Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Lawmakers hear of growing need for ag mental health resources
By Jonathan Mohr
Several people testified about the increasing need for mental health resources to serve Minnesota's agricultural community.
Gun safe purchase tax exemption held over by committee
By Michael Strasburg
A plan to exempt gun safe purchases from the state sales tax was held over by the House Taxes Committee Tuesday for possible omnibus bill inclusion.
Protection for all hospital workers, firefighters goal of floor-bound bill
By Mike Cook
HF1481 would toughen penalties for someone who assaults firefighters or certain medical personnel.
State employee contracts bill heads to governor’s desk
By Melissa Turtinen
The House suspended its rules Monday to pass HF4067/SF3154* on a 93-33 vote. The Senate approved the bill 56-10 earlier in the day.
Stretch of SE Minnesota highway could honor state trooper
By Jonathan Avise
HF2999 would designate a portion of U.S. Highway 61 as "Trooper Dale G. Roehrich Memorial Highway."
House passes bill to criminalize fibbing about service animals
By Mike Cook
Skills performed by a service dog can be a matter of life and death for someone. A plan to penalize those who fake an animal’s purpose received overwhelming House support Monday.
Agriculture data privacy bill passed by House
By Jonathan Mohr
A bill meant to ensure certain agricultural research data collected by the University of Minnesota remains private was passed by the House 126-0 Monday.
Lawmakers seek more job opportunities for veterans
By Ricky Campbell
Hiring veterans is becoming a trend in both Minnesota’s public and private sectors, where state officials believe they have made significant inroads in recent years and hope to continue adding veterans to the state’s robust economy.
Proposal: Land bought with legacy funds would have to be open for fishing, hunting
By Melissa Turtinen
The Minnesota Constitution requires land acquired with money from the Legacy Fund to be open for the public to fish and hunt. A bill sponsored by Bob Gunther aims to make sure that doesn’t change.
House approves measure updating roadside repair contracts
By Ricky Campbell
The House passed a bill Monday that would better define repairs and replacements in motor vehicle service contracts.
Starting Line: Federal immigration enforcement policy prompts proposal
By HPIS Staff
This week's Starting Line talks with Rep. Frank Hornstein about his bill that would restrict state and local officials from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
Week in Review: March 19-23
By HPIS Staff
Although the flurry of activity in advance of Thursday’s first committee deadline has paused – and the MNLARS debate may temporarily return to a slow simmer – another self-impos...
Who cares for Minnesota's abandoned cemeteries?
By Ricky Campbell
With an estimated 6,000 cemeteries, recorded and unrecorded, throughout Minnesota, Rep. Bob Dettmer (R-Forest Lake) believes it’s time to figure out how to support, maintain and improve neglected burial areas.
Education omnibus bill proposes new school district rating system
By Rachel Kats
With a goal to improve transparency and clarity, Minnesota could be changing the way it evaluates schools and school district performance.
Bill aims to ensure peace officers can be armed
By Mike Cook
HF3611 would bar disarming police officers who aren't under investigation or subject to disciplinary action.
