Arts and cultural heritage fund certain appropriated money usage prohibition

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Wesenberg, Rarick, Lucero, Drazkowski, Draheim
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: Introduction and first reading
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2026-02-23 House
Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Arts and cultural heritage fund certain appropriated money usage prohibition

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to arts and cultural heritage; prohibiting certain uses of money appropriated

from the arts and cultural heritage fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

129D.17, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 8.

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Prohibited uses.

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Money appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund

must not be used for any activities related to the occult, divination, necromancy, soothsaying,

Satanism, demonology, or pedophilia.

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