MN HF 1857

died on adjournment

Cats; elective declawing of cats prohibited and civil penalties imposed.

Minnesota · 2025-2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did MN HF 1857 pass?

No. MN HF 1857 died when the 2025-2026 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): Author added Xiong

What is MN HF 1857 about?

MN HF 1857 is a bill in the 2025-2026 titled “Cats; elective declawing of cats prohibited and civil penalties imposed.”.

Who sponsors MN HF 1857?

Smith is the primary sponsor of MN HF 1857, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-03
Latest action: 2026-03-18 — Author added Xiong
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Animals and Pets

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-03-03
Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy
introduction,referral-committee
2025-03-05
Author added Tabke
2025-03-20
Author added Rehrauer
2025-04-01
Author added Falconer
2026-03-18
Author added Xiong

Versions

Introduction — 2025-03-03Compare

Documents

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Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

Companion bill: SF 1935

Official source

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2025/0/HF/1857?list=open&body=House

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:24:48.331508Z

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