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House panel advances $17 million agriculture omnibus bill, adopts three technical amendments
Summary
The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee placed House File 2446, the agriculture omnibus budget, on the general register after adopting three amendments and a series of funding and transfer instructions totaling roughly $17 million in general fund impact.
House File 2446, the omnibus agriculture and broadband budget bill, was advanced to the general register Wednesday after the Ways and Means Committee adopted three amendments and approved the bill as amended.
The bill, described by committee chairs as a bipartisan package, directs about $17 million in new general fund spending across fiscal 2026-27 and the tails and includes targeted funding for the Board of Animal Health, meat inspection, farm-to-school programs, and a one-time $3.1 million appropriation to the First District Association for dairy-processing wastewater assistance in Litchfield. Committee members also adopted three amendments described by sponsors as technical or clarifying changes.
Committee chair statements framed the measure as bipartisan and focused on emergency preparedness for avian influenza, local meat inspection capacity, food procurement, and new grant programs. Chair Anderson said the bill “fully fund[s] the board of animal health” to respond to H5N1 concerns and…
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