216C State Capitol St. Paul, MN  55155
Phone: (651) 297-1338 Fax: (651) 297-3800
Barry La Grave, Director

Background

The House Television Services Department was established in 1994 as a nonpartisan legislative office to provide televised access to the legislative process. House Television, in conjunction with Senate Media Services, produces live and taped coverage of House floor sessions and some committee hearings, and provides that programming to the public.

Mission Statement

Some services offered by the House Television Department are television broadcasts and computer delivery of live and taped proceedings of House floor session and committee meetings, pool feeds of legislative meetings to media outlets, and VHS dubs of House floor session and committee hearings. Through State Fair informational offerings we encourage public participation in the Minnesota Legislature.

Facilities

House Television has remotely-controlled cameras in the MN House Chamber and in three Committee rooms located in the State Office Building.

Distribution

Legislative broadcasts of House and Senate proceedings can be seen weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area on KTCI, Channel 17 beginning with the start of each Legislative Session. We provide our programming and deliver it via satellite to cable systems throughout Greater Minnesota. Daily broadcast schedules can be accessed through our House and Senate Television Coverage page. Please check our channel guide for where you can tune in and watch your legislators at work. House TV can make available VHS dubs of Session proceedings and some Committee meetings. Please visit our Videotape Policies page for more information.

How to contact us

If you have any questions regarding services provided by the House Television Services Department, please call us at 651-297-1338. If you have a comment about the TV coverage of House and Senate proceedings feel free to email us. We request that email be limited to comments about the television coverage of House and Senate proceedings.