HF 1218 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations allocated, prior appropriations modified, grant programs established, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 1218 appropriates $22.1 million from Minnesota's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for specific research projects during fiscal years 2026-2027. The bill funds university and state agency studies on wildlife management, including deer population monitoring, walleye strain research, wolf-deer interactions, and wood turtle conservation. These one-time appropriations establish grant programs requiring final reports, directly affecting research institutions like the University of Minnesota and the Science Museum of Minnesota. The funding modifies prior allocations but does not create new laws or regulations.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Mar 12, 2025

MINOR

The bill has progressed from its introduction stage to its first engrossment, indicating it has been reviewed and amended by the legislature. The primary changes involve updating the posting date to reflect the new legislative session status and adding numerous new numbered sections (e.g., 1.9, 1.24, 2.34) while removing others (e.g., 7.36, 43.32-44.3). These additions and deletions suggest significant substantive amendments to the bill's text, likely expanding or refining its scope, requirements, or definitions.

Scope change

The bill's scope has likely changed due to the addition of new sections and the removal of existing ones, though the specific policy content of these changes is not visible in the provided text list.

TECHNICAL

The document title and version status were updated from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment', and the posting date was changed from February 26, 2025, to March 13, 2025.

REQUIREMENT

Multiple new sections were added throughout the bill, including sections 1.9, 1.24, 1.25, 2.34, 8.35, 9.35, 10.35, 21.35, 31.35, and 31.36, which likely introduce new requirements or provisions.

Several sections were removed, including 7.36, 19.35, 25.35, and a block of sections from 43.32 through 44.3, indicating that previous requirements or provisions have been deleted.

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Committee

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor