Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
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...
Bipartisan inspector general bill clears Ways and Means Committee, heads to House Floor
By Mike Cook
A bicameral, bipartisan effort to address one of the top topics of this legislative session cleared a key House committee late Wednesday.
And it took quite a while to get to...
Omnibus health finance bill advances narrowly in Ways and Means Committee
By Winter Keefer
A bill to bring the state into alignment with the Medicaid cuts, changes and restrictions included in HR1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” awaits action by the full House.
Incl...
New fifth income tax tier proposed to boost local government, county aid
By Rob Hubbard
“How much is enough?” That was a central question in Wednesday’s House Taxes Committee debate over HF4845, a bill sponsored by Rep. Athena Hollins (DFL-St. Paul) that would crea...
Walz reflects on term, looks toward future in final State of the State address
By Rob Hubbard
“We’re not done. Not by a long shot.”
Gov. Tim Walz used those words repeatedly during the final State of the State address of his eight-year tenure. Reflecting upon all tha...
Three House proposals emerge to stabilize HCMC as operating losses project to $1.7 billion over next decade
By Winter Keefer
The state’s flagship trauma care and safety net hospital is in trouble and desperately looking to the Legislature for solutions to waylay potential permanent closure.
Henn...
House panel to consider ethics complaints against Reps. Engen, Hudson and Falconer
By Mike Cook
The House Ethics Committee adopted procedures for handling ethics complaints filed against three members and set probable cause hearings for 10 a.m. Friday.
A complaint agai...
Luring major sporting events to Minnesota the aim of bill before tax panel
By Rob Hubbard
Big sports events mean big money.
Whenever the idea is pitched of having Minnesota play host to a major sporting event like the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer games or NCAA ba...
Proposed pretrial release changes, prohibition of cash bail could be decided by Minnesota voters
By Mike Cook
When voters go to the polls in just over six months, the state’s constitutional offices will be on the ballot. So will all 201 legislative seats and maybe some county, city and ...
House unanimously passes bill that aims to slash wait times for prescribed opioid recovery drugs
By Winter Keefer
When someone suffering from opioid use disorder decides to get help, the clock starts ticking immediately.
“The withdrawal is the worst part and that’s what’s preventing peo...
House lawmakers advance bill to boost spending on Capitol security
By Tim Walker
Using solemn tones, Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) spoke Monday before the House Ways and Means Committee where members approved spending $24.2 million this biennium on enhan...
