---
type: "Bill"
title: "Omnibus education policy bill."
description: "Omnibus education policy bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2013-2014"
identifier: "HF 2397"
citation: "Minnesota HF 2397 (2013-2014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education and Education Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mariani"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2014-02-27"
last_action: "2014-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/340b5b06-6aed-4d3b-a4eb-adec84040114"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2397&ssn=0&y=2014"
source_hash: "ed8f422a105e43fcc2c88c7a7244e731be8b34abc119282306480633612de747"
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 2397 (2013-2014) — Omnibus education policy bill.

## 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=HF2397&version=1&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)
2. **1st Unofficial Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2397&version=1&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0&type=ue)
3. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2397&version=2&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)
4. **3rd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2397&version=3&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)
5. **4th Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2397&version=4&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)
6. **CCR-HF2397** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2397&version=0&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0&type=ccr)
7. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2397&version=0&session=ls88&session_year=2014&session_number=0)

## Sponsors

- Mariani — primary (person)
- Brynaert — cosponsor (person)
- Metsa — cosponsor (person)
- Torres Ray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-27** Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2014-03-06** Author added Metsa
- **2014-03-24** Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Education Finance `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-31** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-31** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-31** Author added Brynaert
- **2014-04-03** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Friday, April 4, 2014
- **2014-04-04** Reported to the House
- **2014-04-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-04** Motion for reconsideration first Gruenhagen amendment
- **2014-04-04** Motion did not prevail
- **2014-04-04** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2014-04-04** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2014-04-23** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2014-04-23** House refuses to concur, conference committee of 5 requested
- **2014-04-23** House conferees Mariani, Brynaert, Yarusso, Sawatzky, Urdahl
- **2014-04-24** Senate accedes, conference committee of 5 be appointed
- **2014-04-24** Senate conferees Torres Ray, Clausen, Dahle, Johnson, Nelson
- **2014-05-06** Conference committee report, delete everything
- **2014-05-06** House adopted conference committee report
- **2014-05-06** Third reading as amended by Conference `reading-3`
- **2014-05-06** Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
- **2014-05-14** Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
- **2014-05-16** Secretary of State, Filed 05/16/14
- **2014-04-07** Received from House `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF1889, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-08** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF1889
- **2014-04-08** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-22** Special Order: Amended
- **2014-04-22** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2014-04-23** House not concur, conference committee of 5 requested
- **2014-04-23** House conferees Mariani; Brynaert; Yarusso; Sawatzky; Urdahl
- **2014-04-23** Senate accedes, CC of 5 be appointed
- **2014-04-23** Senate conferees Torres Ray; Clausen; Dahle; Johnson; Nelson
- **2014-05-13** House adopted HCC report and repassed bill
- **2014-05-13** Conference committee report, delete everything
- **2014-05-13** Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill
- **2014-05-13** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2014-05-14** Presentment date 05/14/14
- **2014-05-16** Governor's action Approval 05/16/14 `executive-signature`
- **2014-05-16** Secretary of State Chapter 272 05/16/14

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/340b5b06-6aed-4d3b-a4eb-adec84040114`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).