Lao Culture Dance Fashion MN grant appropriation
SF 4004 appropriates $160,000 from Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage fund for fiscal year 2027 to Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show LLC. The grant supports the organization's work teaching traditional Lao dance and fashion arts through education and public programming for Minnesota youth and families. This bill directly funds specific cultural activities by a nonprofit focused on preserving and sharing Lao heritage. The funding mechanism is a one-time appropriation for designated programming, not a broad policy change.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2026
Last action Mar 2, 2026
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1
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Susan Pha
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Foung Hawj
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Tou Xiong
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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