Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
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With minutes left, House passes pension stabilization bill
By Melissa Turtinen
Sponsored by Rep. Tim O'Driscoll (R-Sartell) and Sen. Julie Rosen (R-Vernon Center), the bill would help stabilize pension plans for more than 500,000 Minnesotans, including teachers, police officers, firefighters and other public employees.
Updated bonding bill exceeds $1.5 billion in total spending; waits for House action
By Mike Cook
As the clock ticks closer to midnight on the last day of the legislative session, the House and Senate have yet to pass a capital investment bill that can head to the governor’s office. A bill is ready for their review.
House agriculture committee adopts resolution that could delay nitrogen rule
By Jonathan Mohr
The House Agriculture Policy Committee adopted a resolution Sunday that may block a controversial groundwater protection rule from taking effect until the end of next year’s leg...
Conference committee offers second crack at wild rice water quality bill
By Michael Strasburg
An effort to replace Minnesota’s long-standing wild rice water quality sulfate standard may get a second chance, following a conference committee agreement on the final day of t...
Safe schools funding added to revised tax conformity bill
By Rachel Kats
With only hours left of the 2018 legislative session, lawmakers met Sunday morning to make revisions to the tax reform bill in hopes that this go-around it will garner Gov. Mark Dayton’s signature.
Supplemental budget bill — all 989 pages — heads to governor and expected veto
By HPIS Staff
A session that began three months ago has largely been boiled down to a large bill that doesn’t appear to have gubernatorial support.
Dayton says session has been a ‘shambles,’ likely won’t sign budget or tax bills
By Rachel Kats
It’s not looking like the omnibus supplemental budget bill or the tax bill will get passed this year.
Ag committee considers, then delays, procedural move to block nitrogen rule
By Jonathan Mohr
The House Agriculture Policy Committee gathered Saturday to consider using, for the first time, a 17-year-old state statute that would allow it block a controversial groundwater protection rule proposed by the Department of Agriculture earlier this year.
House OKs controversial bill to crack down on protest organizers
By Ricky Campbell
Prosecutors could hold organizations that recruit, train or aid an individual arrested for damaging oil pipelines, railways, airports and other “critical infrastructure” both civilly and criminally liable under bill passed in the House.
Opioids, eldercare on agenda as supplemental budget committee resumes
By HPIS Staff
The omnibus supplemental budget conference committee resumed its work Friday evening by discussing, amending and beginning to adopt a number of articles related to health and human services.
Lawmakers, Dayton find common ground on school safety but little else during Friday meeting
By Rachel Kats
In the final days and hours of the 2018 session, Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature still don’t see eye-to-eye on a number of key issues.
Amended sex offender release bill passes House, Senate going to governor
By Zach Kayser
The release process for committed sex offenders and other inmates from state mental health facilities would be impacted by a bill passed 119-0 by the House Friday.
House passes bill to allow St. Paul to use design-build process for a public works project
By Melissa Turtinen
A proposal that would allow St. Paul to use design-build contracting to make improvements on a water treatment plant was passed by the House Friday.
Ways and Means OKs environment trust fund expenditures
By Michael Strasburg
The House Ways and Means Committee amended the bill that manages some appropriations for environmental projects Thursday before sending it to the House Floor.
Legislators face fork in the road on elder abuse reform
By Zach Kayser
State government is divided on what to do about reforming elder care in Minnesota — institute decisive reform now, or wait and study the issue further before committing?
