Legislative Update – June 12, 2025
Neighbors,
On Monday, we passed a state budget that funds our government for the next two years. Throughout the legislative session, DFLers have fought for a budget that shifts power into the hands of working Minnesotans, not the wealthy, corporations, and the powerful few.
We were able to block Republican efforts to roll back the progress made in 2023 and 2024, protecting Earned Sick & Safe Time and Paid Family & Medical Leave, which starts on January 1, 2026. Though Republicans and their corporate backers tried to repeal these laws, we know that people should not have to choose between their health and a paycheck.
Minnesotans will still have reproductive freedom and universal free school meals, and our state’s strong clean energy, pro-democracy, and gun violence prevention laws remain intact because DFLers held the line.
Special Session Recap
The budget bills negotiated between the House, Senate, and the Governor are all the result of compromise in divided government. While these budget bills include parts I don’t support, they also all make progress in improving the lives of Minnesotans. As your representative, it’s my job to look at these bills individually and vote according to how they will impact our neighbors and district.
We passed budget bills for Commerce, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Health, Children, and Families, Higher Education, Human Services, Jobs and Labor, K-12 Education, Taxes, and Transportation. We also passed a pair of Capital Investment bills that improve our state buildings, transportation, and water infrastructure. You can read about each of those bills in more detail at the linked articles from House nonpartisan staff.
Voting No on MinnesotaCare Repeal
Republicans' number one priority this session was their cruel, hateful, and racist bill to kick our undocumented neighbors off MinnesotaCare, ending their ability to get life-saving healthcare coverage. I voted NO on this bill, but unfortunately, Republicans threatened to shut down the entire state government if their demand was not met, and the bill passed.
The GOP’s choice to prioritize this issue was not about numbers or fiscal responsibility. It will not save the state any money, and hospitals, insurance companies, immigrant rights groups, and even the Catholic charities were opposed. Undocumented Minnesotans pay over $200 million in taxes already, and the so-called “savings” from this bill is a rounding error in the context of our overall budget.
As my colleague Dr. Senator Alice Mann explains here, this repeal was solely about cruelty. This repeal makes our healthcare system worse, it increases healthcare costs, increases ER wait times, and hurts hospitals, which now must pay more in uncompensated care.
I am heartbroken that this bill will be signed into law, and that our neighbors will lose health care access, hurt our health care system, and people will die. We are seeing firsthand what happens when Trump and his MAGA allies here in Minnesota are empowered. We must continue to push back against these hateful policies and build a Minnesota where no one is left behind.
Legislative Interim
Though the 2025 Legislative Session is over, my work as your state representative continues. My office is available if you want to set up a meeting, have any questions about the legislative session, or need assistance navigating state government processes. Don’t hesitate to reach out!
I will continue my work, both here at the Capitol and in our district, of building a Minnesota that supports ALL our residents. A Minnesota where anyone can get ahead, no matter who they are or where they came from. We are so much stronger when we band together and raise our voices as one. Thank you to all of you who contacted me and shared your voice this session. Please continue to stay active and engaged. It’s an honor to be your representative.
Stay In Touch!
Hearing from constituents like you is a key aspect of my job as a state legislator. If you have questions, ideas, or feedback that you’d like to share, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Unfortunately, due to technological constraints, replies to this newsletter won’t reach my email account. You can email me at rep.anquam.mahamoud@house.mn.gov or call my office at 651-296-0294. You can also “like” and follow my official State Representative Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Anquam Mahamoud
State Representative