2025 Bills of interest to Wild Rice Bills
Updated 3/23/26 5:06 AM

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.

Wild Rice

BillTitleSponsorCategoriesStatus & Upcoming HearingsPosition
HF 2134 (SF 1247) (Wild Rice Protection Act) 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
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Author added Jones (4/21/25)

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Wild Rice Protection Fact Sheet
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SF 1247 (HF 2134) (Wild Rice Protection Act) Pesticide Provisions Modification To Protect Wild Rice Waters Kunesh
Wild Rice
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Author added Fateh (3/20/25)

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Wild Rice Protection Act Fact Sheet
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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
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Author added Niska (4/2/25)

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
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Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (4/2/25)

HF 3896 (SF 3748) Operation Of Watercraft In A Manner That Threatens Uncultivated Wild Rice Beds Prohibited. Falconer
Wild Rice
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Author added Kraft (3/5/26)

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SF 3748 (HF 3896) Prohibit Operation Of Watercraft In A Manner That Threatens Uncultivated Wild Rice Beds Kunesh
Wild Rice
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Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (2/23/26)

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HF 3897 (SF 3916) Wild Rice Protected By Requiring A Wild Rice Risk Justification Before Authorizing Certain Activities. Falconer
Wild Rice
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Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy (3/2/26)

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SF 3916 (HF 3897) Wild Rice Risk Justification Before Authorizing Certain Activities Requirement Provision Kunesh
Wild Rice
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Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (2/26/26)

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HF 3898 (SF 3915) Pesticide Provisions Modified To Protect Wild-rice Water. Falconer
Wild Rice
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Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy (3/2/26)

03/25/26 1:00 PM in Capitol G3Co- - Agriculture Finance and Policy
SF 3915 (HF 3898) Wild-rice Water Pesticide Protection Provisions Modifications Kunesh
Wild Rice
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Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development (2/26/26)

HF 3899 (SF 3749) Description Of Wild Rice As State Grain Amended. Falconer
Wild Rice
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Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy (3/2/26)

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SF 3749 (HF 3899) Amend Description Of Wild Rice As State Grain Kunesh
Wild Rice
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Referred to State and Local Government (2/23/26)

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