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Press releases from House Public Information Services (all in PDF format)

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Event Schedule

Session Daily Update
Friday, April 26 2024 4/26/2024 10:55 AM
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Updates from the House.


House Floor Session
Friday, April 26 2024 4/26/2024 11:00 AM
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House Floor Session

House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee*
Friday, April 26 2024 4/26/2024 11:15 AM
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*Committee will meet at 11:15 a.m., or five minutes after Floor Session adjourns.
Deadline waivers:.
- HF5363 (Frazier) Minnesota Paid Leave Law; paid leave provisions modified.
Calendar for the Day – Tuesday, April 30.


MONDAY: House Floor Session*
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 11:00 AM
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*Time of convening has not yet been set.
SF3204 (Olson, L.) Public employees insurance program modifications made.
HF4247 (Liebling) Transfer care specialist registration established, behavior analysts licensure established, veterinary technician and veterinary institutional license established, veterinary supervision provisions modified, specialty dentist licensure and dental assistant licensure modified, physician assistant collaboration additional requirements removed, social worker provisional licensure modified, guest licensure established for marriage and family therapists, pharmacy provisions modified, and money appropriated.
HF3567 (Hollins) Assisted reproduction rights and responsibilities updated, surrogacy agreement requirements created, and recordkeeping and information sharing provided for genetic donation.
HF4444 (Greenman) Misclassification of employees prohibited, penalties imposed, and data classified.
HF4300 (Becker-Finn) Firearm safe storage standards established and criminal penalties provided for failing to meet those standards.
HF601 (Her) Lost and stolen firearms required to be reported promptly to law enforcement.
HF2609 (Berg) Gun trafficking investigations and firearm seizures report required by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Violent Crime Enforcement Teams, trigger activator definition amended, and transferring firearms to persons who are ineligible to possess firearms penalties increased.
HF3757 (Demuth) Felony offense established for reporting a fictitious emergency and directing the emergency response to the home of other individuals, and conforming change made.


News and Notes

Bill Introductions: HF5415-HF5423

2024 Session

The 2024 legislative session must end by May 20. The 2025 session will begin Jan. 14, 2025.

2024 committee deadlines

  • March 22: Committees in both bodies must act favorably on bills that are not major appropriation or finance bills
  • April 19: Committees in both bodies must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills

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