Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Climate and energy committee bill surges forward
By Rob Hubbard
In 2023, Minnesota resolved to use nothing but carbon-free sources of electricity by the year 2040. This year, the House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee prioriti...
Commerce finance bill focuses on cannabis, insurance fraud
By Tim Walker
Because this is not a budget year for the Legislature, any finance bills introduced are usually relatively slim.
In other words, there are no thousand-page “omnibus” bills i...
Panel takes up 2024 edition of House tax bill
By Rob Hubbard
Seeing as Monday was April 15, perhaps the last thing you want to talk about right now is taxes. But getting ready for next year’s filing period is what the 2024 House tax bill ...
Education finance bill gets passing grade in committee
By Brian Basham
The House Education Finance Committee passed its comprehensive finance bill along party lines Wednesday.
The bill would appropriate $43 million in supplemental public educat...
From fish to forests, House panel approves $239.4 million Legacy fund budget
By Miranda Bryant
What do invasive carp deterrents, puppets, veterans memorials, and forests have in common? All and more would be funded in fiscal year 2025 under a $239.4 million supplemental b...
House workforce panel begins work on supplemental finance bill; vote expected Friday
By Tim Walker
It wasn’t quite like speed dating, but close.
The House Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee heard 13 bills Wednesday, giving presenters just two minutes to ta...
Ranked choice voting, local assistance highlight elections supplemental funding bill
By Mike Cook
The Office of the Secretary of State is expected to receive about two-thirds of supplemental funding allocated for elections functions.
Much of that would tie into a policy ...
Supplemental housing bill proposes $10 million in new funding
By Miranda Bryant
A 2-year-old provided a moment of levity amidst an otherwise serious matter of reviewing the supplemental housing budget bill Tuesday.
His mother, Shylah Johnson of Duluth, ...
Addiction recovery facility threatened with closure spared under proposed human services supplemental spending bill
By Miranda Bryant
The only all-woman residential substance use disorder facility in the state would be saved from closure if the supplemental human services finance bill meets with success.
T...
Nitrate treatment represents bulk of spending proposed in ag finance, policy bill
By Margaret Stevens
One of the first orders of business in the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee this year was an Environmental Protection Agency directive to address drinking water co...
Environment panel to consider a budget, policy bill with ‘spice,’ sponsor says
By Margaret Stevens
Waste not, want not could be the theme of this year’s environment and natural resources finance and policy bill.
The House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Poli...
House’s final climate, energy bill explores more carbon-free options
By Rob Hubbard
What’s new in renewables? A 2023 law requires Minnesota residents be using entirely carbon-free electricity sources by 2040. Meanwhile, electrification is afoot, with an increas...
Bonding boost, bridge rededication part of military and veterans affairs bill
By Jonathan Mohr
The House Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee did not have any money to work with when the session’s 2024 budget targets were released at the end of March...
House labor finance bill would increase spending by $9.5 million
By Brian Basham
Modifying combative sports rules. Allowing University of Minnesota workers more flexibility in collective bargaining. Peace officer grievance arbitrator training.
Those are ...
Supplemental public safety spending ‘a Band-Aid,’ committee chair warns
By Tim Walker
Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) is very clear that the $9.56 million in the supplemental finance bill approved by the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Tuesday ...
