HF 17 Minnesota House · 2025, First Special Session

General fund cash bonding bill.

The provided context does not include the text, purpose, or specific provisions of HF 17 ("General fund cash bonding bill"). Without details on what the bill authorizes, how it would operate, or who it would impact, a factual summary cannot be created. The recent author additions (McDonald, Murphy, Fogelman, Koznick, Gander, Altendorf, Gillman, Van Binsbergen) indicate growing support but do not describe the bill's content. To provide an accurate summary, the bill's actual language or official description would be required.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jun 9, 2025 Signed Jun 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduction 1st Engrossment · 10 edits · Jun 10, 2025
MAJOR
This bill was revised from its introduction version to its first engrossment version, incorporating substantive additions and modifications to capital investment appropriations and program requirements. The changes include new statutory language for the Hubert H. Humphrey statue replacement, expanded skate park grant provisions, and updated definitions for the public safety officer hearing protection program. These modifications clarify funding allocations, add specific project details, and establish new legal requirements for various state-funded initiatives.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include more detailed statutory language for the Humphrey statue replacement, additional skate park grant provisions, and new sections establishing a local public housing program with specific eligibility criteria and funding mechanisms.
FISCAL

Added $3,500,000 appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for a wastewater industrial pretreatment facility in Litchfield, expanding the bill's capital investment scope.

Added $2,439,000 appropriation to the Housing Finance Authority for the local public housing program, creating new funding for affordable housing development.

Modified the Amateur Sports Commission skate park grants to include specific dollar amounts for individual cities and added provisions for design-build contracts.

REQUIREMENT

Added new Section 9 establishing a local public housing program with specific eligibility criteria, income requirements, and 50-year ownership mandates for funded housing.

Modified the Humphrey statue replacement section to include detailed findings about Humphrey's accomplishments and specific requirements for the statue request and transfer process.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of July 1, 2025 for the Humphrey statue replacement, replacing the previous notification-based effective date.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for the Public Safety Officer Hearing Protection Program including 'qualified emergency medical service provider' and specific hearing protection product specifications.

ENFORCEMENT

Added liability protection for entities providing hearing protection products to public safety officers, shielding them from negligence claims related to product defects.

SCOPE

Added new Section 13 establishing detailed statutory language for the National Statuary Hall Hubert H. Humphrey statue replacement, including legislative findings and procedural requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added extensive website navigation text and formatting elements that were present in the engrossment version but not in the introduction version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Jun 14, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's action Approval 06/14/25
executive
Jun 14, 2025
Introduced
Secretary of State, Filed 06/14/2025
lower
Jun 14, 2025
Signed into law
Governor approval 06/14/2025
executive
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from House
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed as amended
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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