HF 854 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kandiyohi County; Trunk Highway 23 segment designated as Sergeant Joshua A. Schmit Memorial Highway.

HF 854 designates a specific segment of Trunk Highway 23 in Kandiyohi County as the "Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway" in honor of Sergeant Joshua Schmidt. The bill specifies the exact location: from U.S. Highway 71 north of Willmar to Lake Avenue South in Spicer. It requires the state transportation commissioner to adopt a suitable design and erect appropriate signs for the memorial designation, per Minnesota Statutes. This is a ceremonial highway naming bill with no substantive policy changes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Apr 7, 2025

MINOR

The bill was formally amended from its introduction to its first engrossment version, updating the official title and posting date. The most significant substantive change is the correction of the honoree's name from 'Joshua Schmidt' to 'Sergeant Joshua A. Schmit', ensuring the memorial highway is named after the correct individual. Additionally, the language regarding the highway segment was slightly refined to specify an 'interchange' instead of an 'intersection', and the commissioner's duty to create signage was changed from 'shall' to 'must' for clarity.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the specific highway segment and location remains unchanged, but the designation name was corrected to reflect the accurate name of the person being honored.

DEFINITION

The name of the designated highway was changed from 'Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway' to 'Sergeant Joshua A. Schmit Memorial Highway' to correct the spelling and rank of the honoree.

TECHNICAL

The description of the highway segment was updated to refer to an 'interchange' with U.S. Highway 71 rather than an 'intersection', providing more precise geographic boundaries.

REQUIREMENT

The verb describing the commissioner's obligation to create signs was changed from 'shall' to 'must', though the legal requirement remains the same.

Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

133–0

Passed

Total votes 133

Apr 10, 2025

D Democratic66

66 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican67

67 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Received from House

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill was passed

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor