HF 4223

HF4223 FIRST ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR  RSI  H4223-1
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   4223
03/12/2026     Authored by Koegel, Elkins and Kraft
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy
04/20/2026     Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to commerce; modifying the strengthen Minnesota homes program;
1.3appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65A.299,
1.4subdivisions 5, 6.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65A.299, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7Subd. 5. Use of grants. (a) A grant under this section must be used to retrofit an insurable
1.8property.
1.9(b) Grant money provided under this section must not be used for maintenance or repairs,
1.10but may be used in conjunction with repairs or reconstruction necessitated by damage from
1.11wind or hail.
1.12(c) A project funded by a grant under this section must be completed within three six
1.13months of the date the grant is approved. Failure to complete the project in a timely manner
1.14may result in forfeiture of the grant.
1.15(d) As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, the commissioner must certify
1.16to the insurer providing the homeowner's insurance policy that the property meets applicable
1.17program standards. The commissioner must notify the insurer providing the homeowner's
1.18insurance policy when work at a grant recipient's property is complete and the property
1.19meets the definition of insurable property under section 65A.298, subdivision 1, paragraph
1.20(b).
Section 1.  1
HF4223 FIRST ENGROSSMENT  REVISOR  RSI  H4223-1
2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65A.299, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.2      Subd. 6. Applicant eligibility. The commissioner must develop (1) administrative
2.3  procedures to implement this section, and (2) criteria used to determine whether an applicant
2.4  is eligible for a grant under this section, including preference for homeowners whose
2.5  household income is at or below 115 percent of the area median income, as determined by
2.6  the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2.7    Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
2.8      $35,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the strengthen
2.9  Minnesota homes account under Minnesota Statutes, section 65A.299, subdivision 4, to
2.10 issue grants and administer the program. This is a onetime appropriation.
Sec. 3.  2