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House committees, meeting schedule announced for 2025-26 biennium
By HPIS Staff
One of the first orders of business in preparing for the upcoming legislative session has been completed.
The respective caucus speaker-designates — current House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and current House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) — have jointly announced the House committee structure and the schedule lawmakers will follow when they convene Jan. 14, 2025.
The membership of the standing committees and division will be equally divided and chaired by DFL and Republican co-chairs. Committee membership will be determined at a later date.
The results of the Nov. 5 election leave the House evenly divided at 67-67, the first time the body has been tied since 1979.
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