Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
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Page added to House website for special session working group information
By HPIS Staff
With a special session needed for the Legislature to finish its work, it can be hard to follow what is going on in working groups.
To help, a page has been created on the Ho...
Working group finds agreement on workforce budget bill
By Margaret Stevens
An agreement on the workforce, labor and economic development budget bill would reduce General Fund expenditures while preserving many grant programs championed in the Senate bi...
House leaders say lawmakers nearing agreements on unfinished bills
By Lisa Kaczke
Lawmakers are nearing the completion of bills left over from the regular legislative session that ended Monday.
In an update Thursday, House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spri...
Tax working group the first to make public preparations for a special session
By Rob Hubbard
Let’s start with the revenue, shall we?
While that might not have been the suggestion that jumpstarted the process of crafting a 2025 Minnesota tax bill, the Legislature’s f...
Legislature — with budget incomplete — gavels out, prepares for special session
By Rob Hubbard
Some years, state legislative sessions surge to a climax on their final day, a flurry of activity providing a sustained adrenaline rush, culminating in smiles of satisfaction as...
House, Senate pass state government and elections bill ahead of session's adjournment
By Mike Cook
10:37 p.m. — UPDATED following floor votes
With about 90 minutes to spare on the last evening of the regular legislative session, House and Senate members passed a conferenc...
House votes to extend unemployment benefits to Iron Range miners, Senate takes no action
By Margaret Stevens
In the final few hours of regular session, the House provided what supporters called a lifeline for workers on the Iron Range.
A bill that would extend the availabili...
Lawmakers pass bill boosting pensions for Minnesota teachers, police and firefighters
By Mike Cook
Educators and public safety personnel would benefit greatly from the omnibus pension and retirement bill.
“With the passage of this bill, those Minnesotans that keep us safe...
Human services policy bill handily passed by House, Senate
By Todd Abeln
The right to a designated support person for nursing home residents, prohibiting county boards from charging for emergency services provided to clients experiencing emotion...
House, Senate give green light to Legacy funding agreement
By Todd Abeln
The conference committee report for the omnibus went from conferee approval to a trip to the governor’s office in less time than many folks may have spent on their boat on a sun...
Judiciary and public safety agreement clears House, heads to Senate
By Tim Walker
Rep. Paul Novotny (R-Elk River) describes the omnibus judiciary and public safety bill as “a bare bones, keep-the-lights-on public safety budget” that he wishes would do more to...
House moves quickly to pass agriculture budget, policy bill
By Tim Walker
The last-minute rush of legislation was on full display Sunday when the House passed the conference committee report on the omnibus agriculture finance and policy bill.
The ...
Housing budget agreement headed to governor, but calls for more action persist
By Margaret Stevens
To its supporters, the housing omnibus budget bill passed by the House Sunday represents a step in the right direction. Many of those same legislators, however, say a giant leap...
House passes cannabis policy agreement, sends it to governor
By Lisa Kaczke
The omnibus cannabis policy bill that makes law changes as Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis market gets off the ground is on its way to Gov. Tim Walz.
The House passed the con...
House, Senate sign off on omnibus veterans and military affairs agreement
By Mike Cook
It may not be marched to the governor’s office, but heading there is an agreement that would provide a $50.5 million increase over base for veterans and military affairs funding...
