As the 2026 legislative session comes to a close, key bills the GMNP is still watching

As the Legislature enters into its final two weeks of session, the GMNP is still actively following numerous bills related to GMNP priorities on housing, workforce devlopment, small business supports, and more. See the full list of bills we are tracking below.

S.F. 3695 (Port) – Federal immigration enforcement operation economic impact study requirement provision and appropriation.
S.F. 3608 (Rest) – Requirements modification for return of excess tax increments.
H.F. 3663 (Jones) –State Building Code; funding provided for competitive grants to assist municipalities with streamlining State Energy Code compliance report required, and money appropriated.
S.F. 3664 (Champion) – Agency policy bill.
H.F. 3843 / S.F. 4427 (Baker / Housley) requires a sub-committee of the Workforce Development Board to make recommendations for appropriations from the Workforce Development Fund.
S.F. 3839 / H.F. 3806 (Port / Howard) – Housing infrastructure bond issue and appropriation.
H.F. 3600 (Perryman) – Competitive selection processes modified for certain housing development programs.
S.F. 4123 / H.F. 3895 (Port / Igo) – Zoning authority of local governments over certain housing types limited.
S.F. 4158 / H.F. 4602 (Jasinski / Skraba) – BDPI bond issue and appropriation.
H.F. 4077 / S.F. 4379 (Greenman / Maye Quade) – Municipalities prohibition from entering into nondisclosure agreements.
H.F. 4097 (Frazier) – Adds $2 million in additional funding for the Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program.
H.F. 4342 / S.F. 4527 (Frazier / Pha) – Relief program for small businesses negatively impacted by federal enforcement activity established, report required, and money appropriated.
S.F. 4535 / H.F. 4477 (Champion / Xiong) – Minnesota business recovery loan program establishment and appropriation.
S.F. 4565 (Hauschild) – Workforce housing development program appropriation increase provision.
S.F. 4571 (Hauschild) – Greater Minnesota housing infrastructure grant program eligible projects modifications, greater Minnesota housing infrastructure program appropriation, and bond issuance authorization.
S.F. 5177 (Putnam) – Tax credit establishment for employer-provided child care expenses.