Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House, Senate negotiators nix phase-out of subminimum wage in human services bill
By Miranda Bryant
Workers with a disability may continue to work for less than minimum wage.
The human services policy conference committee reached agreement Friday on the committee report to...
Public option amendment joins energy, agriculture and commerce bill
By Rob Hubbard
It’s been an interesting week for HF4975.
Sponsored by Rep. Patty Acomb (DFL-Minnetonka), the bill was created last week in the House Ways and Means Committee, when the supp...
House OK’s bill to increase penalties for ‘swatting’
By Tim Walker
Making a fictitious emergency call that a serious crime is underway is a gross misdemeanor in Minnesota.
House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) wants to make it a...
Tougher penalties for firearm straw purchases pass House overnight
By Tim Walker
A straw purchase occurs when an individual buys a firearm for someone ineligible to purchase or possess it.
Rep. Kaela Berg (DFL-Burnsville) sponsors a bill that would incre...
House passes bill expanding firearm storage requirement following fierce floor debate
By Tim Walker
Acknowledging no single law is going to prevent all tragedies, Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (DFL-Roseville) nonetheless urged passage of a firearms storage bill she sponsors in the ho...
Human services conference committee testimony centers on subminimum wages, recovery peers
By Miranda Bryant
The human services policy conference committee heard mixed opinions from the public Thursday on proposals that would phase out subminimum wages for workers with disabilities, an...
Transportation, housing and labor package passes House
By Margaret Stevens
Proponents of the transportation, labor and housing supplemental budget bill say it will result in a safer, cleaner, more affordable state with provisions that would mitigate th...
Planting trees, measures to protect state’s helium resources included in environment package that clears House
By Margaret Stevens
More than once Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul) has shared the adage that the best time to plant trees is 20 years ago. The next best time is today.
“It’s another great...
Pension policy modifications receive strong House support
By Mike Cook
Eighteen bills initially approved on a bipartisan vote by the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement have been rolled into the pension and retirement supplemental bud...
House passes supplemental children and families budget
By Jonathan Mohr
After voting to table a package of funding and policy provisions meant to address child care and protection, hunger and homelessness late Tuesday evening, the House resumed...
House passes bill to add protections for minors appearing in online media
By Tim Walker
Hollywood is full of stories about childhood actors reaching stardom and then falling hard, often with tragic endings.
That same sad pattern is being replayed on social medi...
Legislation to rename stretch of highway after late Sen. David Tomassoni heads to governor's desk
By Margaret Stevens
House members recognized a beloved colleague, friend and mentor Wednesday with a bill that would honor the so-called “Defender of the Range.”
The House voted 129-0 to design...
Capital investment proposals topping $1 billion advance to final House committee stop
By Margaret Stevens
It’s time to set aside the notion of even-numbered years being bonding years, according to Rep. Nolan West (R-Blaine).
“Any year you can pass a bonding bill is a bonding yea...
House passes $43 million supplemental education finance bill
By Brian Basham
Following a discussion that lasted about as long as a school day, the House passed its supplemental education finance bill Tuesday night.
Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopki...
House members vote overwhelmingly to pass supplemental Legacy funding bill
By Miranda Bryant
After adding provisions related to the ongoing reconstruction of the State Office Building on the Capitol Complex, the House overwhelmingly passed a $239.4 million legacy funds ...
