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Week in Review: March 23-27

By Lisa Kaczke
Community members participate in Disability Services Day at the Capitol March 24. Hundreds gathered to listen to speakers and show their support at the annual advocacy event. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)
Community members participate in Disability Services Day at the Capitol March 24. Hundreds gathered to listen to speakers and show their support at the annual advocacy event. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)

Phew, we made it to the first and second committee deadlines.

Committees had jam-packed agendas this week as policy bills needed to be through most committees by today.

Remember, the deadlines do not apply to the House Capital Investment, Ways and Means, Taxes, and Rules and Legislative Administration committees.

A few omnibus policy bills received the green light from committees. The omnibus policy bills on cannabis (HF4203) and human services (HF729) are on their way to the House Ways and Means Committee and the omnibus policy bills for commerce (HF4188) and public safety (HF3990) are on their way to the House Floor.
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Recent Dailies

Support given to no permit fees for home upgrades to accommodate veteran with a disability
By Mike Cook
Mark Foster, vice president of legislative and political affairs at Housing First Minnesota, speaks for a bill sponsored by Rep. Kari Rehrauer to waive permit fees for home upgrades to accommodate veterans with a disability. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Local permit fees can be barriers to critical home improvement projects. That expense could be nixed for people who served our country, but have a disability because of that...
Effort to expand campus firearm restriction authority fails in committee
By Margaret Stevens
Inter Faculty Organization President Jenna Chernega testifies March 24 before the House higher education committee in support of HF4362, sponsored by Rep. Nathan Coulter, right. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Rep. Nathan Coulter (DFL–Bloomington) paused Tuesday as he recalled being 12 years old when the Columbine High School shooting occurred. This year’s first-year college stude...
Public safety panel fails to advance bill prohibiting possession of ‘ghost guns’
By Tim Walker
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara testifies March 24 before the House public safety committee in support of HF3407. The bill to prohibit the sale and possession of ghost guns is sponsored by Rep. Dave Pinto, right. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) So-called “ghost guns” are firearms lacking serial numbers that can be 3D printed or assembled at home from kits sold online. HF3407, which would ban the sale and possession...
Not enough committee appetite to prohibit SNAP purchases of chips, candy and Coke
By Winter Keefer
With tasty props, Pat Garofalo, president of the Minnesota Grocers Association, testifies in opposition to HF3603, a bill sponsored by Rep. Bjorn Olson, right, that would prohibit the purchase of certain items with SNAP benefits. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) It turns out a lot of candy contains wheat. Legislators learned this as testifiers poked holes in a bill that attempts to prohibit the purchase of candy, chips and pop with ...
House Education stalls over funding for anonymous reporting system bill
By Graham Johnson
Rep. Danny Nadeau House Education Policy Committee members across the aisle agree on the importance of anonymous reporting systems. The devil is in the details, however, or in the case of the...
Skilled trades classwork could equate to student grants and scholarships
By Graham Johnson
Trevor Quesnell, who attended Dunwoody College of Technology, testifies March 24 before the House Education Finance Committee in support of HF1791, sponsored by Rep. Peggy Scott. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) When Erik Trost started his manufacturing class in 2017, his goal was to be able to pay students for the work they did in class. In Trost’s industrial technology class at St...
Thermal energy could become a utility-scale thing under bill
By Rob Hubbard
Rep. Athena Hollins Last year, thermal energy was a hot topic at the Capitol. The House Energy Finance and Policy Committee discussed several bills related to tapping into the earth to heat and coo...
Tax panel considers creating a new exemption for school supplies
By Rob Hubbard
Alec Williams, a policy researcher at We Make America, testifies before the tax committee March 24 against a bill sponsored by Rep. Elliott Engen, right, that would provide a sales and use tax exemption for all school supplies. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) Every parent knows that kids can get expensive. But school teachers tend to say the same thing, when you consider how often they purchase school supplies for their students out ...
Office of Inspector General bill moves forward — although reluctantly for some members
By Mike Cook
Rep. Matt Norris An Office of Inspector General may yet be created this session to fight the fraud, waste and abuse in state programs. Stuck in the House State Government Finance and Policy ...
Panel advances bill to regulate ‘deeply problematic’ AI in psychotherapy
By Tim Walker
Rep. Peggy Scott Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and society is grappling with where and how its risks outweigh the benefits. Is there a role for AI systems to replace the personal on...
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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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