Minnesota Legislature
Week in Review: May 4-8
By Lisa Kaczke
The Office of Inspector General bill has exited the House.
The House passed HF1338/SF856* Thursday after it had stalled in committees for most of the 2026 session and a working group came together to create a bipartisan, bicameral agreement. It now heads to the Senate for concurrence.
Lawmakers also overwhelmingly approved HF3900 that would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November to increase the annual distribution from the Permanent School Fund to increase funding for schools.
Bill packages advanced out of the chamber this week included workforce, labor, and economic development; elections; higher education; housing; and public safety.
Recent Dailies
Bipartisan bill aims to boost distribution of dollars from state's Permanent School Fund
By Graham Johnson
Since 1862, Minnesota schools have benefited from funding distributed from the sale of land, timber and minerals on 2.5 million acres of land in the Permanent School Fund held b...
Minnesota lawmakers move to expand recognition, benefits for Secret War veterans
By Mike Cook
A 2025 law created state statute relating to the Veterans of the Secret War in Laos who served honorably with special guerrilla units or other irregular forces “in support of th...
House passes bill to boost state service pay for National Guard members
By Mike Cook Base pay for National Guard members called to state service under emergency executive order has not changed since 1997. Under current law, the rate is $130 per day. Rep....Panel finds no probable cause to support ethics complaints
By Margaret Stevens
The House Ethics Committee heard competing DFL and Republican complaints Friday alleging that two members left a committee meeting to drink at a St. Paul restaurant and ano...
Week in Review: April 27-May 1
By Lisa Kaczke
— UPDATED at 4:40 p.m.
Bills were moving this week as the clock ticks down to the final day of the 2026 session.
After more than two months, the bill to create an Office...
Bill regulating HOAs, common interest communities passes House
By Lisa Kaczke
A quarter of Minnesotans live in a homeowner association and 82% of new homes are in an HOA.
But state law hasn’t kept pace with the growing practice, which has led to the “...
Predictive market wagering ban added to public safety package that passes House
By Tim Walker
Don’t call it an omnibus bill. It’s a policy package.
But whatever name one uses, the 81-page public safety policy bill, with its 91 sections and language from more than a d...
House lawmakers OK digital payment protections for tenants, landlords
By Margaret Stevens Technology is great until it isn’t, a testifier told the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee when it heard a bill aimed at addressing payment problems for landlords and t...Tax committee considers 100% tax on money acquired by fraud
By Rob Hubbard
They’re calling it “The Take It Back Act.”
So said Rep. Patti Anderson (R-Dellwood) of HF5040, a bill she sponsors that, as amended, would impose a tax on a person or organi...
House moves toward putting gubernatorial term limits on November ballot
By Graham Johnson
“Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to place a limit of two terms on the offices of governor and lieutenant governor beginning with candidates elected in 2026?”
Tha...
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How short are the Legislature's short sessions?
By Lisa Kaczke
Rep. Ron Kresha (R-Little Falls) was ready to end the session March 25, making the motion to adjourn sine die. But not enough of his colleagues shared that sentiment, defeating ...
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...
