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HF 1152

Explore Minnesota duties and missions modified, and promotional authority contracts modified.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kaela Berg and 4 co-sponsors

HF 1152 modifies Explore Minnesota Tourism's organizational duties, missions, and promotional contract authority to reshape state tourism marketing operations and expenditures.

Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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Bill Summary · HF 1152

Legislative bill overview

HF 1152 modifies the duties, missions, and organizational structure of Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state agency responsible for promoting Minnesota as a tourist destination. The bill also adjusts the authority for promotional contracts that the organization can enter into.

Why is this important

Explore Minnesota Tourism significantly influences the state's tourism industry, which generates substantial economic activity and tax revenue. Changes to the agency's structure and contracting authority directly affect how effectively Minnesota markets itself to potential visitors and how tourism dollars are allocated across the state.

Potential points of contention

  • Scope of promotional authority: Stakeholders may disagree over whether the new contracting modifications expand or restrict the agency's flexibility to respond to emerging marketing opportunities and competitive threats from other states.
  • Mission clarity and focus: Proposed changes to the agency's duties could shift priorities between different regions of Minnesota or between different types of tourism (e.g., outdoor tourism vs. urban cultural tourism), potentially benefiting some communities while disadvantaging others.
  • Budgetary implications: Modifications to missions and contracting authority may have undefined cost implications that could require increased funding or result in reduced services if the same budget is spread across new responsibilities.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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