2025 Bills of interest to Wild Rice Bills
Updated 6/26/26 3:07 PM
Bills highlighted green were tracked this past week. Status cells highlighted yellow either had a status change this past week and/or have an upcoming hearing.
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Categories | Status & Hearings | Position |
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| HF 3896 (SF 3748) | Wild Rice - Boating Provisions Operation Of Watercraft In A Manner That Threatens Uncultivated Wild Rice Beds Prohibited. |
Falconer | Wild Rice Support | Author added Xiong (4/27/26) 03/26/26 1:00 PM in Capitol G3Co- - Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy |
Support |
| HF 3897 (SF 3916) | Wild Rice - Justification Wild Rice Protected By Requiring A Wild Rice Risk Justification Before Authorizing Certain Activities. |
Falconer | Wild Rice Support | Author added Xiong (4/27/26) |
Support |
| HF 3898 (SF 3915) | Wild Rice - Pesticide Provisions Pesticide Provisions Modified To Protect Wild-rice Water. |
Falconer | Wild Rice Support | Author added Xiong (4/27/26) 03/25/26 1:00 PM in Capitol G3Co- - Agriculture Finance and Policy |
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| HF 3899 (SF 3749) | Wild Rice - Inherent Right to Exist Description Of Wild Rice As State Grain Amended. |
Falconer | Wild Rice Support | Author added Xiong (4/27/26) |
Support |
| SF 3915 (HF 3898) | Wild Rice - Pesticide Provisions Wild-rice Water Pesticide Protection Provisions Modifications |
Kunesh | Wild Rice Support | Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development (2/26/26) 04/08/26 12:00 PM in 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development |
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| SF 3916 (HF 3897) | Wild Rice - Justification Bill Wild Rice Risk Justification Before Authorizing Certain Activities Requirement Provision |
Kunesh | Wild Rice Support | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (2/26/26) |
Support |
| SF 3748 (HF 3896) | Wild Rice - Boating Provisions Prohibit Operation Of Watercraft In A Manner That Threatens Uncultivated Wild Rice Beds |
Kunesh | Wild Rice Support | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (2/23/26) |
Support |
| SF 3749 (HF 3899) | Inherent Right Amend Description Of Wild Rice As State Grain |
Kunesh | Wild Rice Support | Referred to State and Local Government (2/23/26) 03/10/26 11:00 AM in Hybrid Hearing 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg. and Remote - State and Local Government |
Support |
| HF 2134 (SF 1247) | Wild Rice Protection Act - 2025 version Pesticide Provisions Modified To Protect Wild Rice Waters, Wild Rice Risk Justification Required Before Permit Issuance, Specific Operation Of Watercraft Prohibited, Maintenance Of Wild Rice Waters Maps Required, And Money Appropriated. |
Falconer | Wild Rice Support | Author added Jones (4/21/25) |
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| HF 3030 (SF 3216) | Approval Of Site-specific Modifications To Sulfate Water Quality Standards During Pendency Of Related Rulemaking Facilitated, Reactive Mine Waste Storage Provided, And Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits Provided. | Igo | Wild Rice Tracking | Author added Niska (4/2/25) 04/02/25 8:15 AM in Capitol G3 - Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
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| SF 3216 (HF 3030) | Sulfate Water Quality Standards Site-specific Modifications Approval During Pendency Of Related Rulemaking Provision, Reactive Mine Waste Storage Provision, And Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits Provision | Farnsworth | Wild Rice Tracking | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (4/2/25) |
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| SF 1247 (HF 2134) | Wild Rice Protection Act - 2025 version Pesticide Provisions Modification To Protect Wild Rice Waters |
Kunesh | Wild Rice Support | Author added Fateh (3/20/25) 04/03/25 3:00 PM in 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Environment, Climate, and Legacy |
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