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Representative Jamie Igoe (Itasca), the bill’s author on the floor, said the House target was reduced from $75,000,000 to $15,000,000 in conference but that conferees spread the available funds across several priorities. Igoe summarized allocations included in the conference report: $2,000,000 to the statewide challenge program, $2,000,000 for workforce homeownership, $2,000,000 for Greater Minnesota infrastructure grants, $2,000,000 for community-based first-time homebuyer grants, and $8,300,000 to FHPAP (Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program) to assist people at risk of homelessness.

Igoe also said the report contains transparency language requiring Minnesota Housing Finance Agency notifications to committee chairs and ranking members when the agency moves dollars, and policy allowing adaptive reuse using housing infrastructure bonds. The conference report includes provisions directing Minnesota Housing to give up to five percentage points (on a four-year sunset) of preferential scoring in grant RFPs to cities that adopt affirmative land use and zoning policies, the author said.

Representative Ryan Howard (Hennepin), co-chair of the committee, described the package as a bipartisan effort given the reduced target and thanked staff; he said the bill would do “good things for Minnesotans” while expressing disappointment that the final target was smaller than the House-passed commitment. Several members from both metro and Greater Minnesota outlined local impacts and policy gaps they want to address next session, including land-use and zoning reform, manufactured-home-park protections, and barriers to building more housing.

Representative Hussain (Ramsey) noted the measure provides $8,000,000 in emergency rental assistance and $4,000,000 for first-generation homebuyer assistance to help close racial homeownership gaps. Representative Nash (Carver) and other members urged regulatory reforms to land use and zoning as necessary complements to funding. Representative Norris (Anoka) discussed manufactured housing and said she was disappointed the conference report omitted infrastructure dollars and down-payment assistance that had been in earlier House language; she reiterated intent to work on manufactured-home-park resident protections in the interim.

Representative Igoe moved adoption of the conference committee report on SF 2298. With no further floor amendments, the clerk recorded 108 ayes and 26 nays and announced the bill repassed as amended by conference.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 1","oneSentenceSummary","The House adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 2298 (housing) on May 17, 2025. The conference reduced the House target from $75 million to $15 million and spread funding across challenge programs, workforce homeownership, infrastructure grants, first-time homebuyer grants and FHPAP; the measure passed 108-26.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6535744,"House adopts conference report on agriculture budget bill, preserves animal health and local food funding",1382,922000,2304000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3374495-b4ae23f8bd6495583e31bca981d4f3a3&start=922&end=2304","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3374495-b4ae23f8bd6495583e31bca981d4f3a3/thumbnail_922000.jpg","/articles/6535744/Minnesota/House-adopts-conference-report-on-agriculture-budget-bill-preserves-animal-health-and-local-food-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6535744-59e77a473f4b26742d59067cc02406df/orig.mp4?Expires=1770684324&Signature=eA8TgrYevB3uaoJ-jC~e4qh41xub91pX8bNR5YykC3g6Xt9t8iopxsUHdUz9DND2e~MSJNH68x-0vMXIutUuGRnN8Y5DMR5mCI51mNNJyji9pdR6gk2Z3-O6ni5issPPi2m4CXOcJlImOz2OCbrKcmktg~cclJU6SU~0t-8S~86bWh2mb0soX5fbYyhCivwZ4kKz9hdkON1E6JHuGjz6idz-3ZSs0mBWISGuj74ojd37QsqOjhNPiERJPO2kn0UQXLmA4xVNyijPfXjCFuKpZtsxYECt~j1dRZCAl4oLyCxy-Le2x~Op95mvu5Jr7isGYS6xlGlGeQqkY~Z2tBtMxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minnesota House of Representatives on May 17, 2025, adopted the conference committee report on House File 2446, an agriculture budget and policy bill, and repassed the measure as amended by conference by a vote of 130 to 4.

The conference report keeps funding for the Board of Animal Health and the ag emergency account, provides money for county agricultural inspectors and meat inspection, expands local food purchasing programs, and includes fee increases for grain licenses and food handling. Representative Tony Anderson (Pope), the bill author, said the bill \"kept the programs and we kept the heart of the bill\" despite target reductions and some nonnegotiable fee increases.

Supporters on both sides described the package as bipartisan and focused on sustaining Minnesota’s livestock and food-processing systems and on worker protections. Representative Leon Hansen (Dakota), a committee co-chair, described the measure as a ‘‘hybrid’’ that reflects changing agricultural culture and said it makes grant programs competitive through a new AgriWorks program. Representative Kristin Godfrey (Ramsey) highlighted targeted buys to offset federal cuts, saying the bill includes \"$6,800,000 over the next four years to local food purchasing assistance programs and milk distribution programs\" and an additional \"$1,200,000 in funding to farm-to-school and early care programs.\" Godfrey also said the bill provides \"$1,500,000 to test for avian flu,\" with half earmarked for testing workers in the supply chain.

Other provisions members mentioned include increased compensation for wolf and elk depredation, funding to maintain Minnesota’s milk processing capacity, meat inspection funding, county noxious-weed enforcement, and a $75,000 soil-health study for Olmsted County to explore nitrate reduction strategies. Representative Burkel (Roseau) and Representative Van Binsbergen both urged support, citing rural economic impacts; Representative Roach highlighted a provision enabling cottage food bakers to ship products.

Representative Anderson moved adoption of the conference report on HF 2446. With no further amendments offered on the floor, the clerk recorded 130 ayes and 4 nays and announced the bill repassed as amended by conference.

The conference report incorporates some policy changes proposed by the Senate, and it reduces the bill’s overall target roughly in half from the version previously leaving the House, according to the bill author. The bill text also contains fee increases for grain licenses and food handling that the author described as \"nonnegotiable\" in conference.

Members who spoke during the debate urged that the bill’s mix of supports—animal health funding, worker protections tied to potential avian influenza outbreaks, and local-food investments—address both production and supply-chain needs. Several speakers noted that while the bill does not restore all federal cuts, it aims to mitigate the impact on school and food-bank purchasing programs.

The bill will proceed under the caption agreed to by the House as repassed by conference.","The Minnesota House on May 17 adopted the conference committee report on House File 2446, a bipartisan agriculture budget bill that maintains funding for the Board of Animal Health, adds local food purchasing assistance, and includes fee increases for grain licenses and food handling. The measure passed 130-4.","actionData","errors"]

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