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Plenty for MN lawmakers to do in 2021, with pandemic response still a top priority

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With a looming state budget deficit and increased wants from many, the 2021 legislative session won’t be easy.

Coronavirus isn’t helping either — both with dollars and operations.

But the work must be done.

“We need to have a strong pandemic response and we need to have a very strong economic security approach to providing the basics in families’ financial lives in Minnesota coming out of this pandemic,” said House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (DFL-Golden Valley).

House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) agrees Minnesota’s pandemic response and economic recovery are amongst key issues legislators must address.

“I’d like to see the Legislature rise to the level of performance that this pandemic and the response to this pandemic call for, and really match the governor and show him that we’re here, we’re ready to lead, we’ve got the right ideas to get Minnesota through this,” he said. Read our full preview of the new legislative session at Session Daily

Session Daily

Week in Review: April 26–30 (4/30/2021 1:22:00 PM)
House passes bill aiming to combat ‘appraisal bias’ in real estate valuations (4/29/2021 7:55:42 PM)
Aiming to expand mental health services, House passes bill to join interstate compact (4/29/2021 7:24:00 PM)
House OKs changes to DECC bylaw terminology, competitive bidding requirements (4/29/2021 7:14:00 PM)
Powerball, other lottery winners could keep names private via bill going to governor (4/29/2021 6:56:00 PM)
Plan to extend eviction ban beyond COVID-19 emergency passes House (4/29/2021 6:56:00 PM)
House, Senate versions of omnibus jobs bill differ on employment, business issues (4/28/2021 5:51:23 PM)
Conference committee work gets underway on omnibus higher ed bill (4/28/2021 5:26:11 PM)
Education committee considers bill to increase school integration (4/27/2021 7:16:00 PM)
Legislation headed to House Floor ‘takes down the temperature’ in traffic stops, sponsor says (4/27/2021 5:47:00 PM)
House passes $7.8 million in funding for police response to civil unrest (4/27/2021 3:19:00 PM)

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    Event Schedule

    Joint hearing of the House Health Finance and Policy Committee and the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee
    Saturday, May 1 2021 5/1/2021 2:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF600 (Winkler) Omnibus cannabis bill.
    *Items may be added/removed.


    Conference Committee on HF1952
    Monday, May 3 2021 5/3/2021 9:00 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    *The meeting will be from 9am to 12pm.
    HF1952 (Nelson, M./Kiffmeyer) Omnibus state government finance bill.
    - Walk-through of side-by-side and spreadsheets.
    - If time permits, start of public testimony.


    Conference Committee on HF1077
    Monday, May 3 2021 5/3/2021 9:00 AM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF1077 (Hausman/Draheim) Omnibus housing finance and policy bill.
    - Walk-through of the fiscal spreadsheet and side-by-side.
    - Testimony.


    Conference Committee on HF1684
    Monday, May 3 2021 5/3/2021 1:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF1684 (Hornstein/Newman) Omnibus transportation finance bill.
    - Introductions.
    - Overview of fiscal spreadsheet and side-by-side.
    - Agenda items may be added or removed.


    Conference Committee on HF991
    Monday, May 3 2021 5/3/2021 1:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF991 (Marquart/Nelson) Omnibus tax bill.
    - Introductions.
    - Walk-through of side-by-side from House Research and Senate Counsel staff.
    - Walk-through of combined spreadsheet by House Fiscal and Senate Fiscal staff.


    Conference Committee on HF1065
    Monday, May 3 2021 5/3/2021 1:00 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    HF1065 (Davnie/Chamberlain) Omnibus education finance bill.
    - Introductions.
    - Other agenda items to be determined.


    Session Daily Update
    Monday, May 3 2021 5/3/2021 4:25 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    Updates from the House.


    House Floor Session
    Monday, May 3 2021 5/3/2021 4:30 PM
    Watch: Live Event
    House Floor Session

    News and Notes

    Bill Introductions: HF2576-HF2585

     

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