Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Week in Review: April 24-29
By HPIS Staff
From Sunday’s State of the State address by Gov. Tim Walz, to today’s sixth floor session of the week, it has been a busy and eventful last few days.
All of that time was ne...
Divided House passes omnibus judiciary and public safety bill, sends it back to Senate
By Tim Walker
At the start of the seven-hour debate on the omnibus judiciary and public safety supplemental budget bill, both Republican and DFL House members stressed that ensuring the safet...
House gives omnibus higher education bill a passing grade
By Pratik Joshi
Making postsecondary education affordable and available to all Minnesotans is the bedrock of the omnibus higher education finance and policy bill.
Sponsored by Rep. Connie B...
House repasses conference committee agreement on UI trust fund, frontline worker pay bill
By Margaret Stevens
An agreement between leaders in the House and Senate to fully replenish the unemployment insurance trust fund at $2.7 billion and provide bonuses to workers whose job put them at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 was approved by a conference committee.
Lengthy discussion ends with House passing omnibus environment, natural resources bill
By Brian Hall
Issues that received plenty of debate in committee meetings continued to receive lengthy discussion, but the House nonetheless passed its omnibus environment and natural resourc...
Legislative leaders announce deal on UI trust fund, worker pay
By Margaret Stevens
House and Senate leaders have announced an agreement to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund and provide bonuses to frontline workers. Both bodies hope to pass the legi...
Liquor, sports betting bills receive bipartisan committee support
By Margaret Stevens
After three straight days of mostly party-line votes on omnibus bills, the House Ways and Means Committee crossed party lines Thursday around a pair of sometimes contentious sub...
Elect Met Council members? Local government panel likes the idea
By Mike Cook
A 17-member unelected group has taxing authority and oversees some important planning for, but often not thought about, aspects of life in the seven-county Twin Cities metropoli...
House passes omnibus early childhood, E-12 education package
By Pratik Joshi
Investments in early childhood, special education and English-language learner programs are essential parts of the omnibus education finance and policy bill.
Proposed legislation would require coverage for infertility treatment
By Mike Cook
Andy and Rachel Wilke’s story turned out fine.
But the journey was far from easy.
A medical issue forced the Wilkes to use the costly — and at times emotional — process ...
Omnibus health and human services supplemental funding bill gains committee approval, moves to House Floor
By Tim Walker
The House Ways and Means Committee approved an 870-page health, human services, and early childhood bill Wednesday and sent it to the House Floor.
Bill full of targeted tax cuts heads to the House Floor
By Rob Hubbard
The battle of dueling tax bills is closer to a conference committee.
The omnibus tax bill is on its way to the floor after being approved by the House Ways and Means Committ...
Full speed ahead: House gives green light to four-part omnibus bill
By Mike Cook
Going a shade over the speed limit, a drive from Rochester to the State Capitol and then north to Roseau can be completed in roughly seven hours.
It took about that much tim...
Panel OKs omnibus jobs, economic development bill that includes paid family leave
By Margaret Stevens
The work of four different house committees is together in one supplemental spending bill.
The omnibus jobs and economic development bill includes proposals to investigate f...
Omnibus agriculture, broadband and housing package passed by House
By Brian Hall
Trying to address the lack of affordable housing, lack of broadband internet and to improve agriculture practices, the House passed a sweeping package of supplemental appropriat...
