Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
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?
Transportation amendment passes House, looks likely to run out of gas in Senate
By Jonathan Avise
The House on Thursday passed HF4437 76-54 to put on November’s ballot a proposed constitutional amendment that would require allocating sales tax revenues from motor vehicle parts and repair to the state’s highway construction fund.
House passes DNR land lease and property sale bill
By Michael Strasburg
The House voted 128-0 Thursday to authorize certain land sales and make a number of modifications to state land lease and public property sale requirements.
Seeing no emergency education funds, Dayton vetoes omnibus tax bill
By Michael Strasburg
With fewer than four days left in the legislative session, House and Senate leaders are looking to put together a new tax conformity bill following Gov. Mark Dayton’s Thursday morning veto of the tax omnibus bill.
Revisor’s bill, filled with technical changes, passed by House
By Ricky Campbell
Packed with technical and grammar changes, the annual revisor's bill is going to the governor.
Supplemental budget conference committee works late for more agreement
By HPIS Staff
More than a week after first convening, the omnibus supplemental budget conference committee met again Wednesday evening to try and reach agreement on the final articles of HF4099/SF3656* – a compilation of many of this session’s major omnibus bills.
‘Jake’s Bill’ aims to end opioid addiction through education
By Rachel Kats
Introduced in March 2017 by Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein (DFL-New Brighton) and Sen. Carolyn Laine (DFL-Columbia Heights), HF2470/SF2259, aims to stop the cycle of opioid misuse and addiction through education.
House passes greater protection plan for all hospital workers, firefighters
By Mike Cook
Firefighters and emergency medical personnel trying to help someone can be put in a tough spot when that victim or patient lashes out.
Passed by House, bill aims to ensure peace officers can be armed
By Mike Cook
Ensuring peace officers have all available tools to keep the public safe is the goal of a bill proffered by Rep. Matt Grossell (R-Clearbrook).
Increasing penalty for assaulting cop passed by House
By Mike Cook
HF3610 would increase the penalty for assaulting a peace officer from a gross misdemeanor to a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
House passes plan to make changes governing vehicle dealers, deputy registrars
By Jonathan Avise
Provisions governing deputy registrars and motor vehicle dealers in Minnesota could be streamlined under a bill passed Wednesday by the House.
MMB may be required to provide more data when submitting state employee contracts
By Melissa Turtinen
Minnesota Management and Budget may be required to submit certain information about collective bargaining agreements to the Legislature.
House gives notaries public bill its stamp of approval
By Ricky Campbell
Minnesotans could apply to become online notaries public and complete that work remotely.
In an effort to join a nationwide push to update the laws governing notaries, the H...
