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142 Documents Found in Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
for Committees of "Agriculture Finance and Policy"
| Body | Bill Status |
Official Actions |
Last Action |
Law | Bill Text |
Chief Author |
Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | HF5154 | 2 | 05/17/2026 |  |
Hansen, R. | Office of Business Regulation and Land Ownership within the Department of Agriculture established, reports required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF5144 | 1 | 05/14/2026 | |
Burkel | Nonprofit corporation exemption under the corporate farm law modified. | |
| House | HF5131 | 1 | 05/11/2026 | |
Mahamoud | Animal testing prohibited under certain circumstances, and civil penalties provided. | |
| House | HF4965 | 1 | 04/13/2026 | |
Smith | Commissioner of health and commissioner of agriculture required to develop a proposal for the regulation of itinerant food sales in the state, report required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF4963 | 1 | 04/13/2026 | |
Smith | Eligibility for agricultural growth, research, and innovation program modified. | |
| House | HF4794 | 1 | 04/07/2026 | |
Schultz | Farmed Cervidae fencing requirements modified. | |
| House | HF4575 | 2 | 03/25/2026 | |
Harder | Plant and soil amendment labeling requirements clarified, guaranteed analysis of soil and plant amendments modified, and applicants submitting plant and soil amendment registration required to submit a certificate of composition. | |
| House | HF4508 | 1 | 03/18/2026 | |
Heintzeman | Elk exempted from live Cervidae importation prohibition. | |
| House | HF4388 | 1 | 03/16/2026 | |
Nelson | Rotational grazing pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF4372 | 5 | 04/27/2026 | |
Vang | Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects. | |
| House | HF4350 | 3 | 04/07/2026 | |
Hansen, R. | Agriculture policy provisions modified. | |
| House | HF4329 | 1 | 03/16/2026 | |
Nelson | Prior agriculture provisions modified, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF4290 | 3 | 04/30/2026 | |
Schultz | Counties allowed to designate agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities. | |
| House | HF4218 | 1 | 03/12/2026 | |
Keeler | Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF4134 | 1 | 03/09/2026 | |
Hansen, R. | Provisions for importing, stocking, and transferring fish eggs in aquaculture modified. | |
| House | HF4109 | 1 | 03/09/2026 | |
Burkel | Definition of currently avoidable use in the pesticide control chapter amended. | |
| House | HF4099 | 1 | 03/09/2026 | |
Burkel | Prohibition on new white-tailed deer farms removed. | |
| House | HF4085 | 1 | 03/09/2026 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Biofuel sales volume incentive program established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF4080 | 6 | 04/07/2026 | |
Hansen, R. | Certain retailers prohibited from obtaining an ownership interest in livestock dealers or meat packing companies, and certain exclusive contracts prohibited. | |
| House | HF4015 | 2 | 03/18/2026 | |
Duran | Agricultural land exempted from wetland replacement plan requirements. | |
| House | HF3965 | 10 | 05/04/2026 | |
Tabke | Sale and use of paraquat dichloride prohibited, commissioner required to collect and dispose of paraquat dichloride, and report required. | |
| House | HF3960 | 1 | 03/05/2026 | |
Curran | Transfer to Minnesota grown account increased. | |
| House | HF3957 | 1 | 03/05/2026 | |
Vang | Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and the Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer grant program authority modified. | |
| House | HF3898 | 2 | 04/27/2026 | |
Falconer | Pesticide provisions modified to protect wild-rice water. | |
| House | HF3718 | 14 | 04/20/2026 | 53 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modified. |
| House | HF3704 | 5 | 04/07/2026 | |
Pursell | Sale and distribution of certain seeds coated or treated with systemic insecticides without the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, and application or treatment of ornamental outdoor plants and turf with neonicotinoid insecticides prohibited. | |
| House | HF3693 | 2 | 03/23/2026 | |
Lee, F. | Previous Department of Agriculture appropriation modified. | |
| House | HF3692 | 4 | 04/07/2026 | |
Smith | Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended. | |
| House | HF3651 | 4 | 03/23/2026 | |
Harder | State Fire Code alcohol-blended fuel equipment compatibility standards established. | |
| House | HF3619 | 1 | 02/23/2026 | |
Hansen, R. | Environmental Quality Board required to order a generic environmental impact statement on sustainable aviation fuel, and temporary moratorium on sustainable aviation fuel tax credit and grants placed. | |
| House | HF3584 | 2 | 03/05/2026 | |
Altendorf | Aquaculture duties transferred to commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of natural resources authority clarified, private fish hatcheries recodified, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3580 | 1 | 02/23/2026 | |
Burkel | Depredation compensation payments funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3579 | 9 | 05/17/2026 | |
Myers | Eggs allowed to be donated past their quality assurance date. | |
| House | HF3566 | 2 | 03/26/2026 | |
Harder | Crime for damage to farm machinery and equipment established, crime for trespasses on agricultural land established, and criminal penalties provided. | |
| House | HF3549 | 1 | 02/19/2026 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Use of the grain indemnity account modified. | |
| House | HF3548 | 1 | 02/19/2026 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Farm down payment assistance program modified. | |
| House | HF3509 | 2 | 02/23/2026 | |
Myers | Eggs allowed to be donated past their quality assurance date. | |
| House | HF3508 | 2 | 03/02/2026 | |
Nelson | Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program modified. | |
| House | HF3475 | 6 | 04/23/2026 | |
Hansen, R. | Per diem compensation modified for Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council officers and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute board of directors. | |
| House | HF3474 | 1 | 02/19/2026 | |
Hansen, R. | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute grant funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3387 | 2 | 03/23/2026 | |
Myers | Hunter-harvested venison donation program modified. | |
| House | HF3355 | 1 | 02/17/2026 | |
Rehrauer | Slow the Spread program funding provided to manage spongy moth populations, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3260 | 2 | 04/29/2025 | |
Frederick | Agricultural land trends report required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3259 | 2 | 04/29/2025 | |
Smith | Farmer-lender mediation program reauthorized. | |
| House | HF3257 | 1 | 04/28/2025 | |
Nelson | Wolf-livestock conflict prevention grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3194 | 2 | 04/22/2025 | |
Agbaje | Commissioner of agriculture funding provided for a grant to the Women's Environmental Institute for a farming incubator project, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3154 | 2 | 04/10/2025 | |
Cha | Rural Policy and Development Center grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3124 | 2 | 04/10/2025 | |
Vang | Heritage oilseeds and grains funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF3099 | 1 | 04/03/2025 | |
Finke | State Agricultural Society required to reimburse the cities of St. Paul and Falcon Heights for certain expenses. | |
| House | HF3098 | 1 | 04/03/2025 | |
Finke | State Agricultural Society public safety account created in the agricultural fund, and 30 cent surcharge instituted on State Agricultural Society admission tickets. | |
| House | HF3096 | 1 | 04/03/2025 | |
Finke | Special peace officer provisions modified. | |
| House | HF2941 | 2 | 04/03/2025 | |
Nelson | Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF2916 | 2 | 04/02/2025 | |
Smith | Southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF2898 | 1 | 03/27/2025 | |
Schultz | Definition for restricted pesticide handler added, and restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers modified. | |
| House | HF2878 | 1 | 03/27/2025 | |
Murphy | Commercial feed licenses authorized to employ veterinarians. | |
| House | HF2834 | 1 | 03/26/2025 | |
Frederick | Minnesota State Poultry Association funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF2785 | 1 | 03/24/2025 | |
Vang | Appropriation for the farm to school and early care program expanded, and eligibility for the farm to school and early care program modified. | |
| House | HF2784 | 1 | 03/24/2025 | |
Vang | Annual report to the legislature on the beginning farmer loan program required. | |
| House | HF2778 | 1 | 03/24/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account. | |
| House | HF2770 | 3 | 04/21/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides prohibited. | |
| House | HF2761 | 2 | 04/21/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | 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. | |
| House | HF2708 | 1 | 03/24/2025 | |
Smith | Southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF2683 | 1 | 03/24/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Biofertilizer innovation and efficiency program established, rulemaking required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF2667 | 1 | 03/24/2025 | |
Nelson | Definition for restricted pesticide handler added, and restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers modified. | |
| House | HF2665 | 4 | 04/21/2025 | |
Schwartz | Definition qualifying agricultural products amended for purposes of special farm products permits. | |
| House | HF2579 | 1 | 03/20/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | AGRI works and AGRI support grant programs funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF2577 | 2 | 03/24/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required. | |
| House | HF2576 | 2 | 03/24/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Burning of pesticide containers prohibited. | |
| House | HF2541 | 1 | 03/20/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Board of Animal Health abolished, and duties transferred to Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Advisory Council established, report required, and rulemaking authorized. | |
| House | HF2446 | 17 | 05/19/2025 | 34 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. |
| House | HF2297 | 4 | 04/07/2025 | |
Myers | Special license plate established for solar pollinator programs, and agrivoltaic solar sites made eligible for solar site management practices. | |
| House | HF2281 | 1 | 03/13/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | 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. | |
| House | HF2280 | 1 | 03/13/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | 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. | |
| House | HF2279 | 1 | 03/13/2025 | |
Vang | 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. | |
| House | HF2170 | 2 | 03/13/2025 | |
Schwartz | Cell-cultured meat and poultry definitions and labeling requirements provided. | |
| House | HF2166 | 1 | 03/12/2025 | |
Schwartz | Agriculture department principal offices required to be located in Blue Earth or Nicollet County. | |
| House | HF2155 | 3 | 03/20/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Animals; rabies and livestock sale provisions repealed. | |
| House | HF2102 | 4 | 03/20/2025 | |
Lee, F. | Local food purchasing assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF2052 | 3 | 03/20/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Food certificate payment provisions modified. | |
| House | HF2012 | 1 | 03/06/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Board of Animal Health modified. | |
| House | HF1955 | 2 | 03/10/2025 | |
Roach | Microenterprise home kitchen operation license created, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1954 | 1 | 03/06/2025 | |
Roach | Cottage foods exemption amended, and reports required. | |
| House | HF1920 | 1 | 03/05/2025 | |
Myers | Money transferred from the general fund for the agriculture best management practices loan program. | |
| House | HF1857 | 5 | 03/18/2026 | |
Smith | Cats; elective declawing of cats prohibited and civil penalties imposed. | |
| House | HF1796 | 1 | 03/03/2025 | |
Nelson | Livestock investment grant program awards modified. | |
| House | HF1795 | 8 | 03/18/2026 | |
Nelson | Farm to school and early care programs funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1745 | 1 | 03/03/2025 | |
Burkel | Minnesota Turf Seed Council grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1706 | 1 | 02/27/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Department of Agriculture principal offices required to be located outside the metropolitan counties. | |
| House | HF1705 | 2 | 03/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Farm to food shelf program funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1704 | 2 | 03/13/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | 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. | |
| House | HF1702 | 1 | 02/27/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Funding provided for mental health outreach and support and farm safety grant and outreach programs, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1701 | 1 | 02/27/2025 | |
Nelson | Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program established, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1677 | 4 | 03/17/2025 | |
Nelson | Funding provided for the developing markets for continuous-living cover crops program, reports required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1676 | 2 | 03/10/2025 | |
Burkel | Farmed Cervidae provisions modified. | |
| House | HF1636 | 1 | 02/27/2025 | |
Lee, F. | Local plant pest control resolutions and ordinances scope modified, and existing ordinance modification required. | |
| House | HF1621 | 1 | 02/27/2025 | |
Van Binsbergen | CelluComp grant funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1552 | 1 | 02/26/2025 | |
Skraba | Matching requirements for the lower population density grant program modified. | |
| House | SF1552 | 9 | 03/10/2025 | 1 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Grain buyers financial reporting requirements modified. |
| House | HF1540 | 1 | 02/26/2025 | |
Tabke | Residency pilot program established for certain racehorses, awards and grants required, money transferred, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1524 | 2 | 03/20/2025 | |
Harder | Agriculture grant program established to promote certain nutrient management practices, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1518 | 2 | 04/21/2025 | |
Clardy | Commissioner of agriculture funding provided for an agricultural training program for Black youth at historical Black-owned farms, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1517 | 3 | 04/21/2025 | |
Clardy | 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. | |
| House | HF1503 | 2 | 02/27/2025 | |
Burkel | Program established to provide grants to prevent the spread of avian influenza, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1500 | 1 | 02/26/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Advanced biofuel production incentive modified. | |
| House | HF1497 | 1 | 02/26/2025 | |
Gander | Northern Crops Institute grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1483 | 1 | 02/24/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Minnesota State Horticultural Society funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1428 | 1 | 02/24/2025 | |
Harder | Excess money in the grain indemnity account required to be transferred to the agricultural emergency account. | |
| House | HF1402 | 2 | 02/26/2025 | |
Wiener | Wolf depredation compensation program modified, compensation program for crop or fence damage caused by elk modified, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1391 | 2 | 04/10/2025 | |
Lawrence | Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1296 | 10 | 02/23/2026 | |
Freiberg | 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. | |
| House | HF1292 | 3 | 03/20/2025 | |
Huot | Beginning farmer tax credits eligibility expanded. | |
| House | HF1132 | 1 | 02/19/2025 | |
Harder | Agriculture-related business assistance funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF1101 | 1 | 02/19/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Money transferred from the general fund to the agricultural emergency account. | |
| House | HF1063 | 8 | 03/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Grain buyers financial reporting requirements modified. | |
| House | HF0985 | 5 | 04/10/2025 | |
Nelson | Soil health financial assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0979 | 4 | 04/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Board of Animal Health funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0974 | 9 | 03/12/2026 | |
Freiberg | Equal Access to Broadband Act established, and provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure modified. | |
| House | HF0882 | 2 | 04/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Biofuel financial assistance funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0858 | 1 | 02/17/2025 | |
Vang | Bioincentive payments; additional information required from recipients. | |
| House | HF0857 | 1 | 02/17/2025 | |
Nelson | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0855 | 4 | 03/20/2025 | |
Hansen, R. | Study of microplastics in meat and poultry required, report required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0829 | 1 | 02/17/2025 | |
Dotseth | Delivery requirements for cottage foods modified. | |
| House | HF0821 | 4 | 03/18/2026 | |
Jacob | Nitrate private well mitigation funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0770 | 3 | 03/06/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0711 | 3 | 04/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Agricultural education and leadership council grants funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0653 | 3 | 04/10/2025 | |
Nelson | 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. | |
| House | HF0646 | 1 | 02/13/2025 | |
Gander | Dairy development and profitability enhancement and dairy business planning grant program funding provided for continuation, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0601 | 9 | 04/10/2025 | |
Burkel | Depredation compensation payment funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0537 | 1 | 02/13/2025 | |
Bliss | Registered small farm producers permitted to sell fluid raw milk and fluid raw milk products to consumers under certain circumstances. | |
| House | HF0525 | 1 | 02/13/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | General fund money transferred to the University of Minnesota for the Forever Green Initiative. | |
| House | HF0434 | 2 | 03/03/2025 | |
Franson | Live Cervidae importation to certain accredited facilities allowed. | |
| House | HF0371 | 1 | 02/13/2025 | |
Murphy | Livestock mRNA assessment funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0272 | 1 | 02/10/2025 | |
Myers | Civil damages provided for failing to give notice of finding an estray. | |
| House | HF0271 | 3 | 02/19/2025 | |
Burkel | Wolf and elk depredation compensation payments funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0047 | 14 | 05/01/2025 | |
Schultz | Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. | |
| House | HF0044 | 7 | 04/07/2026 | |
Curran | Food manufacturers and brand owners required to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture. | |
| House | HF0043 | 3 | 04/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Biofuel infrastructure grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0042 | 1 | 02/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | Definition of sustainable aviation fuel modified. | |
| House | HF0041 | 2 | 04/10/2025 | |
Burkel | Meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities funding provided; and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0040 | 2 | 02/13/2025 | |
Burkel | Requirement that fencing must prevent physical contact between farmed Cervidae and free-roaming Cervidae removed, and authority to revoke registrations under certain conditions removed. | |
| House | HF0039 | 3 | 04/10/2025 | |
Anderson, P. H. | County agricultural inspector grant funding provided, and money appropriated. | |
| House | HF0038 | 1 | 02/10/2025 | |
Gander | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated. |