SF 3899 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Trunk highway 610 designation as Hortman Memorial Highway and state buildings renaming after Melissa Hortman and Kari Dziedzic

This bill (SF 3899) renames the state office building at 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in St. Paul as the "Melissa Hortman State Office Building." It directly affects the building's official designation and all state documents referencing it. The bill requires the revisor of statutes to update "State Office Building" to "Melissa Hortman State Office Building" throughout Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Apr 27, 2026

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1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 6 edits · Apr 27, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was updated from the 1st to the 2nd Engrossment, renaming the State Office Building to the Melissa Hortman State Office Building and the Senate Building to the Kari Dziedzic Senate Building. The most significant change is the addition of a new working group to plan a state park named after Melissa and Mark Hortman, along with a new appropriation of $86,000 to fund its administrative costs. The bill also designates Trunk Highway 610 as Hortman Memorial Highway and allocates $800,000 for a statue and memorial garden at the State Office Building site.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded significantly by adding provisions for a new state park working group, a highway designation, and a memorial statue, which were not present in the first version.

REQUIREMENT

Established a new working group to develop recommendations for the Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park, including its composition, meeting schedule, and reporting requirements.

Expanded signage cost coverage to include the newly renamed Senate Building in addition to the State Office Building.

FISCAL

Appropriated $86,000 from the general fund for the administrative costs of the new state park working group.

Appropriated $800,000 for the design, casting of a statue, and landscaping of a memorial garden honoring Melissa Hortman.

SCOPE

Designated marked Trunk Highway 610 as Hortman Memorial Highway.

DEFINITION

Renamed the Minnesota Senate Building to the Kari Dziedzic Senate Building.

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Committee

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to State and Local Government

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors