Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature

Agriculture Finance and Policy - Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 Regular Session
NINTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 3/10/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 3/3/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/24/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/17/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/10/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

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to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed.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sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Bills:
  • 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.