Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
2025-2026 Regular Session
Report Date: March 14, 2025 1:02:05 AM
| Bill # | Senate Author | Description | Date Received | Hearing Date | Action Taken | Senate Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF98 | Drazkowski | Pesticide applicators restricted use requirements modifications | 01/16/2025 | |||
| SF99 | Drazkowski | Pesticide applicators restricted use requirements modification | 01/16/2025 | |||
| SF188 | Gustafson | Ortho-phthalate testing results reporting of packaged food requirement | 01/16/2025 | |||
| SF239 | Draheim | Cell-cultured meat and cell-cultured poultry definition | 01/16/2025 | |||
| SF248 | Dibble | Knowing euthanasia prohibition of pet or companion animals with nonanesthetic gas at certain facilities | 01/16/2025 | |||
| SF257 | Abeler | Second Harvest Heartland appropriation | 01/16/2025 | 02/19/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF296 | Dahms | Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council grants appropriation | 01/21/2025 | 02/03/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF302 | Lang | CelluComp grant appropriation | 01/21/2025 | 02/26/2025 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF303 | Lang | Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program establishment and appropriation | 01/21/2025 | 03/05/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF304 | Lang | Minnesota Made Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alternative grants appropriation | 02/10/2025 | 02/26/2025 | ||
| SF305 | Lang | Meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities appropriation | 01/21/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF310 | Dornink | Employee definition modified for the purposes of earned sick and safe time | 01/27/2025 | 02/03/2025 | Reported to the Senate without recommendation | |
| SF327 | Koran | Lawful carry and possession of firearms at the State Fairgrounds establishment | 01/21/2025 | |||
| SF388 | Lieske | State veterans cemetery burial fee removal for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans | 01/21/2025 | |||
| SF391 | Lieske | Cottage foods exemption amendment | 01/21/2025 | 02/03/2025 | Laid on the table | |
| SF469 | Johnson | Wolf and elk depredation payments appropriation | 01/21/2025 | 02/26/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF487 | Lieske | Microenterprise home kitchen operation license creation | 01/23/2025 | |||
| SF488 | Green | Veteran retreats appropriation | 01/23/2025 | |||
| SF489 | Green | State veterans cemetery burial fee removal for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans | 01/23/2025 | |||
| SF490 | Green | Registered small farm producer permission to sell fluid raw milk and fluid raw milk product to consumers under certain circumstances | 01/23/2025 | |||
| SF553 | Wesenberg | Farmed Cervidae fencing requirements provisions modifications | 01/23/2025 | 01/29/2025 | Amended and referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy without recommendation | |
| SF568 | Hawj | Veteran definition expansion and advisory task force establishment | 01/23/2025 | |||
| SF586 | Hauschild | Veterans on the Lake appropriation | 01/27/2025 | |||
| SF613 | Hauschild | Veterans on the Lake grant appropriation | 01/27/2025 | |||
| SF616 | Drazkowski | Service members bonus appropriation | 01/27/2025 | |||
| SF629 | Kupec | Second Harvest Heartland farm to food shelf program appropriation | 01/27/2025 | 02/19/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF659 | Wesenberg | Certain duties transferal from the commissioner of natural resources to the Board of Animal Health | 01/27/2025 | 01/29/2025 | Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy without recommendation | |
| SF674 | Seeberger | Mental health services and outdoor activities for currently serving military personnel and veterans appropriation | 01/27/2025 | |||
| SF739 | Westrom | Importation of live Cervidae permission to certain accredited facilities | 01/27/2025 | |||
| SF747 | Wesenberg | Authority over farmed white-tailed deer reinstatement to the Board of Animal Health | 01/30/2025 | |||
| SF756 | Kupec | Civil damages provision for failing to give notice to finding an estray | 01/30/2025 | |||
| SF764 | Wesenberg | Defend the Guard Act establishment | 01/30/2025 | |||
| SF775 | Putnam | Ombudsperson for safety, health, and well-being of agricultural and food processing workers establishment | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF825 | Utke | Dairy development and profitability enhancement continuation and dairy business planning grant programs appropriation | 01/30/2025 | 02/05/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF843 | Hauschild | Matching requirements modification for the lower population density program | 01/30/2025 | |||
| SF866 | Miller | Grave markers for veterans provided by the commissioner of veterans affairs requirement provision and appropriation | 02/03/2025 | |||
| SF868 | Wesenberg | Broadband grants used for fixed wireless broadband authorization and broadband mapping requirements clarification provision | 02/03/2025 | |||
| SF881 | Kupec | Biofuel financial assistance appropriation | 02/03/2025 | 03/10/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF882 | Gustafson | Soil health financial assistance program appropriation | 02/03/2025 | 03/05/2025 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF934 | Kupec | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute appropriation | 02/03/2025 | 02/12/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1029 | Westlin | Board of Animal Health commercial dog and cat breeder data collection classification modification, kennel and dealer advertising requirements modifications, and certain kennel, dealer and commercial breeder information posting requirement by the Board of Animal Health provision | 02/06/2025 | |||
| SF1045 | Farnsworth | Forgotten Heroes Ranges and Retreat grant appropriation | 02/06/2025 | |||
| SF1051 | Farnsworth | Forgotten Heroes Ranges and Retreat grant appropriation | 02/06/2025 | |||
| SF1121 | Frentz | Agriculture-related business assistance appropriation | 02/06/2025 | |||
| SF1126 | Bahr | Sales of unpasteurized milk authorization | 02/10/2025 | |||
| SF1172 | Kupec | Agricultural growth, research, and innovation program account creation in the agricultural fund authorization; appropriating money | 02/10/2025 | |||
| SF1178 | Kupec | Money transferal into the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account | 02/10/2025 | 02/12/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1183 | Gustafson | Nitrate private well mitigation appropriation | 02/10/2025 | |||
| SF1188 | Westrom | Terms definition related to cell-cultured and insect products | 02/10/2025 | |||
| SF1193 | Wesenberg | Wolf depredation compensation program modification | 02/10/2025 | |||
| SF1220 | Seeberger | University of Minnesota Forever Green Initiative money transfer provision | 02/10/2025 | 02/12/2025 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1359 | Rest | Advanced biofuel production incentive modification provision | 02/13/2025 | 03/10/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1389 | Hoffman | Microplastics in meat and poultry study requirement and appropriation | 02/13/2025 | |||
| SF1413 | Kupec | Developing markets for continuous-living cover crops program appropriation | 02/13/2025 | |||
| SF1419 | Putnam | Agricultural assets owners available credit cap elimination provision | 03/06/2025 | |||
| SF1428 | Weber | Beginning farmer tax credits eligibility expansion provision | 02/17/2025 | |||
| SF1452 | Putnam | Veterans service office grant program and appropriation | 02/17/2025 | |||
| SF1507 | Dornink | Biofuel infrastructure grants appropriation | 02/17/2025 | 03/10/2025 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1515 | Westrom | Definition of sustainable aviation fuel modification | 02/17/2025 | 03/10/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1516 | Westrom | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute appropriation | 02/17/2025 | |||
| SF1540 | Putnam | Board of Animal Health appropriation | 02/17/2025 | |||
| SF1552 | Kupec | Financial reporting requirements for grain buyers modification | 02/17/2025 | 02/19/2025 | Recommended to pass | |
| SF1559 | Gustafson | Farm to school and early care programs appropriation | 02/17/2025 | 02/19/2025 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1575 | Kupec | Biofertilizer water preservation program establishment and appropriation | 02/20/2025 | 03/05/2025 | Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety | |
| SF1615 | Hoffman | Commissioner of agriculture appropriation for an agricultural training program for Black youth at historical Black-owned farms | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF1616 | Hoffman | Commissioner of veterans affairs appropriation for a veteran mentorship program for Black youth | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF1628 | Kunesh | Bioincentive payment recipients additional information requirement provision | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF1647 | Johnson | Depredation compensation payments appropriation | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF1704 | Putnam | State Armory Building Commission maximum bonded indebtedness allowed increase provision | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF1705 | Kupec | Veterans burial provisions modifications | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF1706 | Kupec | Human services data and veterans data provisions modifications | 02/20/2025 | |||
| SF1753 | Kreun | Agriculture best management practices loan program transferal | 02/24/2025 | |||
| SF1770 | Kupec | Northern crops institute grants appropriation | 02/24/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF1782 | Farnsworth | Fishing with Vets grant appropriation | 02/24/2025 | |||
| SF1805 | Dahms | Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association grants appropriation | 02/24/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF1831 | Kupec | County agricultural inspector grants appropriation | 02/24/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF1839 | Putnam | Program establishment to provide grants to prevent the spread of avian influenza | 02/24/2025 | 02/26/2025 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
| SF1840 | Kupec | Grant program appropriation to promote certain nutrient management practices | 02/24/2025 | 03/05/2025 | Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety | |
| SF1866 | Westrom | Board of Animal Health appropriation | 02/27/2025 | |||
| SF1893 | Putnam | Lutheran Social Services CORE program appropriation | 02/27/2025 | |||
| SF1894 | Putnam | Federal accreditation requirement of benefit services providers | 02/27/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF1930 | Howe | Continued education benefits provision to surviving spouses | 02/27/2025 | |||
| SF1935 | Mohamed | Elective declawing of cats prohibition | 02/27/2025 | |||
| SF1959 | Putnam | Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs budget establishment provision, veterans benefits services accreditation disclosure requirements to veterans and veterans' family modifications provision, Gold and Blue Star families honor plaque on State Capitol grounds placed by the commissioner of administration requirement provision, and appropriation | 02/27/2025 | |||
| SF2045 | Rest | Equal Access to Broadband Act establishment provision | 03/03/2025 | |||
| SF2137 | Johnson | Minnesota Turf Seed Council grants appropriation | 03/03/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF2147 | Kupec | Livestock investment grant program grant awards modification | 03/03/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF2183 | Hoffman | Commissioner of veterans affairs appropriation for a grant to an organization to establish a Black veterans support program | 03/06/2025 | |||
| SF2189 | Kunesh | Commissioner of agriculture appropriation to establish an anonymous means for a person to report potential land ownership violations | 03/06/2025 | |||
| SF2190 | Kunesh | Study requirement of microplastics in meat and poultry | 03/06/2025 | |||
| SF2217 | Seeberger | Minnesota State Horticultural Society appropriations | 03/06/2025 | 03/12/2025 | ||
| SF2222 | Howe | Eligibility modification for burial in state veterans cemetery | 03/06/2025 | |||
| SF2259 | Kunesh | Native American United States Veterans memorial appropriation | 03/06/2025 | |||
| SF2302 | Dahms | Farmed Cervidae provisions modifications | 03/10/2025 | |||
| SF2315 | Dornink | Excess money in the grain indemnity account requirement to be transferred to the agricultural emergency account | 03/10/2025 | |||
| SF2396 | Lang | Certain practices by service providers restriction | 03/10/2025 | |||
| SF2415 | Dibble | Companion Animal Board establishment, duties transfer, rulemaking authorization, and appropriation | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2430 | Kunesh | Local food purchasing assistance program appropriation | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2431 | Kupec | Agricultural land trends report requirement provision and appropriation | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2458 | Putnam | Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute budget establishment | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2472 | Hoffman | Veterans resilience project appropriation | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2473 | Hoffman | Minnesota Black Farmers Association purchase of advanced 21st century farming equipment for use by a cooperative of Black veteran farmers appropriation | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2474 | Hoffman | Board of Animal Health modifications | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2550 | Kupec | Fargo Memorial Honor Guard construction of a chapel and parking lot and related infrastructure at veterans national cemetery in North Dakota appropriation | 03/13/2025 | |||
| SF2610 | Putnam | Beginning farmer program provisions modification | 03/17/2025 | |||
| SF2611 | Putnam | Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modification | 03/17/2025 |