Week in Review: April 16-20

When lawmakers return to work Monday they will have 28 days until the constitutional deadline for the Legislature to adjourn.

With House Floor sessions likely Monday through Thursday next week — and maybe Friday — and regular committees winding down their work, long floor debates, the probable start of conference committee meetings and less predictable schedules is about to begin.

But before looking too far ahead, let’s look back at what you may have missed this week.

Check out the latest gallery from House Photography and stay up-to-date on House news and updates throughout the week at Session Daily.

AGRICULTURE

House passes bill prohibiting new nitrogen rules, Dayton promises veto

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13249

Mental health and farm loans the focus of omnibus ag finance bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13258

BONDING

$33 million bonding request would help fund conservation efforts on private land

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13262

CIVIL LAW

House passes bill giving unmarried parents in child custody cases new opportunity

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13251

EDUCATION

Improving school safety part of wide-ranging education finance bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13264

Education panel OKs omnibus finance bill that includes special ed funding

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13272

EMPLOYMENT

Lawmakers consider capping minimum wage for tipped employees

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13253

ENERGY

Bill would offer ‘regulatory certainty’ to Xcel Energy’s nuclear power plants

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13254

Omnibus bill includes funding for broadband, dozens of policy provisions

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13271

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Omnibus bill would spend Legacy funds on more than 60 projects, grants

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13252

Omnibus environment bill carries controversial rice water legislation

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13267

Environment committee moves omnibus bill forward with split voice vote

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13273

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

House committee approves omnibus health finance bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13278

Agencies pan omnibus health bill’s approach to elder abuse

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13270

Starting Line: Making it easier to access information on family child care

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13245

Bipartisan concerns raised about amendment to opioid crisis bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13255

HIGHER EDUCATION

Committee OKs omnibus higher ed bill focused on enhancing cybersecurity programming

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13269

Omnibus higher education bill aims, in part, to enhance cybersecurity education

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13260

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

House OKs bill to increase sealed bidding threshold for city contracts

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13250

MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Minnesota may recognize Korean War veterans with ribbons, medallions

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13246

Focused on veterans — not politics — division hears 24 bills in 2018

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13248

PUBLIC SAFETY

Public safety committee OKs omnibus bill that includes protester penalty provision

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13265

Protester penalties, tougher sex misconduct punishment in omnibus public safety bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13257

STATE GOVERNMENT

Administration says there’s trouble ahead with omnibus state government finance bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13268

Thissen appointed to state Supreme Court, will resign Friday

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13256

New veterans homes, cybersecurity and making agencies pay for MNLARS in omnibus state gov’t finance bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13263

Safe at Home program technical changes passed by House

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13274

TAXES

Property tax division report would cut aid to sanctuary cities

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13280

Taxes committee is (predictably) divided on governor’s bill

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13259

Lawmakers believe pipelines will follow tax exemptions

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13247

TRANSPORTATION

House transportation panel advances omnibus finance package

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13277

Lack of MNLARS funding in omnibus transportation finance bill cause for MN.IT concern

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13266

More aid to state highways, local roads proposed in omnibus transportation finance package

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13261

State law could require motorists to move over for emergency vehicles in more situations

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13276

House OK’s aid to deputy registrars hit hard by MNLARS woes

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13275