HF 2627 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legacy bill; Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and Greater Minnesota Regional Park and Trails Commission provisions modified, acquiring land interests provisions modified, state parks added to and deleted from, land sales and conveyances authorized, money appropriated from outdoor heritage fund, and prior appropriations modified and extended from legacy funds.

HF 2627 prohibits pet shops (defined as physical retail stores selling animals to the public) from selling, offering to sell, or transferring ownership of cats or dogs. The bill directly affects retail pet shops operating in Minnesota, requiring them to stop selling these animals by August 1, 2026. However, pet shops may still host nonprofit animal rescues or shelters (501(c)(3) organizations) for adoption events, provided the shops don’t own the animals or charge fees for the space. The law does not restrict breeders, shelters, or adoption centers, only retail pet shops selling cats and dogs directly to customers.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action May 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 3 edits · Apr 7, 2026

MINOR

The bill was updated from the 1st to the 2nd Engrossment, reflecting a change in the posting date from March 12, 2026, to May 16, 2026. The most significant substantive change is the removal of Sections 5.3 through 5.8, which likely contained specific provisions, definitions, or exceptions related to the ban on pet shops selling cats and dogs. Additionally, the severability clause and the effective date section were removed, meaning the bill no longer explicitly states that individual sections can stand alone if others are ruled unconstitutional or that the law takes effect on August 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by the deletion of Sections 5.3 through 5.8, which may have included specific exemptions, definitions, or additional requirements for the pet shop ban.

REQUIREMENT

Sections 5.3 through 5.8 were deleted, removing specific provisions that likely defined exceptions, additional rules, or detailed requirements for the ban on pet shops selling cats and dogs.

TIMELINE

The explicit effective date of August 1, 2026, and the severability clause were removed from the text.

TECHNICAL

The document version was updated from 1st Engrossment to 2nd Engrossment, and the posting date was changed from March 12, 2026, to May 16, 2026.

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Committee

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF1943

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors