---
type: "Bill"
title: "Shaver Lake; general aquatic plant management permit required for mechanical control of hybrid and narrow-leaved cattails."
description: "Shaver Lake; general aquatic plant management permit required for mechanical control of hybrid and narrow-leaved cattails."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2013-2014"
identifier: "HF 461"
citation: "Minnesota HF 461 (2013-2014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural Resources Department", "Plants", "Seeds", "and Nurseries", "Waters-Lakes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, J."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2013-02-11"
last_action: "2013-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a3c3029-22c0-47d7-9d5c-ecf6508453e4"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0461&ssn=0&y=2013"
source_hash: "31ebfbebc8d8d2d24a248a103be0c0942b55fd4e3a25871eb0bbada3918ab5c6"
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 461 (2013-2014) — Shaver Lake; general aquatic plant management permit required for mechanical control of hybrid and narrow-leaved cattails.

## 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=HF461&version=1&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0)
2. **1st Unofficial Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF461&version=1&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0&type=ue)
3. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF461&version=2&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0)
4. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF461&version=0&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0)

## Sponsors

- Benson, J. — primary (person)
- Bonoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-11** Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Committee report, to pass as amended
- **2013-02-28** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-02** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, May 6, 2013
- **2013-05-06** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2013-05-06** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2013-05-14** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2013-05-14** Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- **2013-05-14** Motion prevailed
- **2013-05-14** Third reading as amended by the Senate `reading-3`
- **2013-05-14** Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- **2013-05-07** Received from House `introduction`
- **2013-05-07** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2013-05-07** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF248, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Comm report: Subst. for SF on General Orders SF248
- **2013-05-08** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-10** Special Order: Amended
- **2013-05-10** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2013-05-14** House concurred and repassed bill
- **2013-05-16** Presentment date 05/16/13
- **2013-05-20** Governor's action Approval 05/20/13 `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-20** Secretary of State Chapter 75 05/20/13
- **2013-08-01** Effective date 08/01/13

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a3c3029-22c0-47d7-9d5c-ecf6508453e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).