Session Daily

GOPers on House children and families panel balk at omnibus bills in final scheduled meeting (4/15/2026 7:38:00 PM)
House committee OKs $162 million housing investment with no General Fund impact (4/15/2026 7:06:00 PM)
Public safety committee advances $14.4 million supplemental funding bill (4/15/2026 6:13:00 PM)
Deadlocked House rules panel rejects impeachment resolution against Walz, Ellison (4/15/2026 5:45:00 PM)
Concerns over Roseau Lake project bog down Legacy finance bill (4/15/2026 5:05:00 PM)
Minnesota AG's Office seeks changes to scam restitution fund (4/15/2026 4:48:00 PM)
House proposal seeks solutions for rural vets facing long drives for mental health care (4/15/2026 3:42:00 PM)
Human services finance bill focused on federal compliance, program integrity (4/15/2026 3:36:00 PM)
Proposed tax on preferred sports seating would fund shelters, housing (4/15/2026 3:24:00 PM)
After heated debate, energy committee rejects DFL omnibus bill (4/14/2026 7:13:00 PM)
Public safety committee unveils $14.4 million supplemental budget bill (4/14/2026 7:02:00 PM)

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Event Schedule

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 8:15 AM
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HF3732 (Pinto) Workforce, labor, and economic development finance and policy.

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 8:15 AM
Watch: Live Event
HF4338 (Schomacker) Human services finance bill dedicated to program integrity.

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 9:00 AM
Watch: Live Event
HF4074 (Lillie) Administrative changes made to statutes governing the retirement plans administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System, correctional employees clarified to remain in the correctional employees retirement plan while working for a labor organization, various other retirement provisions modified.
Governor’s Office of Inspector General bill overview.

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 10:15 AM
Watch: Live Event
HF3874 (Liebling) Judicial branch supplemental finance.
HF962 (Novotny) Prosecuting authority provided protection of accessed data.

House Taxes Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 10:15 AM
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HF4094 (Davis) Crosby authorized to impose a local sales tax.
HF3390 (Sexton) Owatonna; local sales and use tax imposition authorized, and use of certain other revenues authorized.
HF3813 (Sexton) Waseca County authorized to impose a local sales tax.
HF3583 (Burkel) Roseau; local sales tax imposition authorized.
HF3751 (Baker) Kandiyohi County authorized to impose a local sales tax.
HF4324 (Fogelman) Windom authorized to impose local sales and use tax.
HF4789 (Zeleznikar) Hermantown local sales tax authorization modified.
HF3596 (Mueller) Austin; local sales and use tax authorized.
HF4033 (Dotseth) Cloquet Area Fire District authorized to impose a local sales tax.
HF4424 (Mekeland) Sherburne County authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
HF4053 (Anderson) Forest Lake authorized to impose a local sales tax.

House Capital Investment Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 10:15 AM
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HF4680 (Robbins) Greenfield; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4047 (Robbins) Medina water treatment plant expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4590 (Igo) Tamarack; municipal infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3757 (Gander) East Grand Forks; education learning center bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3569 (Gander) Sand Hill River Watershed District flood hazard mitigation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4507 (Heintzeman) Local road wetland replacement program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4426 (Niska) Rogers; local road and related infrastructure improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF4927 (Torkelson) Hanska; new water tower funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4788 (Zeleznikar) Hermantown; Essentia Wellness Center expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4757 (Jacob) Method in which Pollution Control Agency ranks multicommunity projects for the point source implementation grant program adjusted.
HF4747 (Murphy) Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority regional solid waste management facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3561 (Skraba) Ely; water infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4014 (Skraba) Cook; public infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4013 (Skraba) Crane Lake area; wastewater treatment system improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4689 (Myers) Spring Park; municipal infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4766 (Myers) Spring Park; water tower rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
Special Education evaluation and identification presentation.
HF4893 (Youakim) Student support personnel aid allowances modified, and money appropriated.
Governor's K-12 education budget presentation.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF4211 (Virnig) Grant for purchasing and installing a continuous emission monitoring system to measure lead emissions from a permitted facility funded.
HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF4819 (Kozlowski) Funding for study of critical materials in the waste stream provided, and money appropriated.
HF3466 (Vang) Mandatory environmental assessment worksheet requirements for drainage projects established, and rulemaking required.
HF3793 (Pursell) Certain users of large amounts of groundwater required to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit.

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF4252 (Wolgamott) Office of Higher Education policy.

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
Agenda to be determined.

Session Daily Update
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 3:25 PM
Watch: Live Event
Updates from the House.

House Floor Session
Thursday, April 16 2026 4/16/2026 3:30 PM
Watch: Live Event
House Floor Session.

MONDAY: Session Daily Update
Monday, April 20 2026 4/20/2026 3:25 PM
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Updates from the House.

MONDAY: House Floor Session*
Monday, April 20 2026 4/20/2026 3:30 PM
Watch: Live Event
*Time of convening not yet set.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY.
HF2358 (Van Binsbergen) Enhanced criminal penalty provided for violations of coercion crime.
HF3453 (Hanson) Legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.
HF3496 (Harder) Supervision abatement status policy modified.
HF3593 (Jacob) Zumbrota; portion of marked Trunk Highway 58 designated as "Officer/Firefighter Gary L Schroeder, Jr Memorial Highway".
HF3621 (Klevorn) Fraud; payments to program participants withheld under certain circumstances.
HF3629 (Bahner) Provisions for grants management changed.
HF3676 (Nash) Safe at Home program; protections, remedies, and various provisions provided and modified; and criminal penalties established.
HF3762 (Witte) Chiefs of police and sheriffs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm.
HF3768 (Curran) Department of Corrections licensed juvenile and adult community-based residential correctional facilities responsibilities clarified.
HF3769 (Curran) Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screening in correctional facilities clarified.
HF3782 (Moller) Disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain buildings required, and commissioner of public safety required to develop a standard form.
HF3825 (Repinski) Judge required to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings, victim protected from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment, victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement expanded, and other crime victim provisions modified.
HF3826 (Witte) Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.
HF3827 (Duran) Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.
HF4133 (Moller) Certain exclusions in homeowner's insurance policies prohibited when damage is done by a peace officer.
HF4425 (Myers) Statute of limitations for crimes involving medical assistance fraud or other theft of money belonging to the government increased.
HF4467 (Bierman) Provider disenrollment, premium payment requirements, and physician-directed clinic staff services coverage modified; enrollment for county-administered rural medical assistance program modified; language recodified; and report required.
SF3832 (Nelson) Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program modified.

APRIL 28: GOV. TIM WALZ “STATE OF THE STATE” ADDRESS
Tuesday, April 28 2026 4/28/2026 7:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
Governor Tim Walz is set to deliver his "State of the State" address before a Joint Convention of the House and Senate.