Week in Review: May 8-12

Like many collegians with term papers due, legislators and the governor need to finish their most high-profile assignment with just a little time left: putting together a state budget for the 2018-19 biennium that totals somewhere in the $45 billion to $46 billion range.

To get ‘er done by the constitutional adjournment date of May 22, patience may no longer be a virtue. A lot of caffeine will probably help, too.

Critical of the pace of negotiations with Gov. Mark Dayton following a brief back-and-forth of budget offers and meetings behind closed doors, Republican legislative leaders late Monday opted to have House and Senate conference committees quickly finish their work before floor votes on five conference committee reports.

The governor ultimately vetoed those on Friday. Other budget bills have yet to make it to his desk.

Also yet to be finalized, but not required, is a bonding bill — none was passed last year. Real ID compliance also needs to be resolved, otherwise Minnesota IDs won’t be accepted for commercial air travel beginning next year.

Before looking ahead to next week let’s take a look at what you may have missed this week.

Check out the latest gallery from House Photography and stay up-to-date on House news and updates throughout the week at Session Daily.

AGRICULTURE

Agriculture omnibus finance bill repassed by House

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12871

Agriculture conferees reach agreement

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12866

BUDGET

As promised, Gov. Dayton vetoes five omnibus budget bills

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12897

Gov. Dayton to veto budget bills, resume negotiations next week

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12887

Governor, legislative leaders reach critical crossroads in budget negotiations

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12862

BUSINESS AND COMMERCE

House passes update to individual item retail price labeling

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12877

Auto dealers seek more leverage in their relationship with manufacturers

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12854

Insurance fraud investigators get a boost under bill OK’d by House

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12853

EDUCATION

Education finance bill moves to Senate after House repassage

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12871

EMPLOYMENT

Omnibus retirement bill gaining committee approval aims to stabilize public pension plans

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12898

With few changes, omnibus jobs and energy panel OKs conference report

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12865

House moves to make fixes to unemployment insurance law

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12855

ENVIRONMENT

Omnibus lands bill receives overwhelming House support

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12880

House votes to pass omnibus environment bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12869

Conferees agree on omnibus environment bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12864

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

APRNs could be required to complete graduate courses for licensing

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12889

House sends governor bill to allow medical assistants to perform more duties

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12888

Technical change could clarify protection of some medical titles

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12890

Telemedicine defined in bill headed for governor

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12891

Omnibus health and human services bill heads for Dayton’s desk

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12874

HHS committee report signed, awaits House discussion

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12863

Limits for Medical Assistance estate recovery may be updated

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12881

House votes to require state strategic plan to end spread of HIV/AIDS

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12882

House repasses bill to help physicians practice in other states

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12883

Health Department official updates House committee on measles outbreak

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12875

House passes eye drop prescription refill mandate for health plans

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12879

Changes to CNA training reimbursement could increase access

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12876

‘Clean-up’ bill for state-run Joint Underwriters Association goes to governor

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12856

HIGHER EDUCATION

Higher education funding gets conference committee approval

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12861

Minnesota Index: Post-secondary education

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12850

HOUSING

Rules that hike home construction costs could get legislative review

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12896

Amended housing moratorium restrictions get House OK, go to governor

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12884

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Evening hours may not be required of county license bureaus

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12894

MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

House votes to honor soldiers’ sacrifice with highway designations

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12870

PUBLIC SAFETY

Tampering with cop car could become felony crime

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12892

Majority of conferees OK public safety report, send to House, Senate

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12859

STATE GOVERNMENT

House acts to limit or ban payouts to departing admin officials

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12893

State government budget bill repassed by House

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12873

State government conferees sign report, bill now primed for floor action

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12867

House approves $35K in medical claims for eight injured people

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12878

Full House backs revisor’s fixes

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12868

Charitable gambling has nonprofits betting on legislative change

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12857

House votes to scratch outdated lottery provision, amend agency’s pension adjustments

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12852

TAXES

Tax bill conference committee report passed by House, heads to Senate

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12885

Omnibus tax bill ready for House Floor

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12860

TRANSPORTATION

Maximum weight for milk trucks would increase under bill given House OK

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12895

Transportation bill with boost in highway dollars — and without deep transit cuts — heads to Senate

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12886

License plates to memorialize law enforcement officers gets House OK

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12851