORNINK, Kupec, Hauschild, Draheim and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 1057.)

A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying the definition of employee for purposes of earned sick and safe time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9445, subdivision 5.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0310 02/03/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Reported to the Senate without recommendation

S.F.0391: (AUTHORS: LIESKE, Kupec, Koran, Hoffman and Mathews; Companion to HF No. 1954.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; amending cottage foods exemption; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 28A.152, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0391 02/03/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid on the table

S.F.0469: (AUTHORS: JOHNSON, Farnsworth, Rarick and Utke; Companion to HF No. 271.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for wolf and elk depredation payments.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0469 02/26/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0553: (AUTHORS: WESENBERG, Westrom and Anderson)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying fencing requirements for farmed Cervidae; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 35.155, subdivision 4.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0553 01/29/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended and referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy without recommendation

S.F.0568: (AUTHORS: HAWJ, Pha, Xiong and Maye quade; Companion to HF No. 1845.)

A bill for an act relating to veterans; expanding the definition of the term veteran; establishing an advisory task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.447.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0568 04/02/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government

S.F.0621: (AUTHORS: DAHMS and Klein; Companion to HF No. 1330.)

A bill for an act relating to commerce; updating gasoline specifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 41A.09, subdivision 2a; 239.761, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 296A.01, subdivisions 20, 23, 24.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0621 03/10/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0629: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Abeler, Dornink, Gustafson and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 1705.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring reports; appropriating money for the farm to food shelf program.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0629 02/19/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0659: (AUTHORS: WESENBERG, Green, Drazkowski and Westrom)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; transferring certain duties from the commissioner of natural resources to the Board of Animal Health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 35.155, subdivisions 4, 7, 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 35.155, subdivision 15.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0659 01/29/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy without recommendation 01/29/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda

S.F.0739: (AUTHORS: WESTROM; Companion to HF No. 434.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; allowing the importation of live Cervidae to certain accredited facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 35.155, subdivision 12.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0739 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0825: (AUTHORS: UTKE, Howe, Wesenberg, Westrom and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 646.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the continuation of the dairy development and profitability enhancement and dairy business planning grant programs.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0825 02/05/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0881: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Westrom, Gustafson, Dornink and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 882.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a report; appropriating money for biofuel financial assistance.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0881 03/10/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0882: (AUTHORS: GUSTAFSON, Dornink, Kupec, Seeberger and Weber; Companion to HF No. 985.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the soil health financial assistance program.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0882 03/05/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.0908: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Westrom, Dornink, Hauschild and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 47.)

A bill for an act relating to construction codes; modifying provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.198, subdivisions 2, 3.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0908 04/04/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass

S.F.0934: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Dahms, Putnam, Westrom and Dornink; Companion to HF No. 857.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0934 02/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1029: (AUTHORS: WESTLIN, Housley, Abeler, Marty and Boldon; Companion to HF No. 1296.)

A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the classification of commercial dog and cat breeder data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health; modifying kennel and dealer advertising requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.643, subdivision 6; 347.36; 347.58, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1029 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.1121: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Draheim, Dahms, Putnam and Dornink; Companion to HF No. 1132.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring reports; appropriating money for agriculture-related business assistance.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1121 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1172: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Dahms, Putnam and Dornink)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; creating an account in the agricultural fund for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.12, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1172 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1178: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Dahms and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 653.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; transferring money into the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account; appropriating money for the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant program and farm business management challenge grants; requiring reports.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1178 02/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1183: (AUTHORS: GUSTAFSON, Nelson, Putnam, Miller and Boldon; Companion to HF No. 821.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for nitrate private well mitigation.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1183 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1220: (AUTHORS: SEEBERGER, Dahms, Westrom and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 525.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; transferring money to the University of Minnesota for the Forever Green Initiative.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1220 02/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1299: (AUTHORS: LANG; Companion to HF No. 920.)

A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for a wastewater industrial pretreatment facility in the city of Litchfield; appropriating additional money for the project; amending Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivisions 1, 7.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1299 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1359: (AUTHORS: REST, Kupec and Klein; Companion to HF No. 1500.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the advanced biofuel production incentive; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.16, subdivision 7.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1359 03/10/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1419: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Weber, Hauschild, Dornink and Nelson; Companion to HF No. 1626.)

A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; eliminating the cap on the available amount of the credit for owners of agricultural assets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 41B.0391, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 290.06, subdivision 37.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1419 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1428: (AUTHORS: WEBER, Westrom, Putnam, Gustafson and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 1292.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding eligibility for beginning farmer tax credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41B.0391, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1428 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Taxes

S.F.1507: (AUTHORS: DORNINK, Westrom, Kupec, Dahms and Weber; Companion to HF No. 43.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring reports; appropriating money for biofuel infrastructure grants.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1507 03/10/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1515: (AUTHORS: WESTROM, Putnam, Weber and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 42.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the definition of sustainable aviation fuel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.30, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1515 03/10/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1540: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM and Westrom; Companion to HF No. 979.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Board of Animal Health.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1540 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1552: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Putnam, Dornink and Westrom; Companion to HF No. 1063.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying financial reporting requirements for grain buyers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 223.17, subdivision 6.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1552 02/19/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass

S.F.1559: (AUTHORS: GUSTAFSON, Putnam and Rarick; Companion to HF No. 1795.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for farm to school and early care programs.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1559 02/19/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1575: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Frentz and Putnam)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the biofertilizer water preservation pilot program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1575 03/05/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.1706: (AUTHORS: KUPEC; Companion to HF No. 1662.)

A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying human services data and veterans data provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.461, subdivision 27; 197.065.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1706 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.1770: (AUTHORS: KUPEC and Johnson; Companion to HF No. 1497.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Northern Crops Institute.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1770 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1805: (AUTHORS: DAHMS and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 1391.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1805 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1831: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Dahms, Putnam, Dornink and Gustafson; Companion to HF No. 39.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for county agricultural inspector grants.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1831 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1839: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM and Boldon; Companion to HF No. 1503.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a program to provide grants to prevent the spread of avian influenza; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1839 02/26/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1840: (AUTHORS: KUPEC and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 1524.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a grant program to promote certain nutrient management practices; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1840 03/05/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.1894: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM and Seeberger; Companion to HF No. 1855.)

A bill for an act relating to veterans; requiring written agreements for veteran benefit services fees; prohibiting veterans benefit services providers from making a guarantee of veterans benefits; providing for remedies under the Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act; providing for civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.6091.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1894 03/05/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda 03/10/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.1935: (AUTHORS: MOHAMED, Seeberger and Mitchell; Companion to HF No. 1857.)

A bill for an act relating to animal cruelty; prohibiting elective declawing of cats; providing for civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 343.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1935 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.1959: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Carlson and Mitchell; Companion to HF No. 2444.)

A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a budget for the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs; modifying various veterans services and benefits provisions; modifying certain state active service provisions; providing for the state armory building commission; providing benefits to veterans of the Secret War in Laos; establishing a task force; requiring the commissioner of administration to place a memorial plaque honoring Gold Star and Blue Star families on State Capitol grounds; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.461, subdivision 27; 192.49, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 193.143; 197.065; 197.236, subdivisions 8, 9; 197.608, subdivision 6; 197.75, subdivision 1; 197.791, subdivision 4; Laws 2023, chapter 38, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1959 04/04/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.2045: (AUTHORS: REST, Klein, Dibble and Xiong; Companion to HF No. 974.)

A bill for an act relating to broadband; establishing the Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.39, subdivision 1; 116J.394; 116J.399, subdivisions 1, 8, by adding a subdivision; 222.37, subdivision 1; 237.162, subdivision 4; 237.163, subdivisions 2, 6, 7; 412.221, subdivision 6.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2045 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2137: (AUTHORS: JOHNSON; Companion to HF No. 1745.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a report; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2137 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2147: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Kunesh, Putnam and Dornink; Companion to HF No. 1796.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying grant awards for the livestock investment grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.118, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2147 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2217: (AUTHORS: SEEBERGER and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 1483.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2217 03/12/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2259: (AUTHORS: KUNESH)

A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money to design and construct a memorial honoring Native American United States veterans.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2259 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government

S.F.2430: (AUTHORS: KUNESH and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 2102.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the local food purchasing assistance program.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2430 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2458: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 2446.)

A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a budget for the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development; making policy and technical changes to agriculture provisions; modifying livestock marketing agency and dealer licensing provisions; modifying seed potato provisions; modifying food handler licensing provisions; modifying the cottage foods licensing exemption; transferring money; appropriating money; modifying and establishing fees; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17.1017; 17.1018; 17.117, subdivisions 1, 3; 17.118, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 17.133, subdivision 1; 17A.03, subdivisions 8, 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 17A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 17A.06, subdivisions 2, 3; 17A.07; 17A.08; 17A.15; 18B.26, subdivision 8; 18B.37, subdivision 6; 18C.111, by adding a subdivision; 18J.01; 18J.02; 18J.03; 18J.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 18J.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 18J.06; 18J.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 18J.09; 21.111; 21.112, by adding a subdivision; 21.113; 21.115; 21.117; 21.119; 21.1195; 21.1196, subdivision 2; 21.891, subdivision 2; 25.391, subdivisions 1, 2; 28A.03, subdivision 7, by adding subdivisions; 28A.04; 28A.05; 28A.06; 28A.07; 28A.0753, subdivision 3; 28A.08; 28A.081, subdivision 1; 28A.085, subdivision 1; 28A.14; 28A.151, subdivision 2; 28A.152, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 28A.17; 32D.01, by adding a subdivision; 35.155, subdivision 12; 41A.09, subdivision 2a; 41A.16, subdivision 7; 41A.30, subdivision 1; 41B.039, subdivision 2; 41B.0391, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 41B.04, subdivision 8; 41B.042, subdivision 4; 41B.043, subdivision 1b; 41B.045, subdivision 2; 41B.047, subdivision 3; 41B.056, subdivision 1; 41B.057, subdivisions 1, 3; 223.17, subdivision 3; 232.22, subdivision 3; 239.761, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 296A.01, subdivisions 20, 23, 24; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 21; 32D; 343; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 21.116; 21.118; 21.1196, subdivision 3; 21.121; 21.122; 35.68; 35.830; 239.77, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 1510.2300; 1510.2305; 1510.2310; 1510.2315; 1510.2320; 1510.2325; 1510.2330; 1510.2335; 1510.2340; 1510.2345; 1510.2350; 1510.2355, subparts 1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2458 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill 04/02/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid on the table 04/04/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.2473: (AUTHORS: HOFFMAN; Companion to HF No. 1517.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Minnesota Black Farmers Association to purchase advanced 21st century farming equipment for use by a cooperative of Black veteran farmers.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2473 04/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Discussion only

S.F.2610: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM; Companion to HF No. 2280.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying beginning farmer program provisions; modifying grain buyer provisions; allowing the commissioner of agriculture to coordinate with other state agencies and local governments to protect public health against fertilizers and fertilizer by-products; repealing a provision requiring the commissioner of agriculture to report on implementing the biodiesel fuel mandate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18C.111, by adding a subdivision; 41B.0391, subdivisions 1, 4; 223.17, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.77, subdivision 5.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2610 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2611: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM; Companion to HF No. 2281.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions; modifying farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions; modifying food certificate payment provisions; repealing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17A.03, subdivisions 8, 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 17A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 17A.06, subdivisions 2, 3; 17A.07; 17A.08; 28A.081, subdivision 1; 28A.151, subdivision 2; 31B.03; 34A.04, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 35.68; 35.830.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2611 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2653: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Putnam and Johnson stewart; Companion to HF No. 2297.)

A bill for an act relating to utilities; establishing a special license plate for solar pollinator programs; providing agrivoltaic solar sites may be eligible for solar site management practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1642, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2653 04/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Discussion only

S.F.2788: (AUTHORS: DAHMS and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 2667.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; adding definition for restricted pesticide handler; modifying restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18B.01, subdivision 1d, by adding a subdivision; 18B.30.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2788 03/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for ten in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2809: (AUTHORS: KUNESH; Companion to HF No. 1702.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for mental health outreach and support and farm safety grant and outreach programs.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2809 03/24/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.3083: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN, Kunesh, Johnson stewart and Marty; Companion to HF No. 2761.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; adding pesticides from treated seeds to the commissioner's pesticide management plan requirements; broadening pesticide management plan coordination to include local governments and public health agencies; adding pesticides from treated seeds and pesticide breakdown products to groundwater monitoring requirements; requiring action to prevent and monitor pesticide contamination of surface water and air quality; requiring labeling statements for certain pesticide-treated seed; establishing new program for systemic pesticide-treated seed; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18B.045; 18B.10; 18D.40; 21.81, by adding a subdivision; 21.82, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 18B; 21.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3083 04/21/2025   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Discussion only