SF 59 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Procedures establishment for county to alter preexisting boundary line

This bill establishes procedures for Minnesota counties to adjust existing boundary lines and requires counties to assess and restore U.S. public land survey monuments. Counties must complete a survey marker assessment by December 2027 and restore destroyed or obscured markers by December 2028, following specific surveying standards. It creates a new court petition process for boundary changes when no dispute exists, requiring counties to handle all filing, costs, and documentation. These requirements apply to all Minnesota counties starting in 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Jan 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduction 1st Engrossment · 2 edits · Jan 30, 2025
MINOR
The bill was updated from its initial introduction to its first engrossment version, reflecting a revision in the legislative text. The most significant substantive change involves the removal of a placeholder for a specific dollar amount threshold related to the cost of preserving county monuments, simplifying the requirement to apply to all affected monuments regardless of cost.
Scope change
The scope of the preservation requirement was broadened by removing a financial threshold, meaning counties must now preserve and restore all destroyed or obscured monuments without a minimum cost limit.
REQUIREMENT

A placeholder for a dollar amount threshold was removed from the requirement to preserve and restore county monuments, making the mandate apply to all monuments regardless of the cost of restoration.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and header were updated from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment', and the posted date was changed from January 29, 2025, to August 19, 2025.

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Committee
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Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to State and Local Government
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Steve Green
RRepublican
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