Press Releases
Press releases are presented here electronically as printed and distributed from House Public Information Services.
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Press releases from House Public Information Services (all in PDF format)
- Results of the 2024 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 4, 2024)
- Results of the 2023 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 5, 2023)
- Results of the 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 6, 2022)
- Results of the 2021 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 7, 2021)
- Results of the 2019 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 3, 2019)
- House members at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair (Aug. 21, 2019)
- 2018 Election Results (Nov. 7, 2018)
- Results of the 2018 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 4, 2018)
- House members at the 2018 Minnesota State Fair (Aug. 21, 2018)
- Results of the 2017 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 5, 2017)
- House Majority Leadership Announced (Nov. 30, 2016)
- 2016 House Committee Chairs (Nov. 22, 2016)
- 2016 Election Results (Nov. 9, 2016)
- Results of the 2016 Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair Opinion Poll (Sept. 6, 2016)
- House members at the 2016 Minnesota State Fair (Aug. 23, 2016)
- House Members scheduled to appear at the 2017 State Fair (Aug. 24, 2017)
- For older press releases please, click here.
Press releases for Select New Laws (all in PDF format)
- New Laws that are effective Jan. 1, 2025
- New Laws that are effective Aug. 1, 2024
- New Laws that are effective July 1, 2024
- New Laws that are effective Jan. 1, 2024
- New Laws that are effective Aug. 1, 2023
- New Laws that are effective July 1, 2023
- New Laws that are effective Jan. 1, 2023
- New Laws that are effective Aug. 1, 2022
- New Laws that are effective July. 1, 2022
- New Laws that are effective Jan. 1, 2022
- New Laws that are effective Aug. 1, 2021
- New Laws that are effective July 1, 2021
- New Laws that are effective Jan. 1, 2021
- New Laws that are effective Aug. 1, 2020
- New Laws that are effective July 1, 2020
- New Laws that are effective Jan. 1, 2020
- New Laws that are effective Aug. 1, 2019
- New Laws that are effective July 1, 2019
- New Laws that are effective Jan. 1, 2019
- For older press releases about new laws please, click here.
Session Daily
Tax working group the first to make public preparations for a special session (5/21/2025 7:06:00 PM) Legislature — with budget incomplete — gavels out, prepares for special session (5/20/2025 12:57:00 AM) House, Senate pass state government and elections bill ahead of session's adjournment (5/19/2025 9:36:00 PM) House votes to extend unemployment benefits to Iron Range miners, Senate takes no action (5/19/2025 7:51:00 PM) Lawmakers pass bill boosting pensions for Minnesota teachers, police and firefighters (5/19/2025 3:32:00 PM) Human services policy bill handily passed by House, Senate (5/19/2025 2:16:00 PM) House, Senate give green light to Legacy funding agreement (5/18/2025 8:19:00 PM) Judiciary and public safety agreement clears House, heads to Senate (5/18/2025 7:28:00 PM) House moves quickly to pass agriculture budget, policy bill (5/18/2025 6:36:00 PM) Housing budget agreement headed to governor, but calls for more action persist (5/18/2025 3:19:00 PM) House passes cannabis policy agreement, sends it to governor (5/17/2025 6:55:00 PM)
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The 2025 Regular Session of the Minnesota Legislature is adjourned.
Monday, May 19 2025 5/19/2025 11:47 PM
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The 2025 Regular Session of the Minnesota Legislature is adjourned.
Anticipated 2025 Special Session
Tuesday, May 20 2025 5/20/2025 8:00 AM
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ARTICLE IV, SECTION 12 OF THE MINNESOTA CONSTITUTION:.
“A special session of the legislature may be called by the governor on extraordinary occasions”.
-- A Proclamation by Governor Tim Walz summoning the two houses of the Legislature to meet in Special Session is expected.
2026 Session Start Date: February 17, 2026
Tuesday, February 17 2026 2/17/2026 12:00 PM
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The House and Senate have both adopted HC2 (Niska/Murphy) A House concurrent resolution relating to adjournment of the House of Representatives and Senate until Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 12:00 noon.
News and Notes
Bill Introductions: HF3347
2026 Legislative Session
The 2026 legislative session will begin Feb. 17, 2026 and must conclude by May 18, 2026.
2025 Committee Deadlines
Here are the three committee deadlines for 2025 (first and second are the same day):
- Friday, April 4 at 5 p.m. — Committees must act favorably on bills in the house of origin and committees must act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other body.
- Friday, April 11 at noon — Committees must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills.
Per Joint Rule 2.03, the deadlines do not apply to the House Capital Investment Division; the House Taxes, Ways and Means, or Rules and Legislative Administration committees; nor the Senate Capital Investment, Finance, Taxes or Rules and Administration committees.
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