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House lawmakers gather in St. Paul with swift action expected on at least one priority

The House is back in session, and it is live.

After almost three years of most committee meetings and many floor sessions being conducted primarily via teleconferencing due to the pandemic, House members gathered in person once again Tuesday under the increasingly snow-covered dome of the State Capitol.

And that’s the plan for the 2023 legislative session, as the adopted temporary rules call for exclusively in-person legislating.

While about one-third of House members are new to the chamber, a familiar face returned to the dais when House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) was re-elected to the body’s top post. She was challenged by House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) but prevailed by a 70-63 party-line vote. One member was absent. 

“Today, we make history, having sworn in the most diverse group of legislators Minnesota has ever seen,” Hortman said after assuming the post. “The first transgender legislator. The first nonbinary legislator. Thirty-five legislators of color. … The first woman and person of color to lead the minority caucus in the House. … Minnesota government is increasingly reflective of the people of Minnesota.”

Hortman emphasized that returning to working in person will likely make a difference this session. Read more

Session Daily

Labor committee passes $100 million budget bill along party lines (3/30/2023 7:32:52 PM)
Divided ag committee OK’s omnibus bill addressing animal health, pesticides, broadband (3/30/2023 6:46:00 PM)
Payment rate increases included in $1.2 billion omnibus human services bill (3/30/2023 6:20:00 PM)
Education committee approves DFL budget proposal along party lines (3/30/2023 4:09:41 PM)
Committee OK’s omnibus health bill that aims to expand coverage, reduce health care costs (3/30/2023 3:33:00 PM)
House passes plan to deep-six some deep fake activity (3/30/2023 3:15:00 PM)
Minnesota at ‘historic crossroads,’ key lawmaker says, as House DFL rolls out $9 billion transportation bill (3/30/2023 2:50:00 PM)
Committee advances omnibus public safety bill that includes no-knock warrant ban, gun-control provisions (3/30/2023 2:39:00 PM)
Higher education committee approves big increases for schools and scholarships (3/30/2023 12:41:00 PM)
Omnibus children, families package takes first step (3/30/2023 11:57:00 AM)
Omnibus state government finance bill progresses on party-line vote (3/30/2023 11:53:00 AM)

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    Event Schedule

    House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee
    Friday, March 31 2023 3/31/2023 8:30 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF2887 (Hornstein) Omnibus transportation finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
    - Public testimony.
    - Mark-up.
    * Bills/items may be added.


    House Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee
    Friday, March 31 2023 3/31/2023 8:30 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF2233 (Xiong) Omnibus workforce development finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
    - Mark-up.
    - Vote.


    House Elections Finance and Policy Committee
    Friday, March 31 2023 3/31/2023 10:30 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF1723 (Freiberg) Omnibus elections finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
    - Mark-up.
    - Vote.
    * Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion.


    House Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
    Friday, March 31 2023 3/31/2023 10:30 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF3028 (Hassan) Omnibus economic development finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
    - Mark-up.
    - Vote.


    MONDAY: Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 8:30 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    2023 Omnibus pension budget bill:.
    - Delete-everything Amendment H3100.S3162-DE1.
    - Updated spreadsheet.
    - Final action on the 2023 Omnibus pension budget bill:.
    ---- Adoption of HF3100 (Her); SF3162 (Frentz), as amended, as the 2023 Omnibus pension budget bill.


    MONDAY: House Ways and Means Committee - part 1 *
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 10:30 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    * The committee will recess and reconvene 15 minutes after Floor Session adjourns.
    HF3 (Greenman) Voter registration provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; express advocacy definition expanded; penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
    HF23 (Wolgamott) Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
    HF463 (Vang) Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF1999 (Lillie) Clean Water, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage funds funding provided, and money appropriated.


    MONDAY: House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 12:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    Agenda to be announced.


    MONDAY: House Capital Investment Committee
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 1:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    Action will be taken on:.
    - HF24 (Jordan) Authority modified to ensure safe drinking water, drinking water revolving fund provisions modified, grant program established to replace lead drinking water service lines, grant program established for mapping lead service lines, report required, and money appropriated.
    All other bills will be heard on an informational-only basis:.
    HF532 (Grossell) Lake of the Woods County; new law enforcement and government facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF1446 (Edelson) Edina; community health and safety center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF1519 (Urdahl) Bird Island elementary school redevelopment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF1985 (Kiel) Crookston; Care and Share grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
    HF2276 (Hassan) Minneapolis; Parents in Community Action funding provided, and money appropriated.
    HF2547 (Hanson) Burnsville; cleanup of freeway landfill and dump funded, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF2851 (Urdahl) Gibbon, Fairfax, and Winthrop; vacant GFW school district properties redevelopment funding provided, and money appropriated.
    HF3077 (Hornstein) Minneapolis; Rise Up Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
    HF3152 (Pelowski) Lewiston; public safety facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF2863 (Lillie) Wildlife rehabilitation facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HFXXXX (Vang) Appropriating money for an economic hub in the city of Brooklyn Center.
    HFXXXX (Edelson) Appropriating money for the replacement of the Crosstown Pedestrian Bridge in the city of Edina; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
    HFXXXX (Wolgamott) Appropriating money for predesign of an East African cultural mall in the city of Saint Cloud.


    MONDAY: House Health Finance and Policy Committee
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 1:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF2323 (Pinto) Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; responsibilities of Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
    HF402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction requirements established, expiration date changed on moratorium conversion transactions, health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund, study required on regulation of transactions, report required, and money appropriated.


    MONDAY: House Labor and Industry Finance and Policy Committee
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 1:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF2369 (Hassan) Transportation network company driver protections established, civil action provided, and money appropriated.


    MONDAY: House Floor Session
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 3:30 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    CONSENT CALENDAR.
    HF1182 (Novotny) Grounds required for a peace officer to use deadly force modified.
    HF1486 (Frederick) Supervised practice of alcohol and drug counseling by former students allowed for limited time, HIV training requirements modified in substance use disorder treatment programs, withdrawal management license requirements modified, and substance use disorder treatment client record documentation requirements modified.
    CALENDAR FOR THE DAY.
    HF1581 (Becker-Finn) Legislative enactments; miscellaneous and technical corrections made to laws and statutes; erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references corrected; and redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed.
    SF1816 (Klevorn) Office of Administrative Hearings deficiency funding authorization and appropriation.


    MONDAY: House Ways and Means Committee - part 2 *
    Monday, April 3 2023 4/3/2023 4:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    * The committee will meet 15 minutes after Floor Session adjourns.
    HF100 (Stephenson) Omnibus cannabis bill.
    HF2073 (Pelowski) Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs created and modified; direct admissions program created; reports required; and money appropriated.


    News and Notes

    Bill Introductions: HF3161-HF3183

    2023 committee deadlines

    • Friday, March 10 — Committees must act favorably on bills in the house of origin
    • Friday, March 24 — Committees must act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other body
    • Tuesday, April 4 (5 p.m.) — Committees must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills

    Easter/Passover break

    The 2023 Easter/Passover break will begin at 5 p.m. April 4. Legislative activity may resume April 11.

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