Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
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State government committee learns details of House, Senate agreement
By Mike Cook
The bill contains a handful of elections provisions, including a process for absentee ballot drop boxes and policy issues related to veterans.
Omnibus environment bill gets committee review before expected House vote
By Mike Cook
Passed 49-14 by the Senate Tuesday, the omnibus environment and natural resources policy and finance bill is scheduled to receive a House vote Friday.
House passes transportation agreement
By Jonathan Mohr
Billions of dollars for the state’s roads, bridges and public transportation system could be flowing after the House voted 112-21 Wednesday to pass the omnibus transportation finance and policy bill.
Committee hears details of House, Senate transportation agreement
By Jonathan Mohr
Legislative leaders reached agreement on an omnibus transportation finance and policy bill that would provide funding for the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety and the Metropolitan Council during the upcoming biennium.
After drawn-out debate, House OKs commerce, energy legislation without extension of reinsurance program
By Rob Hubbard
This special session’s first bill up for floor debate last Thursday was the omnibus commerce, climate and energy finance and policy bill. Four days later, it finally passed.
Housing panel reviews agreement on ending state's eviction moratorium
By Mike Cook
Ending of the COVID-19-related eviction moratorium and making substantial investments in multiple types of housing are among the highlights of a bill with bipartisan agreement.
Omnibus higher education bill joins Saturday night passing party
By Rob Hubbard
Like a heavy rain after a heat wave, budget bills started bursting forth Saturday night after three days of House Republican filibusters, one after another gaining approval. As ...
House passes omnibus agriculture, broadband finance bill
By Tim Walker
After tabling the omnibus agriculture and broadband finance bill following about 8 hours of debate Friday, the House took the bill up again Saturday and made short work of it, p...
At long last, Legacy: House passes first bill of special session
By Rob Hubbard
After three days of filibusters by House Republicans, a bill was finally passed by the House. But the first budget bill approved during the first special session of 2021 doesn’t really deal with the state budget. Not the General Fund anyway.
House debates, then tables $139 million omnibus agriculture bill
By Tim Walker
Republicans say the $139 million omnibus agriculture and broadband finance bill needs more committee scrutiny and debate.
Tax agreement is ready to go, complete with PPP, unemployment exemptions
By Rob Hubbard
Bipartisan support has been given to the omnibus tax bill that is going to the House Ways and Means Committee.
With budget still unfinished, action on House Floor grinds to halt during daylong debate
By Rob Hubbard
The omnibus commerce, climate and energy finance and policy bill was to be the first of the budget bills to be debated by the full House during this special session.
Commerce, energy agreement heads to House Floor; action anticipated Thursday
By Rob Hubbard
Increased protection for consumers and borrowers, and a boost for renewable energy are key elements of an agreement the House and Senate have reached in the areas of commerce and energy.
Lawmakers return for special session as budget talks continue
By Jonathan Mohr
Lawmakers resume efforts to pass two-year budget needed to fund the state’s government that would shut down if an agreement is not reached before July 1.
Compromise agreement proposes $139 million budget for agriculture initiatives
By Tim Walker
Rep. Mike Sundin (DFL-Esko) chairs the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee. Monday morning he had words of praise for a compromise budget agreement.
“It invests i...
