Week in Review: April 1-5

Several omnibus bills began moving through the House over the last few days, and next Friday’s third deadline – by when committees must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills – should add even more momentum.

The House Ways and Means Committee has already scheduled meetings each day next week to debate omnibus bills, beginning Monday with the education, jobs and energy bills. Expect some long days as the Legislature approaches its final committee deadline and the beginning of the Easter/Passover break.

As a reminder, legislators must complete their work by May 20. That’s six weeks from Monday.

But before we look ahead, however, 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

Ag division lurches past CWD stumbling block to approve omnibus bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13875

Stepped-up confinement at deer farms, fighting chronic wasting disease aims of ag omnibus bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13863

CIVIL LAW

Omnibus judiciary bill would fund increase in judge salaries, justice programs

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13877

More funding sought for drug courts to ‘change the trajectory of peoples’ lives’

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13871

EDUCATION

Division OKs ‘aspirational’ omnibus education finance bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13876

Starting Line: How’s your cursive handwriting?

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13859

Omnibus education finance bill proposes $900 million in added investments

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13857

ELECTIONS

Republicans charge elections bill breaks nonpartisan norm

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13870

EMPLOYMENT

Omnibus jobs bill approved and sent to House Ways and Means Committee

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13882

Jobs omnibus focuses on helping people get out of poverty, to benefit both individuals and state

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13861

ENERGY

Energy and climate division approves its finance bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13874

Energy and climate division lays out its proposed appropriations

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13862

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Omnibus environment bill gets division OK; heads to House Ways and Means Committee

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13880

What would the Clean Water and Parks and Trails funds fund? House legacy division weighs in

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13872

Environment and natural resources funding could increase by nearly $80 million

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13865

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

House passes bill to help reunify families, now to Senate

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13881

Health and human services omnibus highlights focus on prevention and equity

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13866

HIGHER EDUCATION

Tuition freeze part of unveiled omnibus higher education finance bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13879

HOUSING

'Hoping for a miracle' to fix Minnesota's housing crisis

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13868

House approves addition of new lease requirements to state statute

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13858

MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans and military affairs omnibus bill moves to next stop

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13867

PUBLIC SAFETY

Public safety panel adds gun-control provisions before approving omnibus bill

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13884

Omnibus public safety bill headed for gun-control showdown

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13878

STATE GOVERNMENT

Walz, in first State of the State address, urges compromise

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13873

TAXES

Proposals would raise top tax rates for income, inheritance and capital gains

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13869

House Property and Local Tax Division’s report moves on to taxes committee

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13856

TRANSPORTATION

'Driver's licenses for all' bill passes House

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13885

Transportation division green-lights omnibus bill with gas tax, sales tax hikes

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13883

House DFL mirrors Walz plan for boosting transportation investment through gas, metro sales tax increase

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/13860