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Minnesota State Senate

Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development

2023-2024 Regular Session

Report Date: March 31, 2023 11:00:54 PM

Bill # Senate Author Description Date Received Hearing Date Action Taken Senate Last Action
SF39 Kunesh Pollinator research funding establishment 01/05/2023 03/06/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF335 Kunesh University of Minnesota heritage oilseed and grain initiative appropriation 01/17/2023 03/06/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF560 Westrom Eligibility expansion for beginning farmer tax credits 01/23/2023
SF608 Boldon Pesticide control ordinances adoption by cities authorization 01/23/2023
SF744 Jasinski Local food promotion and education event appropriation 01/25/2023
SF781 Klein Cannabis regulation authorization and appropriation 01/26/2023
SF861 Rarick Meat and poultry processor training grants appropriation 01/27/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF878 Green Wolf and elk depredation payments appropriation 01/27/2023 03/08/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1055 Dibble Process modification for local authorities to initiate expiration of property designated as agricultural preserves 02/01/2023
SF1088 Frentz Agriculture-related business assistance appropriation 02/02/2023 02/15/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1114 Kunesh Funding increase for the agriculture research, education, extension and technology transfer grant program and Farm Business Management challenge grants 02/02/2023 03/15/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1115 Kupec Funding increase for county and district agricultural society premium aid 02/02/2023 02/15/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1130 Marty False labeling prohibition of certain pesticide-treated plants as pollinator friendly 02/02/2023
SF1136 Dibble Companion Animal Board establishment 02/02/2023
SF1144 Pratt Residency pilot program establishment for certain racehorses 02/02/2023
SF1178 Hauschild Advanced biofuel, renewable chemical, and biomass thermal production incentives provisions modifications and appropriations 02/02/2023 02/13/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1230 Kupec International marketing opportunities appropriation for farmers 02/06/2023 02/15/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1245 Gustafson Soil health financial assistance program establishment 02/06/2023 02/20/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1246 Kupec Biofuel financial assistance appropriation 02/06/2023 02/13/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1256 Gustafson Eligibility modification for a cooperative grant program 02/06/2023 02/20/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1312 Kupec County agricultural inspector grants appropriation 02/06/2023 02/15/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1314 Seeberger Forever Green Initiative University of Minnesota appropriation 02/06/2023 02/08/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1317 Seeberger Sale of dogs and cats by retail pet shops prohibition 02/06/2023
SF1339 Kunesh Use, storage, disposal and sale regulation of pesticide-treated seed 02/06/2023
SF1341 Rarick Bond and financial statement exemptions modification for licensed grain buyers 02/06/2023
SF1347 Jasinski Changes to the agricultural land preservation program 02/06/2023
SF1353 Gustafson Continuous living cover crops and cropping systems appropriation 02/06/2023 02/08/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1407 Dahms Minnesota Agricultural Educational and Leadership Council grants appropriation 02/08/2023 02/27/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1408 Wesenberg Broadband grants permission to be used for fixed wireless broadband and clarifying broadband mapping requirements 02/08/2023
SF1484 Hawj White-tailed deer farming requirements modification 02/09/2023
SF1496 Lucero Canine bordetella vaccine over-the-counter authorization 02/09/2023
SF1522 Kupec Veterinary technicians, the practice of veterinary technology and unlicensed veterinary employees regulation 02/09/2023 02/27/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans
SF1524 Gustafson Agricultural Utilization Research Institute appropriation 02/09/2023 02/27/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1525 Kupec Agricultural Utilization Research Institute appropriation for specific purposes 02/09/2023 02/27/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1526 Morrison Requirement modification for certain owners of farmed Cervidae 02/09/2023
SF1526 Morrison Requirement modification for certain owners of farmed Cervidae 03/13/2023
SF1526 Morrison Requirement modification for certain owners of farmed Cervidae 03/27/2023
SF1563 Lieske Cottage food exemption modification 02/13/2023 02/27/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1575 Seeberger Agricultural down payment assistance grants appropriation 02/13/2023 03/01/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1592 Kupec Meat and poultry processing certification navigator appropriation 02/13/2023 03/13/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1712 Johnson Minnesota Turf Seed Council grant appropriation 02/16/2023 03/08/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1718 Kunesh New program establishment for systemic pesticide-treated seed 02/16/2023
SF1727 Gustafson The Good Acre grant appropriation for the Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund program 02/16/2023 03/06/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1773 Kupec University of Minnesota employees veterinary medicine licensure modification 02/16/2023 02/27/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans
SF1867 Rasmusson Below cost sales of dairy prohibition elimination 02/20/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF1879 Putnam Beginning farmer tax credit for the sale of an agricultural asset eligibility modification; credit administration appropriation and sunset of the credit repeal authorization 02/20/2023 03/01/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Taxes
SF1915 Kunesh Pesticide control definitions establishment; neonicotinoid pesticides restriction authorization 02/20/2023
SF1945 Dibble Knowing euthanasia of pet or companion animals with nonaesthetic gas at certain facilities prohibition 02/20/2023
SF2016 Gustafson Urban agriculture grants appropriation 02/21/2023 03/06/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2020 Seeberger Registration prohibition of pesticides containing a perfluoroalkyl substance 02/21/2023
SF2038 Morrison Precision agriculture research and outreach appropriation 02/21/2023
SF2087 Murphy Center for Rural Policy and Development grants appropriation 02/27/2023 03/08/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2128 Putnam Omnibus Agriculture policy bill 02/27/2023 03/20/2023 Amended and recommended to pass
SF2129 Green Qualifications modification for certain board members 02/27/2023
SF2154 Kupec Program establishment to provide grants to prevent wolf-livestock conflict 02/27/2023 03/08/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2158 Gustafson Farm-to-school program establishment 02/27/2023 03/06/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2169 Seeberger Border-to-border broadband grant program modification 02/27/2023 03/20/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2186 Gustafson Livestock investment grant program modification 02/27/2023
SF2218 Kupec Grain indemnity account establishment and money transfer 02/27/2023 03/06/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans
SF2311 Kupec Deer abatement and crop damage report appropriation 03/01/2023 03/08/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2315 Putnam Nonnative Phragmites addition to noxious weeds provisions 03/01/2023 03/20/2023 Recommended to pass
SF2379 Putnam Dairy industry regulation provision modification 03/02/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2465 Kunesh Industrial hemp processing facility appropriation 03/02/2023 03/20/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2466 Gustafson Producing Lucrative Agriculture with New Technologies Act (PLANT Act) 03/02/2023
SF2513 Putnam Green fertilizer production using renewable energy investment support appropriation 03/20/2023 03/20/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
SF2517 Westrom Compensation for crop damage caused by deer requirement and appropriation 03/06/2023
SF2550 Seeberger Nursery and plant protection provisions modification 03/06/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2551 Seeberger Genetically engineered organisms provisions modification 03/06/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2556 Kunesh Technical assistance grants appropriation to certain community development financial institutions 03/06/2023 03/15/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2557 Kunesh Certain provisions prohibition in carbon storage contracts 03/06/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2604 Kupec Farming incubator project appropriations 03/06/2023 03/15/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2620 Kupec Meat, poultry, egg and milk processing facilities appropriation 03/06/2023 03/13/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2625 Putnam Minimum risk pesticide definition establishment; minimum risk pesticide use for growing medical cannabis authorization 03/06/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2666 Kupec Appeal period modification to 20 days after service of an order from the Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division or Plant Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture 03/07/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2667 Kupec Advanced biofuel production incentive and renewable chemical production incentive provisions modification 03/07/2023 03/13/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2681 Kunesh Commissioner of agriculture appropriation for grants to partner organizations to assist meat and poultry processors with hiring and training new employees 03/07/2023 03/13/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2741 Putnam Agriculture appropriations provisions modifications 03/08/2023 03/22/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
SF2763 Putnam Grants appropriation to Minnesota dairy farmers 03/09/2023 03/20/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
SF2779 Kupec Second Harvest Heartland grant appropriation 03/09/2023 03/15/2023 Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2786 Kupec Northern Crops Institute grant appropriation 03/09/2023 03/20/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2900 Kunesh Farmers' markets support appropriation 03/14/2023 03/20/2023 Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
SF2903 Hawj Fur farmer registration requirement modification 03/14/2023
SF2975 Gustafson Good food access program funding transfer authorization 03/20/2023
SF2976 Putnam Hemp provisions modifications 03/20/2023
SF3029 McEwen Headwaters community food and water economic resiliency program establishment 03/22/2023
SF3131 Lieske Microenterprise home kitchen operation license creation 03/23/2023