Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Lawmakers elect four new U of M regents during joint House, Senate session
By Rachel Kats
The House and Senate met in a joint convention Monday to elect four new members to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
Meat inspections, pesticide management would get boost under omnibus agriculture finance bill
By Nate Gotlieb
HF1524, sponsored by Rep. Mike Sundin (DFL-Esko), was laid over Monday by the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee.
Eligibility for substitute teaching licenses could be expanded
By Rachel Kats
Sponsored by Rep. Patricia Mueller (R-Austin), HF699 aims to address a shortage of licensed substitute teachers by establishing a three-year short-call substitute teacher pilot program.
$15 million in matching funds proposed for minority-owned businesses
By Tim Walker
HF1999 would appropriate $15 million from the General Fund in fiscal year 2022 for loans to small businesses with a goal of 75% of the funds going to minority-owned businesses and 25% to businesses owned by women, veterans, or persons with a substantial physical disability.
Week in Review: March 8-12
By HPIS Staff
You’ll lose an hour of sleep but also an hour of evening darkness this weekend as daylight saving time begins bright and early (2 a.m.) Sunday morning. So don’t forget to set th...
Omnibus education policy bill clears committee along party lines
By Rachel Kats
The omnibus education policy bill was approved, as amended, Friday on an 11-8 party-line vote.
Emergency medical personnel could be allowed to help K-9s injured in line of duty
By Victoria Cooney
A bill to allow emergency medical personnel to provide care to police dogs wounded in the line of duty without being licensed by the Board of Veterinary Medicine was held over by a House committee.
Legislation would bar preemptive shifting of negligence-related legal expenses to subcontractors
By Nate Gotlieb
General contractors could be barred from requiring subcontractors to pay legal costs for construction project-related negligence claims as a condition of accepting a job.
Limits on ‘no-knock’ warrants advance to House Floor
By Tim Walker
Rep. Athena Hollins (DFL-St. Paul) sponsors HF1762, which would prohibit no-knock warrants when the only underlying crime is suspected drug possession.
Watercraft fee increase resurfaces in House panel
By Nate Gotlieb
HF1896, sponsored by Rep. Kelly Morrison (DFL-Deephaven), would increase the watercraft surcharge boat owners pay along with registration fees from $10.60 to $25.
Competitive bidding change aims to help more small and veteran-owned businesses
By Mike Cook
A modification to the county bidding process could create more opportunities for smaller and veteran-owned businesses.
Additional emissions data on large polluters could be provided to PCA
By Nate Gotlieb
The Pollution Control Agency could get more frequent updates on whether emissions levels at the state's largest air polluters are safe.
Bill would permit more data to be added to police misconduct database
By Tim Walker
A database tracking police misconduct – part of the police reform legislation enacted into law last year – won’t work as lawmakers intended without changing the law on what goes into the database.
Proposal would support the Girl Scouts ConnectZ program
By Rachel Kats
HF1092 would appropriate $3 million during the 2022-23 biennium to bolster and expand the ConnectZ program.
Statutory gainsharing program could get heave-ho
By Mike Cook
Minnesota Management and Budget officials believe the agency best to do away with an employee-reward program they claim is not cost effective.
