SF 4394 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency policy bill

This bill modifies Minnesota's housing assistance programs by clarifying eligibility rules, adjusting income calculations, and extending deadlines for spending certain housing funds. It defines who cannot receive housing grants or loans by specifying restrictions on individuals and businesses that have previously received tax credits for housing investments. The legislation also exempts income earned from lived-experience engagement work from counting toward public assistance eligibility limits, allowing people to participate in housing program review and feedback without losing benefits. Additionally, the bill updates the maximum bond limitation for residential rental projects and makes technical corrections to existing housing statutes.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Apr 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 4 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MODERATE

This bill transitioned from a 1st to a 2nd engrossment version, updating the posting date and reorganizing the bill's sections. The substantive content remains largely the same, with the primary change being the removal of a large block of text (Sections 6 through 10) that previously detailed specific administrative rules for housing aid, likely because those details were moved to other sections or finalized in a different way.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the specific administrative procedures for distributing housing aid appears to have been consolidated or altered by removing the detailed Sections 6-10 found in the previous version, though the core requirements for project eligibility and fund usage remain in the remaining sections.

TECHNICAL

Removed a large block of text (Sections 6 through 10) that previously contained detailed administrative rules for housing aid distribution, reporting, and repayment.

Reorganized the bill's section numbering and headers, shifting from a sequential 1-10 structure to a new arrangement starting with Section 1.

Added blank lines between certain section numbers in the table of contents.

TIMELINE

Updated the posting date of the bill from April 9, 2026, to April 10, 2026.

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Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Housing and Homelessness Prevention

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors