Committee adopts amendments and lays over land‑access down‑payment assistance changes

Mar 23, 2026

Rep. Anderson’s revisions to the down‑payment assistance program (HF3548) won adoption of a late A3 amendment and DE1 as amended; testimony from incubator farms, Minnesota Farmers Union, and Land Stewardship Project supported readiness requirements, timeline extensions and a 40% purchase‑price grant cap with a $20,000 cap; the bill was laid over for further work between authors.

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Chair Anderson moved House File 3548 and pursued a package of amendments intended to refine a down‑payment assistance program that helps beginning and underrepresented farmers access land.

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