Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
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Path to compromise on omnibus environment bill as conference committee kicks off
By Nate Gotlieb
The process of reconciling the House and Senate versions of the omnibus environment and natural resources bill began Monday, with conferees hearing overviews of the proposals.
Conferees cultivate plan to resolve differences in agriculture and broadband legislation
By Tim Walker
Only $1.6 million separates the 2022-23 biennial spending requests in the House and Senate versions of the bill, which are $169.5 million and $167.9 million, respectively.
Conferees find House wants renewables, Senate health reinsurance
By Rob Hubbard
It’s not as much about how much money, but where to spend it. That’s the key difference House and Senate conferees are discussing in the omnibus commerce, consumer protection, and energy policy and finance bills that each chamber produced.
Differences in omnibus housing bills highlighted in first conference committee meeting
By Nate Gotlieb
The House version of the omnibus housing bill would increase protections for renters and bolster funding for state housing programs.
Public safety omnibus bill conferees start task of resolving major differences in policy provisions
By Tim Walker
The House and Senate have a $46 million difference in the amount each body proposes to fund the Department of Public Safety in the upcoming biennium.
Compromise on elections proposals, other measures needed as House, Senate start negotiations on omnibus state government bill
By Mike Cook
Provisions about who can vote, and where, and how ballots are tabulated are some of the differences between HF1952*/SF1831, the House and Senate omnibus state government finance bills.
Week in Review: April 26–30
By HPIS Staff
After a series of protracted floor sessions last week, there was just one this week as most of the major omnibus bills have now made their first trip through the House. The omni...
House passes bill aiming to combat ‘appraisal bias’ in real estate valuations
By Tim Walker
Rep. Ginny Klevorn (DFL-Plymouth) and Sen. Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) sponsor HF1768/SF1020*, which would aim to counteract the real estate valuation gap, also called “appraisal discrimination” or the “racial appraisal gap.”
Aiming to expand mental health services, House passes bill to join interstate compact
By Rachel Kats
Minnesota could join 15 other states as a member of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
House OKs changes to DECC bylaw terminology, competitive bidding requirements
By Mike Cook
Sponsored by Rep. Liz Olson (DFL-Duluth), HF1947 is a housekeeping bill that would update verbiage to better reflect current business practices and facility operations.
Powerball, other lottery winners could keep names private via bill going to governor
By Mike Cook
The House passed a bill that would add a lottery prizewinner's name to private information if the cash payment exceeds $10,000.
Plan to extend eviction ban beyond COVID-19 emergency passes House
By Nate Gotlieb
Sponsored by Rep. Alice Hausman (DFL-St. Paul) and Sen. Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake), HF12/SF1470* was passed, as amended, 70-62 Thursday and returned to the Senate.
House, Senate versions of omnibus jobs bill differ on employment, business issues
By Nate Gotlieb
There are key differences in the House and Senate omnibus jobs and economic development bills, HF1342/SF1098*, heard for the first time by a conference committee Wednesday.
Conference committee work gets underway on omnibus higher ed bill
By Rachel Kats
Conferees began reviewing the differences between the House and Senate versions of HF993/SF975* Wednesday.
Education committee considers bill to increase school integration
By Rachel Kats
HF2471, sponsored by Rep. Jim Davnie (DFL-Mpls), includes new proposals to increase integration in schools, build mechanisms for creating diverse charter schools, and would develop a new integration plan that includes charter schools.
