---
type: "Bill"
title: "Snow removal authority in uncompleted subdivisions sunset eliminated."
description: "Snow removal authority in uncompleted subdivisions sunset eliminated."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2013-2014"
identifier: "HF 1981"
citation: "Minnesota HF 1981 (2013-2014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governmental Operations-Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ward, J.E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2014-02-25"
last_action: "2014-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5001524e-6d09-4e89-b4f9-27f30d964765"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1981&ssn=0&y=2014"
source_hash: "cd940c573a02e351cb29515859e1704b49b122d7ac0459fbb0a3f0679542601c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota HF 1981 (2013-2014) — Snow removal authority in uncompleted subdivisions sunset eliminated.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1981&version=1&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1981&version=2&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1981&version=0&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)

## Sponsors

- Ward, J.E. — primary (person)
- Ruud — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-02-25** Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2014-03-27** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Tuesday, April 22, 2014
- **2014-04-22** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2014-04-22** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2014-05-16** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2014-05-16** Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- **2014-05-16** Motion prevailed
- **2014-05-16** Third reading as amended by the Senate `reading-3`
- **2014-05-16** Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- **2014-04-23** Received from House `introduction`
- **2014-04-23** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2014-04-23** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF1742, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-24** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF1742
- **2014-04-24** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-14** Special Order
- **2014-05-14** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2014-05-16** House concurred and repassed bill
- **2014-05-17** Presentment date 05/17/14
- **2014-05-21** Governor's action Approval 05/21/14 `executive-signature`
- **2014-05-21** Secretary of State Chapter 297 05/21/14
- **2014-05-22** Effective date 05/22/14 (retroactive applicability to 05/02/14)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5001524e-6d09-4e89-b4f9-27f30d964765`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).