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Proposed House rules changes would ax per diem pay for absent members

The House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee meets Jan. 23 to approve Permanent Rules of the House for the 2025-2026 biennium. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)

Lawmakers won’t receive per diem on days they’re absent from a floor session under a proposed House rule.

It is included in a permanent rules package approved, as amended, Thursday without discussion by the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee at a brief meeting.

House Majority Leader Harry Niska (R-Ramsey) said a floor vote will occur Monday.

The proposed House rules would also establish a process for election challenges, require the House Journal to include whether a member voting remotely is doing so for health-related or safety-related reasons, eliminate the fiscal calendar, and clarify germaneness.


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