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
Health finance bill would prioritize compliance with federal ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
By Winter Keefer President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is about to upend many facets of Medicaid coverage in the state, and the Legislature needs to pass bills to be in compliance wi...Human services committee rejects sustained funding hike for Medicaid fraud investigation unit
By Winter Keefer Members of the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee agree they want more investigation and prosecution of fraudsters in the state. But their opinion of the state at...House DFL school safety proposal fails committee vote, echoing Republican effort
By Graham Johnson
Two days after House Republicans’ school safety bill failed on a party-line vote, House DFLers’ school safety bill met the same fate in the House Education Finance Committee Thu...
Tied judiciary committee halts bill to boost security for Minnesota courtrooms, judges
By Tim Walker
A $4.8 million supplemental budget bill to fund extra security measures for judges and judicial branch staff failed to gain approval of the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law...
From Roseau to Owatonna, local governments lobby St. Paul for local sales tax power
By Rob Hubbard To tax or not to tax. That is the question. Is it nobler to finance your city or county’s capital improvements through additional retail sales taxes at your local stores, re...House workforce panel advances omnibus bill that would overhaul state grant process
By Margaret Stevens
For Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar), the past two years chairing the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee clarified a central mission: shift...
House leaders search for middle ground, term first negotiations 'encouraging'
By Lisa Kaczke
With large issues like a bonding bill and Hennepin County Medical Center’s potential closure on lawmakers’ plate this session, legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz met for the ...
GOPers on House children and families panel balk at omnibus bills in final scheduled meeting
By Winter Keefer
As of this moment, there will be no omnibus bill coming out of the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, which came as a surprise to half the committee membe...
House committee OKs $162 million housing investment with no General Fund impact
By Margaret Stevens They didn’t exactly find money under the couch cushions, but the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee found creative ways to provide more money for housing. Using unsp...Public safety committee advances $14.4 million supplemental funding bill
By Tim Walker
A $14.4 million supplemental public safety package is one stop away from a House vote.
The funding requests would be appropriated in Fiscal Year 2027 for projects and progra...
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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...
