Week in Review: Jan. 3-6

After a largely ceremonial start to the 2017 legislative session Tuesday, members passed a bill Thursday designed to quickly help Minnesota taxpayers.

A tax conformity bill quickly received bipartisan support following a suspension of House Rules to declare an urgency, but a rules suspension for a health care insurance premium relief bill was met with deep partisan divide, ultimately failing on a 75-55 party-line vote. Two-thirds of members must support a rules suspension for it to occur.

Before looking ahead to next week let’s take a look at what you may have missed this week.

Check out the latest gallery from House Photography and stay up-to-date on House news and updates throughout the week at Session Daily. 

BONDING

Dayton provides $1.5 billion bonding bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12340

CIVIL LAW

Legislators take aim at GPS feature on ignition-interlock devices

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12344

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Republicans announce health care premium relief proposal, reforms

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12341

STATE GOVERNMENT

Session opens with a number of unresolved issues

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12339

Minnesota Index: 2017 Session

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12338

Rules committee begins putting House in order

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12345

TAXES

Tax conformity is first bill passed off House Floor

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12342

Last year’s vetoed tax bill revised, refined by Dayton

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12343