Greater Minnesota public television station operations funding provided, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Klevorn, Hill, Bahner, Davids, Anderson, P. H., Heintzeman, Freiberg, Kraft, Duran, Clardy
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2026-03-23 House
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
2026-03-12 House
Authors added Duran and Clardy
2026-03-09 House
Authors added Heintzeman, Freiberg, and Kraft
2026-03-05 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Greater Minnesota public television station operations funding provided, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to state government; appropriating money for operations of public television

stations in greater Minnesota.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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APPROPRIATION; PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS.
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$1,925,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of administration for grants to public television stations for operations. Of this amount,

$350,000 is for a grant to Pioneer PBS; $475,000 is for a grant to Lakeland PBS; $650,000

is for a grant to KSMQ; $250,000 is for a grant to PBS North; and $200,000 is for a grant

to Prairie Public television.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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