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SF4662 • 2026

Melissa Hortman State Office Building memorial appropriation

Melissa Hortman State Office Building memorial appropriation

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hoffman, Pappas, Champion, Maye Quade, Pha
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 House

    Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance

  2. 2026-04-13 House

    Author added Maye Quade

  3. 2026-04-07 House

    Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Capital Investment

  4. 2026-03-25 House

    Authors added Pappas; Champion

  5. 2026-03-23 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Melissa Hortman State Office Building memorial appropriation

Current Bill Text

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relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a memorial to Melissa

Hortman on the site of the State Office Building.

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

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APPROPRIATION; MELISSA HORTMAN MEMORIAL.
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(a) $800,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 to the commissioner

of administration to design and cast a statue recognizing Melissa Hortman's historic

contributions to the state of Minnesota. The statue shall be incorporated into the design of

a memorial garden on the State Office Building site by the Department of Administration.

Minnesota Rules, part 2400.2703, shall not apply to the activities funded under this section.

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(b) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, the Capitol Area Architectural and

Planning Board must select the artist via a competitive process and consult with the

immediate family of Melissa Hortman throughout the selection and design approval process.

The statue design shall include the likeness of deceased family members of Melissa Hortman.

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(c) Any unspent portion of the money under this section remaining after the casting of

the statue is available for additional landscaping elements on the memorial garden site.

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(d) The money under this section is available until June 30, 2029.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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