Dear Neighbors,
It’s been a very productive first week of session. It feels great to be back working to improve our community! Here are some updates from the Capitol:
1. My Work at the Capitol - Follow My Activity
- Session is often a very busy and hectic time, but with a few handy links you can easily track my legislative activity.
- This year I am serving as the Vice Chair of the Taxes committee, and I am serving on the Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, and the Housing committees. You can find links to these committees on my House profile page.
- To keep track of the bills I am the lead author on, click here. To track the bills I am a co-author on, click here.
- To follow all legislative activity week-by-week, be sure to bookmark the combined legislative calendar.
- And as always, follow me on Facebook
2. ArtLab Rx Visit - Art Therapy Transforming Lives
- I recently went with Rep. Newton and Sen. Kupec to the ArtLab Rx in Blaine.
- We discussed the field of art therapy and the importance of making it a licensed profession in Minnesota. We even got a chance to try a short art therapy exercise ourselves!
- I’m co-authoring HF 2743 which would establish licensure for art therapy, and we’re hoping to get a hearing on the bill this year.
3. Upcoming Town Hall With Speaker Hortman - Come Say Hi!
- I am hosting a town hall on Wednesday, February 21, from 6:30 - 8 pm, at the Mary Ann Young Center with House Speaker Melissa Hortman. I encourage you to come by to learn about the 2024 session and share your thoughts.
- You can sign up for the town hall and presubmit questions here.
Stay in Touch
Please feel free to reach out to me by email at rep.matt.norris@house.mn.gov or by phone at 651-296-2907. If you have a friend, neighbor, or relative who wants to receive updates about the Legislature, let them know they can subscribe to my email list here, and follow my Facebook here. It’s an honor to represent our community. Please stay in touch!
Sincerely,
Matt Norris, District 32B
507 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155