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Week in Review: March 16-20

By Lisa Kaczke
Capitol visitors stop to view the House Chamber and watch Chief Clerk Pat Murphy prepare for the March 18 floor session. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)
Capitol visitors stop to view the House Chamber and watch Chief Clerk Pat Murphy prepare for the March 18 floor session. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)

In true Minnesota spring fashion, this week started with a blizzard and ended with temps reaching 60 degrees at the Capitol.

The snowstorm on Sunday made for tough driving conditions on Monday, prompting committees to be canceled and some lawmakers to attend the floor session remotely. Additionally, the House didn’t have any activities Thursday for the Eid break.

Despite a shorter week, a smattering of bills received approval in committees this week. The House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee approved HF4250 to rein in resale ticket prices. HF3169, which seeks to improve bridge infrastructure to reduce suicides, is on its way to the House Floor with the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee’s approval.

Bills also continue to receive the heave-ho from committees on tied votes along party lines. The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee said no to HF1857 that would ban the declawing of cats unless needed for a therapeutic purpose. Consumer-grade fireworks won’t be legalized anytime soon after the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee voted it down.
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Recent Dailies

Proposed gun violence prevention office gets hearing, no action
By Winter Keefer
Annunciation Catholic School parent Kacie Sharpe testifies before the House health committee March 2 in support of HF3668. Sponsored by Rep. Robert Bierman, the bill would establish an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) The Department of Health has cause of death data on tobacco use, motor vehicle crashes and substance use disorder – but not on gun deaths. This is why research and data are ...
House panel approves bill limiting local governments from mandating HOAs
By Graham Johnson
Rep. Shane Mekeland The stories of overzealous homeowner associations assessing fines for toys left out on lawns, planting the wrong types of flowers and houses painted the wrong shade are all too ...
Week in Review: Feb. 23-27
By Lisa Kaczke
Chief Clerk Patrick Murphy and House Speaker Lisa Demuth show off their U.S.A. Olympic hockey spirit on the House Floor Feb. 23 with a vintage coffee mug and vintage hockey jersey from the 1980 gold medal team. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) The week wrapped up Friday with the February forecast that will guide legislators’ decisions for the remainder of session. The forecast projects a $3.7 billion surplus for the 2...
Stable budget outlook projects $3.7 billion surplus now, no deficit in next biennium
By Lisa Kaczke
House Photography file photo The projected surplus for Fiscal Years 2026-27 is now higher than it was in the November estimate, and no deficit is projected for the next biennium. “Minnesota’s budge...
More fishing lines per angler is under consideration to lure more young Minnesotans into the sport
By Tim Walker
Rep. Chris Swedzinski To state the obvious, fishing is a big deal in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. But will that always be the case? The average age of an angler in the state has been creeping up...
Law enforcement asks legislators to ban cryptocurrency kiosks to curb scams
By Lisa Kaczke
Lynn Lawrence, a detective with the Woodbury Public Safety Department, testifies Feb. 26 in support of HF3642. Sponsored by Rep. Erin Koegel, center, the bill would prohibit virtual cryptocurrency kiosks. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) When Woodbury police officers responded to a call of a senior looking confused at a cryptocurrency kiosk at a gas station, they learned she was the victim of a scam that had bee...
Tax credits go under the microscope in commission report
By Rob Hubbard
House Taxes Committee Co-Chair Aisha Gomez listens to a Feb. 26 presentation by Legislative Budget Office officials on the 2025 Annual Report from the Tax Expenditure Review Commission. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Minnesota has a lot of tax credits, deductions and exemptions that allow residents to keep more of their own money come tax time. But do all those credits accomplish the purpose...
Bill aims to expand attorney general’s power to prosecute Medicaid fraud
By Winter Keefer
Rep. Matt Norris Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking legislators to support a bill he says will build out his office’s ability to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraudsters in the state....
Judiciary panel hears pros and cons of changing laws on private data in property tax assessments
By Tim Walker
Rep. Peggy Scott To accurately determine the taxes due on income-generating properties, such as commercial office buildings, government assessors must determine their fair market value, primaril...
Aligning education and workforce systems is goal of a bill receiving committee approval
By Margaret Stevens
Rep. Patricia Mueller Go to school, then go get a job. Rather than treating those as different phases of life, a House bill aims to better align education and workforce systems to help students learn...
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Stable budget outlook projects $3.7 billion surplus now, no deficit in next biennium
By Lisa Kaczke
The projected surplus for Fiscal Years 2026-27 is now higher than it was in the November estimate, and no deficit is projected for the next biennium. “Minnesota’s budge...
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...

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