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Week in Review: May 4-8

By Lisa Kaczke
Fourth-grade students from St. Katharine Drexel School in St. Cloud are literally on the edge of their seats Thursday during a Capitol tour featuring a live floor session. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)
Fourth-grade students from St. Katharine Drexel School in St. Cloud are literally on the edge of their seats Thursday during a Capitol tour featuring a live floor session. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)

The Office of Inspector General bill has exited the House.

The House passed HF1338/SF856* Thursday after it had stalled in committees for most of the 2026 session and a working group came together to create a bipartisan, bicameral agreement. It now heads to the Senate for concurrence.

Lawmakers also overwhelmingly approved HF3900 that would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November to increase the annual distribution from the Permanent School Fund to increase funding for schools.

Bill packages advanced out of the chamber this week included workforce, labor, and economic development; elections; higher education; housing; and public safety.
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Week in Review: May 4-8
By Lisa Kaczke
Fourth-grade students from St. Katharine Drexel School in St. Cloud are literally on the edge of their seats Thursday during a Capitol tour featuring a live floor session. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) The Office of Inspector General bill has exited the House. The House passed HF1338/SF856* Thursday after it had stalled in committees for most of the 2026 session and a work...
Housing conferees agree on funding, split on manufactured home provisions
By Margaret Stevens
The conference committee on the housing finance and policy bill, HF1141, meets May 8. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) The looming end of session means the end of an intense two-year conversation, Rep. Michael Howard (DFL–Richfield) said as he wrapped up a conference committee hearing on the hou...
‘One and done’: Conference committee wraps up public safety policy bill
By Tim Walker
Rep. Paul Novotny and Sen. Ron Latz confer May 8 before the start of the conference committee on SF4760. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) There were two firsts at the public safety policy conference committee meeting Friday. It was the first conference committee to meet this year, and it was also the first to ...
Voice, roll call and division: Voting in a tied House
By Winter Keefer
The House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee during an April 15 meeting. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) During a February House Health Finance and Policy Committee, a voice vote was called following debate about a bill to create a license for massage therapy and Asian bodywork the...
House lawmakers OK bill to bring Minnesota into compliance with 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
By Winter Keefer
Rep. Robert Bierman introduces the health and human services finance and policy bill on the House Floor Thursday. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Some legislators aren’t fond of what could happen if the state conforms with Medicaid cuts, changes and restrictions included in HR1, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”   ...
After yearlong push, House passes inspector general bill aimed at combating fraud
By Mike Cook
Rep. Matt Norris, center, who sponsors HF1338/SF856*, and Rep. Patti Anderson consult with Speaker Pro Tempore Bjorn Olson, left, and Chief Clerk Patrick Murphy during a May 7 floor recess. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) One year ago Friday, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill concerning one of the highest-profile issues of this legislative biennium. But the House took no action in 2025....
Legislation to designate a 'Snow Professionals Appreciation Month' clears Minnesota House
By Mike Cook
A groundskeeper makes a valiant effort to remove snow on the Capitol steps. Under a bill passed May 6 in the Minnesota House, January would be designated 'Snow Professionals Appreciation Month.' (House Photography file photo) Green grass is sprouting across the state, trees are in bloom and thousands of Minnesotans will take to the open water Saturday for the fishing opener. The House may have se...
House passes elections bill after lengthy amendments discussions
By Graham Johnson
Rep. Mike Freiberg confers with Rep. Emma Greenman during debate Wednesday on HF4240/SF4006*. Sponsored by Freiberg, the elections administration bill was passed 119-15 and sent to the Senate. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Nearly three hours into Wednesday’s debate, Rep. Mike Freiberg (DFL-Golden Valley) encouraged his House colleagues to vote for the elections bill he sponsors. “This bill inc...
Passed by House, ‘Payment Transparency Act’ aims to help subcontractors get paid
By Mike Cook
Helping small businesses get paid on time and creating better working relationships is the crux of a bill referenced as the “Payment Transparency Act.” Sponsored in the Hous...
House, Senate tax chairs kick off informal negotiations as session's end looms
By Rob Hubbard
(House Photography file photo) It wasn’t a conference committee, but it looked a lot like one. Gathered around the semi-circular table in the center of the Capitol’s ground floor were members of the House...
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