This bill designates marked Trunk Highway 610 as "Hortman Memorial Highway" and renames two state buildings: the state office building at 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in St. Paul to the Melissa Hortman State Office Building, and the Minnesota Senate Building at 95 University Avenue West in St. Paul to the Kari Dziedzic Senate Building. The bill also mandates the commissioner of administration to cover the costs of modifying signage for these buildings without passing the costs onto tenants. Additionally, it establishes a working group to create the Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park, which will include various state officials and community representatives, and requires them to submit a report with recommendations by February 1, 2027.

Furthermore, the bill appropriates $800,000 for the design and casting of a statue honoring Melissa Hortman, which will be part of a memorial garden at the State Office Building site. It also allocates $86,000 for the administrative costs of the working group tasked with developing the memorial state park. The bill includes provisions for the revisor of statutes to update references in Minnesota Statutes and Rules to reflect the new names of the buildings.

Statutes affected:
2nd Engrossment: 161.14