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Agriculture Finance and Policy

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Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/19/2025
HF44 (Curran) Food manufacturers and brand owners required to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture.
HF2102 (Lee, F.) Local food purchasing assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2279 (Vang) Office of Broadband Development renamed to Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity, duties and reporting requirements modified, state's broadband goals expanded, multifamily dwelling grant program established, and definitions amended.
HF2280 (Hansen) Beginning farmer program provisions modified, grain buyer provisions modified, commissioner of agriculture permissions granted to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed.
HF2281 (Hansen) Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.

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Bills Added:
HF44 (Curran) - Food manufacturers and brand owners required to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture.
HF2102 (Lee) - Local food purchasing assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2279 (Vang) - Office of Broadband Development renamed to Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity, duties and reporting requirements modified, state's broadband goals expanded, multifamily dwelling grant program established, and definitions amended.
HF2280 (Hansen) - Beginning farmer program provisions modified, grain buyer provisions modified, commissioner of agriculture permissions granted to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed.
HF2281 (Hansen) - Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.
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Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/17/2025
Agenda notes:
- The hearing on HF 363 and any amendment to this bill is informational only.
Bills Added:
HF2155 (Anderson) - Animals; rabies and livestock sale provisions repealed.
HF1524 (Harder) - Agriculture grant program established to promote certain nutrient management practices, and money appropriated.
HF821 (Jacob) - Nitrate private well mitigation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF363 (Jacob) - Property tax credit established for certain acres certified under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, and money appropriated.
HF1677 (Nelson) - Funding provided for the developing markets for continuous-living cover crops program, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1292 (Huot) - Beginning farmer tax credits eligibility expanded.
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Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/12/2025
- Time for public testimony for HF 1704 and the H1704 DE3 amendment will be offered for the Monday, March 10, 2025 meeting. No public testimony will be taken in the March 12, 2025 meeting, except to answer questions or provide clarification to bill or amendment languge.
Bills Added:
HF1704 (Anderson) - Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2052 (Anderson) - Food certificate payment provisions modified.
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Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/10/2025
- An author's delete-all amendment to HF 1704 will be posted by 1:00 Friday, March 7, 2025.
- This hearing is for walk-through of the author's delete-all amendment, and for public testimony.
- No official action will be taken on HF 1704 in the March 10th meeting.
- Amendments to the author's delete-all amendment will be due to committee staff by 1:00 Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
- On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the committee will consider amendments and a vote on HF1704 as amended.
Bills Added:
HF1704 (Anderson) - Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
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Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/5/2025
Bills may be added.
Bills Added:
HF47 (Schultz) - Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified.
HF434 (Franson) - Live Cervidae importation to certain accredited facilities allowed.
HF1503 (Burkel) - Program established to provide grants to prevent the spread of avian influenza, and money appropriated.
HF1702 (Anderson) - Funding provided for mental health outreach and support and farm safety grant and outreach programs, and money appropriated.
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