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HF4165 • 2026

Hastings Bridge designated as "Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz Memorial Bridge."

Hastings Bridge designated as "Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz Memorial Bridge."

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Dippel
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Hastings Bridge designated as "Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz Memorial Bridge."

Hastings Bridge designated as "Lieutenant General Edward J.

What This Bill Does

  • Hastings Bridge designated as "Lieutenant General Edward J.
  • Heinz Memorial Bridge."

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Hastings Bridge designated as "Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz Memorial Bridge."

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to transportation; designating the "Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz

Memorial Bridge" in the city of Hastings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,

section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 111.

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Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz Memorial Bridge.

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The bridge on

U.S. Highway 61 over the Mississippi River, commonly known as the Hastings Bridge, in

the city of Hastings is designated the "Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz Memorial

Bridge." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner must adopt a suitable design to mark

this bridge and erect appropriate signs.

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