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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

Judiciary panel approves restrictions on social media to protect underage users
By Tim Walker
Gianna Cox testifies March 17 before the House judiciary committee in support of a bill to establish minor account requirements for social media platforms. Her mother, Geri, right, also spoke in support of HF4138. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover) believes social media platforms “are designed to be addictive.” And minors, she notes, are especially vulnerable to the dangers posed by social ...
Energy committee zaps bill to limit pay for utility executives
By Rob Hubbard
Mitch Ditlefsen from Minneapolis testifies before the House Energy Finance and Policy Committee March 17 for a bill sponsored by Rep. Emma Greenman, left, that would limit rate recovery of executive pay for certain public utilities. (Photo by Andrew VonBank Should the executive who oversees the utility that provides your electricity or natural gas be paid more per year than the governor of Minnesota? Rep. Emma Greenman (DFL-Mpl...
Facing threats on the job, housing staff may receive stronger legal protections
By Margaret Stevens
Employees of Minnesota’s housing and redevelopment authorities conduct inspections, enforce a public housing community’s rule, or determine eligibility for public benefits. ...
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund bill nearing final committee approval
By Tim Walker
Playing the lottery may not be healthy for your bank account. But at least your losses can help improve the health of the environment. That’s because money in the Enviro...
Bill to regulate license plate readers stalls in judiciary panel
By Tim Walker
Jeff Potts, executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, testifies March 17 before the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee in opposition to HF4205, sponsored by Rep. Brad Tabke. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Automated license plate readers are valuable tools that law enforcement can use to catch the bad guys. But unlike red light or speed cameras, they are not activated by a sus...
‘Grandparents’ Happy Hour’ receives support as panel OKs omnibus liquor bill
By Lisa Kaczke
Anita LeBrun, a resident at Amira Choice in Champlin, urges the House commerce committee to approve a bill that would allow alcoholic beverage consumption in nursing homes. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) Anita LeBrun and her friends enjoy happy hour as much as other people. Over a drink, they can reminisce about their lives, their military service, raising families and the l...
Grantee fraud risk rating system policy gets strong committee support
By Mike Cook
State agencies that award and manage grants are required to follow policies put forth by the Office of Grants Management. Another step is being sought to mitigate risks and ...
Workers could be shielded from AI-related job loss
By Margaret Stevens
Rep. David Gottfried Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving — by some estimates doubling in capacity every seven months — and its transformative impact on workplaces is already being felt. ...
Tax panel considers conforming with feds on ‘Trump accounts’
By Rob Hubbard
Hey, little baby. Welcome to the world. Here’s $1,000. That’s how the federal government’s new “Trump accounts” may appear at first glance. Under a pilot program established...
Week in Review: March 9-13
By Lisa Kaczke
Laptop computers have become a common tool for committee attendees. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) While caucuses continued to focus on their priorities of fraud and immigration with bills in committees, bills on other topics were able to break through to garner attention thi...
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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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