The DFL trifecta-led Legislature made myriad changes across a spectrum of state topics in 2023.
Paid Family and Medical Leave. Abortion rights. Free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students. A $260 one-time rebate check to low- and middle-income Minnesotans. Record investments in housing. Recreational cannabis. Driver’s licenses for all. Gas and sales tax increases for transportation purposes.
To do so, much of a projected record $17.5 billion budget surplus was needed as the state budget grew to an all-time high of $72 billion for the current biennium, which ends June 30, 2025.
As for 2024?
“We’ll continue, as we did last year, focusing on the things (Minnesotans) care about the most which is strong public education, affordable health care and then economic security for their families,” House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) said in a Wednesday interview. Read more
Eight supplemental budget bills expected to become three during ways and means hearing (4/25/2024 12:12:00 PM) House workforce panel approves proposed updates to paid leave law (4/25/2024 10:32:00 AM) Bill to update law around family court proceedings about ‘what’s best for the kids’ (4/24/2024 6:22:37 PM) House passes protections for renters embroiled in utility disputes (4/24/2024 6:09:00 PM) Education policy conference committee lays out differences in House, Senate bills (4/24/2024 5:58:00 PM) Northern MN helium discovery prompts proposed regulatory framework for gas, oil production (4/24/2024 2:57:00 PM) Week in Review: April 15-19 (4/19/2024 4:17:00 PM) House Taxes Committee sends its final bill onward (4/19/2024 4:03:00 PM) Health panel approves supplemental budget bill; next stop, ways and means (4/19/2024 2:50:00 PM) House panel OK’s finance bill that sponsor says aims to tackle a Minnesota ‘workforce in crisis’ (4/19/2024 12:45:00 PM) House passes cannabis legislation aiming to speed up retail sales (4/18/2024 7:35:00 PM)
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House Ways and Means Committee
Thursday, April 25 2024 4/25/2024 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF4124 (Lillie) Outdoor Heritage, Clean Water, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage funds money appropriated; and prior appropriations modified and extended.
Amendment to the House Budget Resolution.
HF5217 (Nelson, M.) Labor supplemental budget bill.
HF5242 (Hornstein) Transportation supplemental budget bill.
• HF4194, HF5217 and HF5242 were merged into one housing, labor and transportation supplemental budget bill package, using HF5242 as the primary vehicle.
HF5295 (Stephenson) Commerce supplemental budget bill.
HF2476 (Pinto) Children and families supplemental budget bill.
HF5237 (Youakim) Education finance supplemental budget bill.
HF3911 (Hansen) Environment and natural resources supplemental budget bill.
HF3431 (Klevorn) State and local government supplemental budget bill.
HF5040 (Her) Pensions supplemental budget bill.
HF3763 (Vang) Agriculture supplemental budget bill.
HF4177 (Acomb) Climate and energy supplemental budget bill.
HF4975 (Acomb) Renewable development account report repealed.
• HF4177, HF3763 and HF5295 will be merged into one climate and energy, agriculture and commerce supplemental budget bill package using HF4975 as the primary vehicle.
• HF3431 and HF5181 will be merged into one state and local government and veterans supplemental budget bill package, using HF3431 as the primary vehicle.
• Article 6 of HF2476 will be deleted and inserted into HF5237 via amendment.
Conference Committee on HF3436
Thursday, April 25 2024 4/25/2024 3:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF3436 (Tabke/Dibble) Transportation policy bill.
- Adopt the delete-everything amendment.
- Close the Conference Committee.
FRIDAY: Session Daily Update
Friday, April 26 2024 4/26/2024 10:55 AM
Watch: Live Event
Updates from the House.
FRIDAY: House Floor Session
Friday, April 26 2024 4/26/2024 11:00 AM
Watch: Live Event
House Floor Session
MONDAY: House Floor Session
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 3:30 PM
Watch: Live Event
*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.
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
Member retirements
The Legislative Reference Library maintains a list of members not seeking re-election in 2024.
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