Week in Review: April 24-29

From Sunday’s State of the State address by Gov. Tim Walz, to today’s sixth floor session of the week, it has been a busy and eventful last few days.

All of that time was needed for an agreement to finally be reached on two of this session’s most pressing issues: replenishing the state’s unemployment trust fund to avoid tax increases for businesses, and payments to frontline workers who risked their lives during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The House Ways and Means Committee was busy turning large omnibus bills into larger ones to better match similar work in the Senate and the full body had a number of long debates as many of those bills were eventually passed off the House Floor.

That work is scheduled to continue Tuesday.

Have a good weekend and here’s a look back at what you may have missed over the last few days.

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

AGRICULTURE

Omnibus agriculture, broadband and housing package passed by House

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17403

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Liquor, sports betting bills receive bipartisan committee support

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17411

Panel OKs omnibus jobs, economic development bill that includes paid family leave

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17404

EDUCATION

House passes omnibus early childhood, E-12 education package

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17409

EMPLOYMENT

House repasses conference committee agreement on UI trust fund, frontline worker pay bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17414

House passes bill to replenish UI trust fund, provide checks to frontline workers

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17402

Legislative leaders announce deal on UI trust fund, worker pay

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17412

ENERGY

How could climate change affect Minnesota? Study offers details

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17399

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Lengthy discussion ends with House passing omnibus environment, natural resources bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17413

Omnibus Legacy bill passed by House, off to the Senate

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17401

Omnibus environment and natural resources bill moves to House Floor

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17398

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Proposed legislation would require coverage for infertility treatment

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17408

Omnibus health and human services supplemental funding bill gains committee approval, moves to House Floor

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17407

HIGHER EDUCATION

House gives omnibus higher education bill a passing grade

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17415

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Elect Met Council members? Local government panel likes the idea

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17410

PUBLIC SAFETY 

Divided House passes omnibus judiciary and public safety bill, sends it back to Senate

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/Story/17416

Combined judiciary, public safety omnibus bill heads to House Floor

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17400

STATE GOVERNMENT

Full speed ahead: House gives green light to four-part omnibus bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17405

State of the State returns to the Capitol as Walz touts ideas for the projected surplus

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17397

TAXES

Bill full of targeted tax cuts heads to the House Floor

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17406