Minnesota Legislature
Week in Review: May 2-6
While much of last week’s focus was on the work of the House Ways and Means Committee, much of the work this week involved the full House debating, amending and, ultimately, passing large omnibus bills assembled by that committee.
In addition to the omnibus health and human services, and tax bills, the House also passed a combination workforce, business development, climate and energy omnibus bill. All will likely need to be tackled by a conference committee with the Senate.
Those committees will take center stage next week and are already popping up on the schedule, with conference committees for the omnibus agriculture, education, environment, state government and health and human services bills planned.
Have a good weekend and here’s a look back at what you may have missed over the last few days.
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EMPLOYMENT
Paid family leave in omnibus climate, jobs, economic development bill passed by House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17420
FAMILY
Proposed Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson gets strong House support
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17423
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
House OKs bill to distribute opioid settlement funds, sends it to governor
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17425
House passes beefed-up protections against ‘abusive’ insurance settlements
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17424
House passes $768 million omnibus health and human services bill
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17418
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House passes new process for optional online county-owned land sales
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17421
PUBLIC SAFETY
Capitol security committee would continue under bill that clears House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17422
TAXES
House passes omnibus tax bill; battle over cuts, credits now heads to Senate
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17419
VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Omnibus veterans and military affairs bill heads to the governor after passing House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17426
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