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Week in Review: April 18-22

Rep. Denny McNamara speaks on the House Floor April 21. Photo by Paul Battaglia
Rep. Denny McNamara speaks on the House Floor April 21. Photo by Paul Battaglia

The 2016 committee deadlines have come and gone, meaning much of the action between now and the May 23 constitutional deadline for adjournment will happen on the House Floor and, presumably, in conference committees.

So where do we stand with a month to go?

The House Ways and Means Committee consolidated eight supplemental budget bills into three this past week, with the first of those scheduled for action by the full House beginning at 4 p.m. Monday. As of Friday afternoon, more than 20 amendments are cued up for the discussion. We’ll have to see if an attempt is made to amend HF3467 and HF3931 onto HF2749 and create one budget bill? The Senate Finance Committee passed its all-encompassing budget bill (SF2356) Thursday, with floor action scheduled for April 28. See that spreadsheet.

Nothing has been posted about the tax or transportation conference committees getting together, and there still has been no public word about a House capital investment proposal.

Before looking ahead to next week; let’s take a look at what you may have missed the past five days.

Stay up-to-date on House news and updates throughout the week at Session Daily.

 

BONDING

Governor seeks more than $20 million for Capitol security upgrades

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10149

 

Transportation committee finalizes $350 million list of potential bonding projects

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10155

 

BUDGET

Final three omnibus budget bills merged into one, headed to House Floor

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10164

 

Ag, environment and jobs — and three bills become one

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10153

 

Road map forward: House to combine eight omnibus bills into three

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10140

 

BUSINESS

House accepts clarifications proposed by Workers Compensation Advisory Council

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10156

 

COMMERCE

Criminal penalties for illegal raffle boards laid out

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10143

 

Paper raffle stubs could be thing of the past

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10144

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Committee approves bill to restructure Iron Range development board

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10152

 

Economic development program grant clarifications passes House

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10157

 

EDUCATION

Omnibus K-12, higher education bill headed to House Floor

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10151

 

ELECTIONS

Campaign finance board appointees questioned, affirmed by House committee

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10148

 

EMPLOYMENT

Committee amends controversial contracts bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10162

 

Dual-training grant requirements clarified in bill that passes House

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10160

 

Omnibus job growth and energy affordability bill approved by committee

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10150

 

Omnibus job growth bill seeks to reach across state in more than one way

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10147

 

Workers’ comp retention levels addressed

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10145

 

ENVIRONMENT

House passes clarified buffers bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10158

 

Legacy committee approves $107 million appropriations bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10141

 

MILTARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans real estate licensure bill passed by House, heads to Senate

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10146

 

PUBLIC SAFETY

Community corrections population threshold change passed by House

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10159

 

TAXES

‘Fair Tax’ proposal gets hearing at final taxes meeting

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10163

 

Change to W-2 form submission could provide barrier to fraud

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10154

 

TRANSPORTATION

Change in driving instructor background checks heading to Senate

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10161

 

Minnesota Index: Seatbelts, safety and distractions

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=10142


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