HF 2446 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill.

HF 2446, titled the "Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill," is now law after receiving gubernatorial approval on May 23, 2025. The bill establishes policy and funding mechanisms to support both agricultural operations and broadband infrastructure development within the state. It directly affects farmers, rural communities, and broadband providers by creating new financing pathways and policy frameworks for these sectors. Specific provisions are not detailed in the provided context, but the bill combines agricultural support with broadband expansion efforts through legislative policy and financial mechanisms. The bill passed both chambers and was signed into law without further action required.

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Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed May 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

1st Unofficial Engrossment → 3rd Engrossment · 3 edits · May 19, 2025

MINOR

The bill was updated from the 1st to the 3rd unofficial engrossment, primarily involving the addition of new sections and the removal of several others. These changes likely reflect legislative amendments made during the review process to refine the bill's language, add new provisions, or delete sections that were no longer necessary or were revised.

Scope change

The scope of the bill has changed due to the addition of new sections (e.g., 1.27, 2.35, 10.33-10.35, 43.1-43.11) and the deletion of existing sections (e.g., 1.33-1.34, 21.28-21.34, 40.29-40.34). This indicates a significant restructuring of the bill's content.

REQUIREMENT

New sections were added to the bill, potentially introducing new requirements, provisions, or topics not present in the previous version.

Several existing sections were removed, indicating that certain provisions were deleted or consolidated into other parts of the bill.

TECHNICAL

The document title and posting date were updated to reflect the current version of the bill.

Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 23, 2025

Signed into law

Governor's action Approval 05/23/25

executive

May 23, 2025

Introduced

Secretary of State, Filed 05/23/2025

lower

May 23, 2025

Signed into law

Governor approval 05/23/2025

executive

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed

lower

May 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill

upper

May 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

House adopted HCC report and repassed bill

upper

May 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill was repassed as amended by Conference

lower

May 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House adopted conference committee report

lower

May 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference committee report, delete everything

lower

May 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

House not concur, conference committee requested

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate accedes, conference committee of 3 be appointed

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

House refuses to concur, conference committee of 6 requested

lower

May 1, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate with amendment

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading Passed as amended

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Special Order: Amended

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Introduced

Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF2458

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF2458, now on General Orders

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

Received from House

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill was passed

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Apr 10, 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 Agriculture Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors