3.g Update on legislative effortsUPDATE ON LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS 3/29/2019
Folio Status
HF 484
Referred to Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division -hearing
held on 3/19/19 - referred to Environment and Natural Resources
Finance Division; Hearing held on 3/27/19 - referred to Way & Means
Committee and will also need a hearing at the Taxes Committee
SF 1368
Agricultural, Rural Development, and Housing Policy Committee hearing
3/5/19, referred to Taxes Committee
HF 311
first reading & referred to Ways & Means, referred to Environment and
Natural Resources Finance Division, hearing by Capital Investment held
on 3/21/19
SF 579 Referred to Capital Investment Committee
HF 1657
Referred to Government Operations, hearing held on 3/21/19, included
in House General Register
SF 1684
Local Government Committee hearing was held on 3/5/19,
recommended to pass, Included in Senate General Orders for 03/25/19
HF no companion bill
SF 1231
Referred to Agricultural, Rural Development, and Housing Policy
Committee
HF 7
Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division
adopted on 3/11/19 and referred to Ways and Means
SF 9
Referred to Agricultural, Rural Development, and Housing Policy
Committee
Broadband grant program appropriation $35M in 2020 and $35M in 2021 for DEED
border-to-border grants (addl. $15M in 2019 in HF 7)
Broadband grant program appropriation 2020 - appropriates $35M for the DEED border-
to-border grants
Broadband - Subordinate Service district - allow Scandia to use the subordinate service
district bonding provisions for broadband
Gateway Trail bond issue and appropriation - appropriate funds for the development of
the Gateway Trail segment.
Metropolitan Agricultural preserves - eliminate the 8-year expiration period when
acquired for parks or trails