Minnesota Legislature
Week in Review: April 21-25
By Lisa Kaczke
Coming back from a weeklong Easter/Passover break, work picked up in the House this week as the May 19 constitutional deadline to finish session inches closer.
The House Ways and Means Committee reviewed omnibus finance bills throughout the week. Deals were reached on several outstanding budgets, and the committee amended the vehicle bill for energy with its budget this week. The House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee amended its vehicle bill with a budget deal and that bill is now on its way to the House Ways and Means Committee for review. On Friday, legislators were still negotiating budgets for education, health and workforce.
The omnibus agriculture finance bill was the first to pass the House Thursday. The legacy and judiciary/public safety bills passed Friday, as did the omnibus public safety policy bill.
But to start the week, the House paid tribute to the late Rep. Mary Murphy that included stories about the House’s longest-serving woman at 23 terms and passed a bill to rename the library grant program in her honor.
Recent Dailies
Omnibus energy bill includes one lonely appropriation — but maybe more on the way
By Rob Hubbard
What is the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund? Also called the “Petrofund,” it’s an account designed to reimburse eligible applicants for up to 90% of “reasonable and necessar...
Panel approves budget for Commerce Department, cannabis office
By Lisa Kaczke
A new ombudsperson to facilitate disputes between residents and homeowner associations and a task force on property insurance affordability are included in the proposed commerce...
House judiciary panel sends $1.4 billion budget bill to ways and means committee
By Tim Walker “Short and sweet” was how Co-chair Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover) described Thursday’s meeting of the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Indeed, the committee to...State government finance bill breezes through committee vote
By Mike Cook Funding for state constitutional offices, the Legislature and more than 30 state agencies, boards commissions and councils easily gained approval Thursday. A delete-all amen...House panel OKs human services budget bill that includes $300 million in cuts
By Todd Abeln
Crafting a budget that calls for $300 million in cuts can be difficult.
Yet, the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee accomplished that task Thursday when they ...
State funds tied to zoning reform in housing bill that advances in House
By Margaret Stevens The House Housing Finance and Policy Committee finished its budget bill Wednesday, moving HF2445 as amended with a delete-all amendment to the House Ways and Means Committee. ...$776 million Legacy finance bill heads to Ways and Means Committee
By Todd Abeln
In a time of tight budgets, the House Legacy Finance Committee found itself in an enviable position.
On Wednesday, the committee approved a budget proposal that would approp...
House public safety committee OKs $2.2 billion finance bill
By Tim Walker
The business of crafting potential laws is moving at a fast pace this week with House committees scurrying to meet Friday’s noon deadline to approve their budget bills.
A ca...
Ag panel’s $172 million funding bill advances to Ways and Means committee
By Tim Walker After studying its omnibus finance and policy bill for two days, the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee put the finishing touches on its proposed budget-setting legi...Human services panel reviews potential $300 million in budget cuts
By Todd Abeln
With the state’s darkening fiscal picture and a nearly $6 billion shortfall looming in three fiscal years, Minnesota lawmakers have begun to take action.
Increased human ser...
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Ways and Means Committee OKs House budget resolution
By Mike Cook
Total net General Fund expenditures in the 2026-27 biennium will not exceed a hair less than $66.62 billion.
That is the budget resolution approved Tuesday by the House Ways...
Minnesota's budget outlook worsens in both near, long term
By Rob Hubbard
It looks as if those calling for less state spending could get their wish, judging from Thursday’s release of the February 2025 Budget and Economic Forecast.
A state su...
