HF 2434 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human services finance bill.

HF 2434 modifies Minnesota's human services funding and delivery systems. It establishes a phased-in "patient driven payment model" for healthcare services, creates the Minnesota Caregiver Defined Contribution Retirement Fund Trust, and requires recovery residence certification. The bill also includes specific rules for nursing home bed replacements (e.g., allowing facility repairs after disasters if insurance proceeds cover costs and bed numbers stay the same). These changes directly affect older adults, disability service providers, healthcare facilities, and caregivers by altering payment structures, retirement benefits, and facility certification requirements.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Last action May 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

3rd Engrossment → 1st Unofficial Engrossment · 3 edits · May 8, 2025

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from the '3rd Engrossment' to the '1st Unofficial Engrossment' with a date change from June 3 to May 8, 2025. The text indicates a massive reorganization of the bill's structure, involving the deletion of hundreds of existing sections and the addition of numerous new sections throughout the document. These changes appear to be primarily technical or formatting in nature, likely resulting from a renumbering process rather than substantive policy shifts in scope, funding, or eligibility.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and version number were updated from '3rd Engrossment' to '1st Unofficial Engrossment', and the posting date was changed from June 3 to May 8, 2025.

Hundreds of existing sections (e.g., 2.20, 3.9, 4.33, 12.32-34, 44.21-45.7) were deleted, indicating a complete renumbering or restructuring of the bill's content.

New sections with higher numbering (e.g., 2.29-31, 6.31-34, 8.31-35, 43.31-34) were added, consistent with the deletion of previous sections, suggesting the bill has been reorganized rather than expanded with new policy.

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 4 edits · Apr 21, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was updated from its initial introduction to its first engrossment version, reflecting amendments made during the legislative process. The most significant change is the update of the posting date from March 17, 2025, to April 21, 2025, indicating the bill has been reviewed and modified by the legislature. Additionally, the text of the bill itself has been altered, with numerous sections added, removed, or renumbered, suggesting substantive policy adjustments or technical corrections to the bill's content.

Scope change

The scope of the bill has likely changed due to the addition and removal of specific sections (e.g., sections 1.37-1.38, 2.32-2.38, 6.19-6.23, 21.31-21.33, 45.1-45.15), which may introduce new provisions, modify existing requirements, or adjust the bill's applicability to different entities or situations.

TIMELINE

The posting date of the bill was updated from March 17, 2025, to April 21, 2025, reflecting the legislative timeline and the bill's progression through the review and amendment process.

TECHNICAL

New sections were added to the bill, such as 1.37-1.38, 2.32-2.38, 6.19-6.23, 21.31-21.33, and 45.1-45.15, which may introduce new provisions or modify existing ones.

Several sections were removed from the bill, including 3.32-3.34, 4.32-4.34, 5.32-5.33, 6.29-6.35, 7.31-7.35, 8.32-8.34, 10.33, 11.32-11.33, 13.29-13.33, 14.31-14.32, 15.10-15.11, 15.20-15.21, 15.31-15.33, 16.10-16.11, 18.18-18.19, 19.13-19.14, 19.22-19.23, 19.27-19.28, 20.30, 21.6-21.7, 21.12-21.13, 21.17-21.18, 22.29, 23.27-23.28, 24.30-24.31, 25.24-25.25, 26.7-26.8, 26.14-26.16, 26.18, 26.31, 27.17-27.18, 27.32, 29.22, 30.33, 31.4-31.5, 31.29-31.30, 32.33-32.34, 33.27-33.28, 35.32-35.33, 36.15-36.16, 38.9, 38.17, 38.32, 39.18-39.19, 39.27, 39.29-39.32, 41.4, 41.8, 41.28-41.29, 43.30-43.33, 44.3-44.4, 44.20, 45.1-45.15, which may indicate the removal of provisions that were deemed unnecessary, redundant, or inconsistent with the bill's objectives.

The bill's structure and numbering have been adjusted, with sections renumbered to accommodate the additions and deletions, ensuring the bill's coherence and clarity.

Floor votes · House May 5, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate accedes, conference committee of 5 be appointed

lower

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

House not concur, conference committee requested

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading Passed as amended

upper

May 7, 2025

Introduced

Special Order: Amended

upper

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House refuses to concur, conference committee of 6 requested

lower

May 7, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate with amendment

lower

May 6, 2025

Introduced

Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF3054

upper

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF3054, now on General Orders

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Received from House

upper

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill was passed as amended

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors