Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Omnibus public safety bill with increased freeway protester penalties passed by House
By Mike Cook
Supporters say a bill ratified late Tuesday would help ensure Minnesotans safety and security. Opponents are highly critical of one provision. Ultimately, the omnibus public safety and security finance bill was passed 92-35 by the House.
House passes combined health and transportation omnibus bills
By Zach Kayser
After more than seven hours of debate, the House voted 82-43 to pass HF3138, the omnibus health and human services and omnibus transportation finance bill.
House OKs $141.6 million omnibus legacy finance bill
By Melissa Turtinen
The House passed its omnibus legacy finance bill Monday, which would use Legacy funds on more than 60 projects aimed at enhancing lands, protecting clean water and funding arts and cultural projects across the state.
House approves omnibus tax bill that offers a conformity fix, tax cuts
By Michael Strasburg
HF4385 would make numerous changes to conform state taxes to the recently adopted federal tax code.
Starting Line: School safety at heart of school resource officer training proposal.
By HPIS Staff
Rep. Anna Wills (R-Rosemount) sponsors HF4387, a bill she hopes will increase school safety. Find out more on this week’s Starting Line. #mnleg
Week in Review: April 23-27
By Jonathan Mohr
A look back at what happened in the Minnesota House of Representatives the week of April 23-27, 2018.
Committee-approved bill would remove ‘severe or pervasive’ court standard in sexual harassment cases
By Melissa Turtinen
Minnesota may become the first state to eliminate the “severe or pervasive” standard in sexual harassment cases.
House OKs omnibus education finance bill geared toward improving school building safety
By Rachel Kats
HF4328 contains a compilation of E-12 and higher education funding and policy provisions, including $35.2 million in additional investments for Fiscal Year 2019.
House OKs bill to honor fallen Wayzata police officer
By Jonathan Avise
A measure honoring the sacrifice of a Wayzata police officer killed in the line of duty is headed for Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk.
Ag committee chair suspended from leadership role after sexual assault allegation
By Mike Cook
Rep. Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) has lost — at least temporarily — his chairmanship position with the House Agriculture Finance Committee.
House approves renaming Rosemount bridge to remember fallen Vietnam pilot
By Ricky Campbell
The House passed a bill 126-0 that would rename the bridge on U.S. Hwy. 52 over 145th Street as Warrant Officer Dennis A. Groth Memorial Bridge.
Could a constitutional amendment reroute funding to Minnesota's roads, bridges?
By Jonathan Avise
A bill to put a proposed constitutional amendment that would shift motor vehicle-related sales tax revenues from the state's General Fund to transportation cleared its first hurdle in the House.
St. Paul museum seeks state's help to complete facility project
By Jonathan Mohr
Work to refurbish the Minnesota Museum of American Art may get an additional shot in the arm from a bill given an informational hearing by the House Capital Investment Committee Wednesday.
Want cash for that old cellphone? House passes bill that would allow return of recycling kiosks
By Ricky Campbell
Minnesotans hoping to recycle their old cellphones in kiosks could get cash for the transaction.
HF3225, as amended, would regulate electronic-recycling kiosks, like EcoATM,...
House passes construction-related lawsuit fix that would adjust statute of limitations
By Ricky Campbell
The House passed a bill Wednesday that would amend the statute of limitations for recovering damages in construction-related cases to avoid what proponents call “unnecessary litigation.”
