Overview
- The House voted unanimously to name the Community Solar Garden Program after the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.
- The measure now moves to the Senate for consideration before heading to the governor.
- A separate bill (HF 3455) to rename the State Office Building for Hortman advanced with bipartisan support to Ways and Means, with the Department of Administration set to absorb signage costs estimated at about $50,000.
- Grassroots backing includes more than 2,000 petition signatures supporting the State Office Building name change.
- Lawmakers are also weighing a Highway 610 designation in Hortman’s honor, while the federal case against the accused shooter proceeds with a status hearing set for April 17.