How many bills did the Legislature send Gov. Mark Dayton in 2015? How many House files were introduced during this year's regular session? And, how many days until lawmakers gather again in St. Paul? Read on and find out in the annual Minnesota Index, our session recap by the numbers:
Number of House seats held by Republicans, DFLers in 2015 ... 72, 62
Last year Republicans had control of the House ... 2012
House files introduced during the 2015 regular session ... 2,379
Senate files introduced during the 2015 regular session ... 2,233
House files introduced during 2015 special session ... 18
Senate files introduced in the 2015 special session ... 15
Bills sent to the governor in 2015 regular, special sessions ... 80, 6
Bills signed into law in this year’s regular, special session ... 77, 6
Full vetoes in the five sessions Mark Dayton has been governor ... 57
Maximum number of legislative days that lawmakers can meet in regular session during the biennium ... 120
Pages in the 2015 regular session Journal of the House ... 5,906
Date lawmakers are scheduled to convene in 2016 ... March 8
Days from June 13, the calendar day of special-session adjournment, until legislators reconvene in 2016 ... 268
Sources: House Public Information Services Office; Legislative Reference Library; Journal of the House