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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 445 Appropriates $8,856,000 for a Community Engagement Center in Duluth
Last action · March 25, 2026: Author added FransonSponsors: Pete Johnson and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Duluth; community engagement center funding provided, and money appropriated.
State capital funds are directed to construct a specialized facility providing services, shelter space, and hygiene amenities for individuals experiencing homelessness in Duluth.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Union Gospel Mission, Inc.
Union Gospel Mission, Inc. receives an $8,856,000 grant to build and equip the community engagement center.
People experiencing homelessness in Duluth
Individuals experiencing homelessness gain access to a new facility offering warming spaces, health services, hygiene amenities, and classrooms.
Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
The commissioner is tasked with distributing and administering the grant funds for the project.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 25, 2026HouseAuthor added Franson
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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