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IntroducedMar 12, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 04, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 11, 2026
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Became Law
Minnesota House Bill
Higher education finance and policy bill.
Last Action See all actions
House • May 16, 2026: Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
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Comments on HF 4252
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Votes
YES: 67
- Allen
- Altendorf
- Anderson, P. E.
- Paul Anderson
- Backer
- Bakeberg
- Baker
- Bennett
- Bliss
- Burkel
- Davids
- Davis
- Demuth
- Dippel
- Dotseth
- Duran
- Engen
- Fogelman
- Franson
- Gander
- Gillman
- Gordon
- Harder
- Heintzeman
- Hudson
- Igo
- Jacob
- Johnson, W.
- Joy
- Knudsen
- Koznick
- Kresha
- Lawrence
- McDonald
- Mekeland
- Mueller
- Murphy
- Myers
- Nadeau
- Nash
- Nelson
- Niska
- Novotny
- O'Driscoll
- Olson
- Perryman
- Quam
- Rarick
- Repinski
- Roach
- Robbins
- Rymer
- Schomacker
- Schultz
- Schwartz
- Scott
- Sexton
- Skraba
- Stier
- Swedzinski
- Torkelson
- Van Binsbergen
- Warwas
- West
- Wiener
- Witte
- Zeleznikar
NO: 67
- Acomb
- Agbaje
- Bahner
- Berg
- Bierman
- Buck
- Carroll
- Cha
- Clardy
- Coulter
- Curran
- Elkins
- Falconer
- Feist
- Finke
- Fischer
- Frazier
- Frederick
- Freiberg
- Gomez
- Gottfried
- Greene
- Greenman
- Hansen, R.
- Hanson, J.
- Hicks
- Hill
- Hollins
- Howard
- Huot
- Hussein
- Johnson, P.
- Jones
- Jordan
- Keeler
- Klevorn
- Koegel
- Kotyza-Witthuhn
- Kozlowski
- Kraft
- Fue Lee
- Liz Lee
- Lee, X.
- Liebling
- Lillie
- Long
- Luger-Nikolai
- Mahamoud
- Moller
- Momanyi-Hiltsley
- Noor
- Norris
- Pérez-Vega
- Pinto
- Pursell
- Rehm
- Rehrauer
- Reyer
- Sencer-Mura
- Smith
- Stephenson
- Tabke
- Vang
- Virnig
- Wolgamott
- Xiong
- Youakim
OTHER: 0
YES: 65
- Acomb
- Agbaje
- Bahner
- Berg
- Bierman
- Buck
- Carroll
- Cha
- Clardy
- Coulter
- Curran
- Elkins
- Falconer
- Feist
- Finke
- Fischer
- Frazier
- Frederick
- Freiberg
- Gomez
- Gottfried
- Greene
- Greenman
- Hansen, R.
- Hanson, J.
- Hicks
- Hill
- Hollins
- Howard
- Huot
- Hussein
- Johnson, P.
- Jones
- Jordan
- Keeler
- Klevorn
- Koegel
- Kotyza-Witthuhn
- Kozlowski
- Kraft
- Fue Lee
- Liz Lee
- Liebling
- Lillie
- Long
- Luger-Nikolai
- Mahamoud
- Moller
- Momanyi-Hiltsley
- Noor
- Norris
- Pinto
- Pursell
- Rehm
- Rehrauer
- Reyer
- Sencer-Mura
- Smith
- Stephenson
- Tabke
- Vang
- Virnig
- Wolgamott
- Xiong
- Youakim
NO: 67
- Allen
- Altendorf
- Anderson, P. E.
- Paul Anderson
- Backer
- Bakeberg
- Baker
- Bennett
- Bliss
- Burkel
- Davids
- Davis
- Demuth
- Dippel
- Dotseth
- Duran
- Engen
- Fogelman
- Franson
- Gander
- Gillman
- Gordon
- Harder
- Heintzeman
- Hudson
- Igo
- Jacob
- Johnson, W.
- Joy
- Knudsen
- Koznick
- Kresha
- Lawrence
- McDonald
- Mekeland
- Mueller
- Murphy
- Myers
- Nadeau
- Nash
- Nelson
- Niska
- Novotny
- O'Driscoll
- Olson
- Perryman
- Quam
- Rarick
- Repinski
- Roach
- Robbins
- Rymer
- Schomacker
- Schultz
- Schwartz
- Scott
- Sexton
- Skraba
- Stier
- Swedzinski
- Torkelson
- Van Binsbergen
- Warwas
- West
- Wiener
- Witte
- Zeleznikar
OTHER: 0
YES: 82
- Acomb
- Agbaje
- Bahner
- Berg
- Bierman
- Buck
- Carroll
- Cha
- Clardy
- Coulter
- Curran
- Demuth
- Elkins
- Falconer
- Feist
- Finke
- Fischer
- Frazier
- Frederick
- Freiberg
- Gomez
- Gottfried
- Greene
- Greenman
- Hansen, R.
- Hanson, J.
- Hicks
- Hill
- Hollins
- Howard
- Huot
- Hussein
- Igo
- Johnson, P.
- Johnson, W.
- Jones
- Jordan
- Keeler
- Klevorn
- Koegel
- Kotyza-Witthuhn
- Kozlowski
- Kraft
- Fue Lee
- Liz Lee
- Lee, X.
- Liebling
- Lillie
- Long
- Luger-Nikolai
- Mahamoud
- Moller
- Momanyi-Hiltsley
- Myers
- Nadeau
- Niska
- Noor
- Norris
- Pérez-Vega
- Pinto
- Pursell
- Rehm
- Rehrauer
- Repinski
- Reyer
- Robbins
- Schwartz
- Scott
- Sencer-Mura
- Sexton
- Skraba
- Smith
- Stephenson
- Tabke
- Vang
- Virnig
- Warwas
- Witte
- Wolgamott
- Xiong
- Youakim
- Zeleznikar
NO: 52
- Allen
- Altendorf
- Anderson, P. E.
- Paul Anderson
- Backer
- Bakeberg
- Baker
- Bennett
- Bliss
- Burkel
- Davids
- Davis
- Dippel
- Dotseth
- Duran
- Engen
- Fogelman
- Franson
- Gander
- Gillman
- Gordon
- Harder
- Heintzeman
- Hudson
- Jacob
- Joy
- Knudsen
- Koznick
- Kresha
- Lawrence
- McDonald
- Mekeland
- Mueller
- Murphy
- Nash
- Nelson
- Novotny
- O'Driscoll
- Olson
- Perryman
- Quam
- Rarick
- Roach
- Rymer
- Schomacker
- Schultz
- Stier
- Swedzinski
- Torkelson
- Van Binsbergen
- West
- Wiener
OTHER: 0
YES: 67
- Acomb
- Agbaje
- Bahner
- Berg
- Bierman
- Buck
- Carroll
- Cha
- Clardy
- Coulter
- Curran
- Elkins
- Falconer
- Feist
- Finke
- Fischer
- Frazier
- Frederick
- Freiberg
- Gomez
- Gottfried
- Greene
- Greenman
- Hansen, R.
- Hanson, J.
- Hicks
- Hill
- Hollins
- Howard
- Huot
- Hussein
- Johnson, P.
- Jones
- Jordan
- Keeler
- Klevorn
- Koegel
- Kotyza-Witthuhn
- Kozlowski
- Kraft
- Fue Lee
- Liz Lee
- Lee, X.
- Liebling
- Lillie
- Long
- Luger-Nikolai
- Mahamoud
- Moller
- Momanyi-Hiltsley
- Noor
- Norris
- Pérez-Vega
- Pinto
- Pursell
- Rehm
- Rehrauer
- Reyer
- Sencer-Mura
- Smith
- Stephenson
- Tabke
- Vang
- Virnig
- Wolgamott
- Xiong
- Youakim
NO: 67
- Allen
- Altendorf
- Anderson, P. E.
- Paul Anderson
- Backer
- Bakeberg
- Baker
- Bennett
- Bliss
- Burkel
- Davids
- Davis
- Demuth
- Dippel
- Dotseth
- Duran
- Engen
- Fogelman
- Franson
- Gander
- Gillman
- Gordon
- Harder
- Heintzeman
- Hudson
- Igo
- Jacob
- Johnson, W.
- Joy
- Knudsen
- Koznick
- Kresha
- Lawrence
- McDonald
- Mekeland
- Mueller
- Murphy
- Myers
- Nadeau
- Nash
- Nelson
- Niska
- Novotny
- O'Driscoll
- Olson
- Perryman
- Quam
- Rarick
- Repinski
- Roach
- Robbins
- Rymer
- Schomacker
- Schultz
- Schwartz
- Scott
- Sexton
- Skraba
- Stier
- Swedzinski
- Torkelson
- Van Binsbergen
- Warwas
- West
- Wiener
- Witte
- Zeleznikar
OTHER: 0
YES: 74
- Acomb
- Agbaje
- Bahner
- Baker
- Bennett
- Berg
- Bierman
- Buck
- Carroll
- Cha
- Clardy
- Coulter
- Curran
- Davids
- Elkins
- Falconer
- Feist
- Finke
- Fischer
- Frazier
- Frederick
- Freiberg
- Gomez
- Gordon
- Gottfried
- Greene
- Greenman
- Hansen, R.
- Hanson, J.
- Hicks
- Hill
- Hollins
- Howard
- Huot
- Hussein
- Johnson, P.
- Jones
- Jordan
- Keeler
- Klevorn
- Koegel
- Kotyza-Witthuhn
- Kozlowski
- Kraft
- Fue Lee
- Liz Lee
- Lee, X.
- Liebling
- Lillie
- Long
- Luger-Nikolai
- Mahamoud
- Moller
- Momanyi-Hiltsley
- Mueller
- Noor
- Norris
- Pérez-Vega
- Pinto
- Pursell
- Quam
- Rehm
- Rehrauer
- Reyer
- Sencer-Mura
- Smith
- Stephenson
- Stier
- Tabke
- Vang
- Virnig
- Wolgamott
- Xiong
- Youakim
NO: 58
- Allen
- Altendorf
- Anderson, P. E.
- Paul Anderson
- Backer
- Bakeberg
- Bliss
- Burkel
- Davis
- Demuth
- Dippel
- Dotseth
- Duran
- Engen
- Fogelman
- Franson
- Gander
- Gillman
- Harder
- Heintzeman
- Hudson
- Igo
- Jacob
- Johnson, W.
- Joy
- Knudsen
- Koznick
- Kresha
- Lawrence
- McDonald
- Mekeland
- Murphy
- Myers
- Nash
- Nelson
- Niska
- Novotny
- O'Driscoll
- Perryman
- Rarick
- Repinski
- Roach
- Robbins
- Rymer
- Schomacker
- Schultz
- Schwartz
- Scott
- Sexton
- Skraba
- Swedzinski
- Torkelson
- Van Binsbergen
- Warwas
- West
- Wiener
- Witte
- Zeleznikar
OTHER: 0
YES: 67
- Acomb
- Agbaje
- Bahner
- Berg
- Bierman
- Buck
- Carroll
- Cha
- Clardy
- Coulter
- Curran
- Elkins
- Falconer
- Feist
- Finke
- Fischer
- Frazier
- Frederick
- Freiberg
- Gomez
- Gottfried
- Greene
- Greenman
- Hansen, R.
- Hanson, J.
- Hicks
- Hill
- Hollins
- Howard
- Huot
- Hussein
- Johnson, P.
- Jones
- Jordan
- Keeler
- Klevorn
- Koegel
- Kotyza-Witthuhn
- Kozlowski
- Kraft
- Fue Lee
- Liz Lee
- Lee, X.
- Liebling
- Lillie
- Long
- Luger-Nikolai
- Mahamoud
- Moller
- Momanyi-Hiltsley
- Noor
- Norris
- Pérez-Vega
- Pinto
- Pursell
- Rehm
- Rehrauer
- Reyer
- Sencer-Mura
- Smith
- Stephenson
- Tabke
- Vang
- Virnig
- Wolgamott
- Xiong
- Youakim
NO: 67
- Allen
- Altendorf
- Anderson, P. E.
- Paul Anderson
- Backer
- Bakeberg
- Baker
- Bennett
- Bliss
- Burkel
- Davids
- Davis
- Demuth
- Dippel
- Dotseth
- Duran
- Engen
- Fogelman
- Franson
- Gander
- Gillman
- Gordon
- Harder
- Heintzeman
- Hudson
- Igo
- Jacob
- Johnson, W.
- Joy
- Knudsen
- Koznick
- Kresha
- Lawrence
- McDonald
- Mekeland
- Mueller
- Murphy
- Myers
- Nadeau
- Nash
- Nelson
- Niska
- Novotny
- O'Driscoll
- Olson
- Perryman
- Quam
- Rarick
- Repinski
- Roach
- Robbins
- Rymer
- Schomacker
- Schultz
- Schwartz
- Scott
- Sexton
- Skraba
- Stier
- Swedzinski
- Torkelson
- Van Binsbergen
- Warwas
- West
- Wiener
- Witte
- Zeleznikar
OTHER: 0
YES: 38
- Abeler
- Frentz
- Kunesh
- Mohamed
- Seeberger
- Boldon
- Gustafson
- Kupec
- Murphy
- Westlin
- Carlson
- Hauschild
- Latz
- Oumou Verbeten
- Wiklund
- Champion
- Hawj
- Mann
- Pappas
- Xiong
- Clark
- Hemmingsen-Jaeger
- Marty
- Pha
- Cwodzinski
- Hoffman
- Maye Quade
- Port
- Dibble
- Johnson Stewart
- McEwen
- Putnam
- Fateh
- Klein
- Miller
- Rest
- Pursuant to Rule 40, Senator Kunesh cast the affirmative vote on behalf of the following Senators:
- Carlson, Mohamed, Pha, Port, Rest, and Xiong.
NO: 31
OTHER: 0
YES: 101
- Acomb
- Agbaje
- Allen
- Paul Anderson
- Bahner
- Baker
- Berg
- Bierman
- Bliss
- Buck
- Carroll
- Cha
- Clardy
- Coulter
- Curran
- Davids
- Demuth
- Dotseth
- Duran
- Elkins
- Falconer
- Feist
- Finke
- Fischer
- Frazier
- Frederick
- Freiberg
- Gomez
- Gottfried
- Greene
- Greenman
- Hansen, R.
- Hanson, J.
- Heintzeman
- Hicks
- Hill
- Hollins
- Howard
- Hudson
- Huot
- Hussein
- Igo
- Johnson, P.
- Johnson, W.
- Jones
- Jordan
- Keeler
- Klevorn
- Koegel
- Kotyza-Witthuhn
- Kozlowski
- Kraft
- Fue Lee
- Liz Lee
- Lee, X.
- Liebling
- Lillie
- Long
- Luger-Nikolai
- Mahamoud
- Moller
- Momanyi-Hiltsley
- Mueller
- Myers
- Nadeau
- Nash
- Nelson
- Niska
- Noor
- Norris
- Novotny
- O'Driscoll
- Pérez-Vega
- Perryman
- Pinto
- Pursell
- Rehm
- Rehrauer
- Repinski
- Reyer
- Robbins
- Schomacker
- Schwartz
- Scott
- Sencer-Mura
- Sexton
- Skraba
- Smith
- Stephenson
- Swedzinski
- Tabke
- Torkelson
- Vang
- Virnig
- Warwas
- West
- Witte
- Wolgamott
- Xiong
- Youakim
- Zeleznikar
NO: 33
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 16, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report, delete everything
- Motion to adopt conference committee report
- House adopted conference committee report
- Third reading as amended by Conference
- Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
- Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
- May 16, 2026 | Senate
- House adopted HCC report and repassed bill
- Conference committee report, delete everything
- Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill
- Third Reading Repassed
- May 15, 2026 | House
- Committee - Conference Committee on HF4252
- May 14, 2026 | House
- Committee - Conference Committee on HF4252
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- House not concur, conference committee requested
- House conferees Wolgamott; Coulter; Robbins; Rarick
- Senate accedes, CC be appointed
- Senate conferees Fateh; Oumou Verbeten; Putnam; Duckworth
- May 13, 2026 | House
- Senate accedes, conference committee of 4 be appointed
- Senate conferees Fateh, Oumou Verbeten, Putnam, and Duckworth
- May 12, 2026 | House
- Returned from Senate with amendment
- House refuses to concur, conference committee of 4 requested
- House conferees Wolgamott, Coulter, Robbins, and Rarick
- May 11, 2026 | Senate
- Special Order: Amended
- Third reading Passed as amended
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- Comm report: To pass as amended
- Second reading
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Received from House
- Introduction and first reading
- Referred to Finance
- May 04, 2026 | House
- Amended
- Third reading as amended
- Bill was passed as amended
- Apr 30, 2026 | House
- House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, May 4, 2026
- Apr 28, 2026 | House
- Committee report, to adopt as amended
- Second reading
- Apr 23, 2026 | House
- Committee - Ways and Means
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Committee - Higher Education Finance and Policy
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Committee - Higher Education Finance and Policy
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Finance and Policy


