Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
‘Gender violence,’ cultural tradition collide in bill that passes House
By Tory Cooney
Health department would be required to educate communities that traditionally practice female genital mutilation and inform them about the potential health risks, and associated criminal penalties.
Punch-out time for high schoolers would be 11 p.m., House proposes
By Ricky Campbell
The House on Monday passed a bill 105-21 that would update certain labor laws by removing outdated language, adding new provisions to combative sports regulations and changing e...
Minnesota Index: House members’ hometowns
By Chris Steller
House members, from Territorial House of 1849 to today
Of 3,849 with listed birth countries, House members born outside of the United States
Number born ...
House would limit GPS tracking of ignition-interlock participants
By Chris Steller
News last fall that some ignition interlock devices were tracking the locations of program participants didn’t sit right with Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover).
“There wasn’t eno...
Amendment to scrap growler sale expansion tables liquor bill
By Ricky Campbell
Omnibus liquor bill provisions in limbo include expanding closing time to 4 a.m. in Hennepin and Ramsey counties the morning following the Super Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Week in Review: May 8-12
By HPIS Staff
Like many collegians with term papers due, legislators and the governor need to finish their most high-profile assignment with just a little time left: putting together a state ...
Omnibus retirement bill aims to stabilize public pension plans
By Chris Steller
The omnibus retirement bill covering several groups of public employees in Minnesota cleared its first hurdle Friday when the House Government Operations and Elections Policy Co...
Dayton follows through on promise, vetoes five omnibus budget bills
By Jonathan Mohr
Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed five omnibus budget bills Friday, outlining objections that included funding shortfalls during a time of surplus and controversial policy provisions in a...
Rules that hike home construction costs could get legislative review
By Chris Steller
A rule increasing unit cost by $1,000 or more, on average, would trigger notice to the Legislature and possible committee action.
Maximum weight for milk trucks would increase under bill given House OK
By Jonathan Avise
One Greater Minnesota lawmaker says fines against dairy producers for overweight transport trucks isn’t a case of crying over spilled milk — it’s hurting some of those in the st...
Evening hours may not be required of county license bureaus
By Chris Steller
People who staff county license bureaus could get all their evenings back.
Along with dropping a mandate bureaus stay open for three hours after 5 p.m. or on Saturday, HF151...
House acts to limit or ban payouts to departing admin officials
By Chris Steller
‘Highly compensated employees’ could see smaller severance payments, or be barred from receiving them.
Tampering with cop car could become a felony crime
By Mike Cook
Bill would criminalize tampering with a public safety motor vehicle, which could include police or fire vehicles, ambulances and marked vehicles used by conservation officers.
Telemedicine defined in bill headed for governor
By Tory Cooney
The House voted 127-0 Thursday to define telemedicine and specify that health care providers working with patients remotely are subject to the same professional standards as tho...
Technical change could clarify protection of some medical titles
By Tory Cooney
The House passed a technical bill to clarify the protection of titles for professionals licensed by the Board of Medical Practice – which includes medical doctors, doctors of os...
