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Agriculture Finance and Policy

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Monday, April 13, 2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


AGRICULTURE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Andy Smith, Co-Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M., on Monday, April 13, 2026, in Room G3 of the Minnesota State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HANSEN, Rick (DFL Co-Chair)
ANDERSON, Paul (GOP Co-Chair)
SMITH, Andy (DFL Co-Vice Chair)
HARDER, Bobbie (GOP Co-Vice Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther
BURKEL, John
FREDERICK, Luke
GANDER, Steve
GOTTFRIED, David
JACOB, Steve
LAWRENCE, Bryan
LEE, Fue
NELSON, Nathan
VANG, Samantha

A quorum was present.

Representative Frederick moved to approve the minutes from April 8, 2026. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 858 (Vang); Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients.

Representative Vang moved that HF 858 be laid over for possible inclusion.

Representative Vang presented HF 858.

Testifying:
• Brian Werner, Minnesota Biofuels Association

Representative Vang renewed the motion that HF 858 be laid over for possible inclusion. The bill was laid over.

Presentation of Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations.

Presenting:
• Andrea Vaubel, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Michelle Medina, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Co-Vice Chair Smith recessed the meeting at 1:19 P.M.

Co-Vice Chair Smith reconvened the meeting at 1:23 P.M.

HF 2577 (Hansen, R.); Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.

Co-Chair Hansen moved that HF 2577 be laid over for possible inclusion.

Co-Chair Hansen presented HF 2577.
Co-Chair Hansen renewed the motion that HF 2577 be laid over for possible inclusion. The bill was laid over.

HF 2576 (Hansen, R.); Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.

Co-Chair Hansen moved that HF 2576 be laid over for possible inclusion.

Co-Chair Hansen presented HF 2576.

Testifying:
• Peder Kjeseth, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Joshua Stamper, Director of Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Co-Chair Hansen renewed the motion that HF 2576 be laid over for possible inclusion. The bill was laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 P.M.




Representative Rick Hansen, Co-Chair




Grace Johnson, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2577 (Hansen) - Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
  • HF2576 (Hansen) - Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.
  • HF858 (Vang) - Bioincentive payments; additional information required from recipients.
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00:29 - HF858 (Vang) Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients.
12:22 - Governor’s supplemental budget recommendations.
19:29 - 22:54 - The committee recessed.
23:41 - HF2577 (Hansen) Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
29:48 - HF2576 (Hansen) Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.
Runs 50 minutes.

*Agenda Change: Item Added.

*Presentation of Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations.

HF858 (Vang) Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients.
HF2577 (Hansen) Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
HF2576 (Hansen) Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.

**Additional bills/items may be added.

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 Friday prior to the Monday 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 Friday prior to the Monday hearing.