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Legislative leaders set 2026 committee deadlines
By Lisa Kaczke
Legislative leaders on Tuesday officially set the timeline for getting bills through the committee process during the upcoming 2026 session.
Here are the three deadlines for the 2026 session (first and second deadlines are the same day):
Friday, March 27 at 5 p.m.: Committees must act favorably on bills in the house of origin and committees must act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other body.
Friday, April 17 at 5 p.m.: Committees must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills.
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'Real reforms' in human services policy bill that passes House with bipartisan support
By Todd Abeln There was little debate Monday as the House easily passed the omnibus human services policy bill. Sponsored by House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee Co-chair Rep...House passes human services budget bill proposing deep cuts
By Todd Abeln
The human services budget is taking the biggest hit this session.
With the second largest budget in state government and a looming deficit on the horizon, human services was...
House passes $2.3 billion ‘lights-on’ omnibus environmental budget bill
By Tim Walker A substantial language swap to the omnibus environmental budget bill means a minimal House position moving forward. The House passed HF2439/SF2077* 129-5 Monday four da...House passes amended cannabis policy bill, returns it to Senate
By Lisa Kaczke The House quickly gave its OK for the omnibus cannabis policy bill with little debate Monday. The bill would mostly make technical changes to the state’s cannabis laws, but ...Fraud committee eyes stricter rules for monitoring state-funded grants
By Mike Cook
There’s been plenty of talk this session about how fraud regarding state funds is occurring, preventative and reactive agency response, and potential solutions.
A pair of so...
Week in Review: April 28-May 2
By Lisa Kaczke
House members stayed busy with floor sessions this week as the clock ticks down to the constitutional deadline to adjourn on May 19.
This week, the House passed its omnibus ...
House OKs local government policy bill
By Brian Basham After a short debate Thursday, a wide-ranging omnibus local government policy bill that would make changes to many policy provisions that impact local governments in Minnesota w...Fraud prevention, whistleblower protection included in state government policy bill that clears House
By Mike Cook Going after fraudulent behavior through withholding payments, adding whistleblower protection and honoring the giant beaver are all aspects of the omnibus state government polic...Compromise bill funding state government, elections passes off House Floor
By Mike Cook
Votes were plentiful Thursday for the omnibus state government finance and elections bill.
Passed 113-21 by the House Thursday, HF2783/SF3045*, as amended largely to include...
House passes increased requirements for repeat DWI offenders
By Rob Hubbard
If you’re arrested for driving while impaired — especially if it’s happened more than once — getting back behind the wheel could soon prove more difficult.
Sponsored by Rep....
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Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, husband killed in attack
By HPIS Staff
House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in their home early Saturday morning.
Gov. Tim Walz announced the news dur...
Lawmakers deliver budget bills to governor's desk in one-day special session
By Mike Cook
About that talk of needing all 21 hours left in a legislative day to complete a special session?
House members were more than up to the challenge Monday. Beginning at 10 a.m...
