January designated as Snow Professionals Appreciation Month.
This bill designates January of each year as "Snow Professionals Appreciation Month" in Minnesota to honor individuals and businesses who clear snow, maintain road safety, and manage winter weather. It recognizes snow professionals - including residential shoveling services, commercial plowing companies, and municipal crews - who keep streets and paths safe during winter. The bill allows the governor to promote public awareness of this observance but does not create new regulations, funding, or obligations. It is a ceremonial designation focused solely on recognition, with no direct policy changes affecting residents or businesses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2026
Last action May 7, 2026
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Introduction
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May 7, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to explicitly include both private and public snow professionals in the recognition of Snow Professionals Appreciation Month. This change broadens the scope of the designation to ensure that all workers, regardless of employment status, are acknowledged for their contributions to winter safety and the state's winter economy.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was expanded to include private snow professionals alongside public ones, whereas the original version only mentioned snow professionals generally.
SCOPE
Added the phrase 'private and public' to the definition of snow professionals, ensuring that both sectors are explicitly recognized under the new designation.
Floor votes · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
132–0
Passed
Total votes 132
May 6, 2026
D
Democratic66
100% Yea
R
Republican66
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
May 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to State and Local Government
upper
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Received from House
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed as amended
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Nash
RRepublican
Co
Athena Hollins
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Bianca Virnig
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Brad Tabke
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Larry Kraft
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
MI
María Isa Pérez-Vega
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Matt Klein
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Walter Hudson
RRepublican
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