After a largely ceremonial start to the 2017 legislative session Tuesday, members passed a bill Thursday designed to quickly help Minnesota taxpayers.
A tax conformity bill quickly received bipartisan support following a suspension of House Rules to declare an urgency, but a rules suspension for a health care insurance premium relief bill was met with deep partisan divide, ultimately failing on a 75-55 party-line vote. Two-thirds of members must support a rules suspension for it to occur.
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.
BONDING
Dayton provides $1.5 billion bonding bill
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12340
CIVIL LAW
Legislators take aim at GPS feature on ignition-interlock devices
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12344
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Republicans announce health care premium relief proposal, reforms
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12341
STATE GOVERNMENT
Session opens with a number of unresolved issues
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12339
Minnesota Index: 2017 Session
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12338
Rules committee begins putting House in order
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12345
TAXES
Tax conformity is first bill passed off House Floor
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12342
Last year’s vetoed tax bill revised, refined by Dayton
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12343