SF 4662 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Melissa Hortman State Office Building memorial appropriation

This bill allocates $800,000 from existing state funds to create a memorial statue of Melissa Hortman on the State Office Building site. The money will be used to design and cast a statue that honors Hortman's contributions to Minnesota, and the funds may also cover additional landscaping for a memorial garden. The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board must select the artist through a competitive process and work with Hortman's family throughout the project, with the statue design required to include likenesses of her deceased family members. Any remaining funds after the statue is cast can be used for further landscaping elements, and the money is available until June 30, 2029.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 23, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Apr 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill was updated from its introduction version to the first engrossment, reflecting a formal revision in the legislative process. The most significant change is the clarification of funding sources, specifying that $800,000 comes from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 to support the design and casting of a statue honoring Melissa Hortman. This revision also removes a specific legal citation regarding the Capitol Mall Design Framework, simplifying the text to focus on the appropriation and the Department of Administration's responsibility for the memorial garden.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on appropriating funds for a memorial statue, but the legal basis for the funding was clarified from a specific design framework to a direct general fund appropriation.

FISCAL

The funding language was updated to explicitly state that $800,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2026, replacing previous language that tied the funds to a specific Capitol Mall Design Framework amendment.

TECHNICAL

A reference to Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 39, was removed from the text, likely to streamline the bill or because the specific framework citation is no longer necessary for this appropriation.

The document title and version were updated from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment', and the posting date was changed from April 17, 2026, to April 21, 2026, indicating the bill has been amended and re-filed.

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Committee

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Capital Investment

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Capital Investment

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors