Number of legislative days in a biennium 120
Number available for this year 58
Date by which members must complete their work May 21
Days before constitutional deadline in which members adjourned in 2016 1
Days from when the Legislature adjourned the 2017 special session at 2:42 a.m. May 25 to the first day of the 2018 session 270
Days between the start of session and Election Day, Nov. 6 259
House members who have announced they will not seek re-election this year 11
Number of Republican House members 77
DFL House members 57
Republican seat majority in the Senate 34-33
Years Sen. Karla Bigham, who won a Feb. 12 special election, was a House member 2007-10
Bonding request submitted Jan. 16 by Gov. Mark Dayton $1.54 billion
Dollars sought to maintain and improve state infrastructure $998 million
Dollars sought to fund facility renewal and improvement projects at public colleges and universities around the state $543 million
Size of general-obligation bonding in the 2017 capital investment law $987 million
Proposed amount of general-obligation bonding in a 2016 bill that failed to pass during the session’s frantic final hour $818 million
Millions in 2014 bonding law $846
Millions in 2006 bonding law $999.98
Members in each body that must pass a bonding bill, as percent 60
Percent of each body needed to override any gubernatorial veto 66.67
Based on the November forecast, anticipated state General Fund shortfall at the end of the 2018-19 biennium $188 million
Date the February forecast is to be released showing updated numbers Feb. 28
House bills introduced during the 2017 regular session 2,722
Senate bills 2,443
House bills introduced in 2016, the last bonding year 1,237
Senate bills 1,230
House bills pre-filed this year 162
Sources: House Public Information Services, House Chief Clerk's Office, Legislative Reference Library, Office of the Governor, Minnesota Management and Budget