Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
House passes bill to change regulations on new mental health providers
By Zach Kayser
HF2945, as amended, would delete a requirement that an intensive residential treatment services provider have a contract with a host county in order to operate.
Eyeglass prescription provider bill passes House
By Zach Kayser
A bill that would further restrict the kinds of health professionals who can authorize prescription eyeglasses passed the House 126-0 Monday.
Child care center correction order posting changes passed House
By Zach Kayser
Child care providers may not have to publicly post the correction orders handed down from the Department of Human Services.
Bill to modify birth defects information system passes House
By Zach Kayser
A bill passed 125-0 by the House Monday seeks to give parents more things to think about when deciding whether to opt out of the state’s birth defects information system.
Lawmakers nominate two candidates for vacant U of M regents seat
By Rachel Kats
House and Senate higher education committees met Monday to vet candidates and make a nomination to the joint legislative convention, scheduled to meet Thursday.
Starting Line: Greater MN lawmaker pushing for public skate park funding
By HPIS Staff
Rep. Tama Theis (R-St. Cloud) sponsors a bill that would provide more funding for public skate parks across Minnesota.
Step therapy bill intends to ‘put power back’ in patients’ and doctors’ hands
By Ricky Campbell
Doctors and patients working to discover the best prescription to treat an illness would have greater leverage over selecting medication, under a bill passed 126-0 Monday by the House.
House passes changes to state job training program requirements
By Melissa Turtinen
Proposed changes to the state’s job training program requirements are headed to Gov. Mark Dayton.
Economic protection trust fund spending restrictions passed by the House
By Melissa Turtinen
The House passed a bill Monday that would restrict spending, appropriations or transfers from the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust Fund.
Ways and Means tightens spending options on 3M settlement money
By Michael Strasburg
The House Ways and Means Committee approved HF3660 Monday, a bill that, as amended, would manage the settlement money provided by 3M Company following an eight-year legal battle.
Committee approves bill to stabilize pension plans for state employees
By Melissa Turtinen
The Legislature is one step closer to getting an omnibus pension and retirement bill passed this year.
Week in Review: April 30-May 4
By Jonathan Mohr
A look back at what happened in the Minnesota House of Representatives the week of April 30-May 4, 2018.
House capital investment bill gets committee OK — though it's not enough for some
By Mike Cook
Whittling more than $3 billion worth of requests down to an $825 million target has not been easy for the leader of the House Capital Investment Committee.
However, the plan...
House passes four-part omnibus supplemental finance bill
By HPIS Staff
After rolling four omnibus bills into a single piece of legislation last week, House members endured a marathon floor session debating that bill Thursday, spending more than 10 hours and voting two dozen amendments up or down before passing the omnibus supplemental finance bill, as amended, 77-49.
Wild rice bill moves forward with Senate language
By Michael Strasburg
House and Senate negotiators agreed Thursday evening on legislation that would nullify the state’s 45-year-old rice water quality sulfate standard and require the Pollution Control Agency to adopt a new water quality rule.
