# HF 2397 and SF 2980, 2023–24 reparations bill *Minnesota legislative bill, 2023–24 biennium* HF 2397 and its companion SF 2980 were introduced in both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature during the 2023–24 biennium as a $100 million reparations vehicle.[^1] In 2024 the proposal shrank to a $500,000 study, and it then died.[^1] The bills were introduced under the 2023–24 DFL trifecta: the DFL majority held both legislative chambers and the [[governor]]'s office.[^1] Across that biennium, the bill's dockets record only an introduction and "author added" entries. No hearing and no vote appear.[^1] The record does not establish the reasons any member, caucus or the governor gave for the bill's course.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - In 2023–24 the DFL majority held both chambers and the governor's office.[^1] ### What - HF 2397 and its companion SF 2980 were introduced in both chambers as a $100 million reparations vehicle.[^1] ### When - The bills were introduced during the 2023–24 biennium.[^1] - In 2024 the proposal shrank to a $500,000 study and then died.[^1] ### How - Across the entire biennium, the bill's dockets record only an introduction and "author added" entries. They record no hearing and no vote.[^1] ### How much - The proposal began as a $100 million reparations vehicle.[^1] - It was reduced to a $500,000 study in 2024.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia, *HF 2397 and SF 2980, 2023–24 reparations bill* (retrieved 2026-10-26). This is the article on the bill and the only URL the pack allows. The verified facts on introduction in both chambers, the $100 million and $500,000 figures, the docket entries (introduction and "author added" only, with no hearing and no vote) and the 2023–24 DFL trifecta come from the project feature *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18). The pack carries no URL for that feature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HF_2397_and_SF_2980,_2023%E2%80%9324_reparations_bill