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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 1296: Classification of commercial dog and cat breeder data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health modified; kennel and dealer advertising requirements modified; and Board of Animal Health required to post certain kennel, dealer, and commercial breeder information.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 1296 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Classification of commercial dog and cat breeder data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health modified; kennel and dealer advertising requirements modified; and Board of Animal Health required to post certain kennel, dealer, and commercial breeder information. Primary sponsor: Mike Freiberg (Democratic-Farmer-Labor). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 23, 2026): Author added Fischer.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic-Farmer-Labor 9 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike FreibergPrimary sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse43B
Brion CurranCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse36B
Alex FalconerCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse49A
Peter FischerCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse44A
Amanda Hemmingsen-JaegerCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborSenate47
Wayne JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41A
Carlie Kotyza-WitthuhnCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse49B
Andrew MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45A
Kari RehrauerCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse35B
Andy SmithCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse25B
Zack StephensonCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse35A

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Author added Fischer
  2. Author added Hemmingsen-Jaeger
  3. Author added Smith
  4. Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Agriculture Finance and Policy
  5. Author added Johnson, W.
  6. Author added Falconer
  7. Author added Rehrauer
  8. Authors added Stephenson, Kotyza-Witthuhn
  9. Author added Curran
  10. Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source