The DFL trifecta-led Legislature made myriad changes across a spectrum of state topics in 2023.
Paid Family and Medical Leave. Abortion rights. Free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students. A $260 one-time rebate check to low- and middle-income Minnesotans. Record investments in housing. Recreational cannabis. Driver’s licenses for all. Gas and sales tax increases for transportation purposes.
To do so, much of a projected record $17.5 billion budget surplus was needed as the state budget grew to an all-time high of $72 billion for the current biennium, which ends June 30, 2025.
As for 2024?
“We’ll continue, as we did last year, focusing on the things (Minnesotans) care about the most which is strong public education, affordable health care and then economic security for their families,” House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) said in a Wednesday interview. Read more
Transportation policy bill flies through conference committee (4/25/2024 5:46:00 PM) Labor, industry conferees begin work on striking agreement (4/25/2024 3:00:00 PM) With finish line in mind, ways and means committee melds eight supplemental spending bills into three (4/25/2024 12:12:00 PM) House workforce panel approves proposed updates to paid leave law (4/25/2024 10:32:00 AM) Bill to update law around family court proceedings about ‘what’s best for the kids’ (4/24/2024 6:22:37 PM) House passes protections for renters embroiled in utility disputes (4/24/2024 6:09:00 PM) Education policy conference committee lays out differences in House, Senate bills (4/24/2024 5:58:00 PM) Northern MN helium discovery prompts proposed regulatory framework for gas, oil production (4/24/2024 2:57:00 PM) Week in Review: April 15-19 (4/19/2024 4:17:00 PM) House Taxes Committee sends its final bill onward (4/19/2024 4:03:00 PM) Health panel approves supplemental budget bill; next stop, ways and means (4/19/2024 2:50:00 PM)
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Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 8:30 AM
Watch: Live Event
- Update from the State Board of Investment.
- Informational Item: SF1386 (McEwen) Restoring augmentation to retirement annuities for members who left public employment before January 1, 2019, when vested but not yet at retirement age.
- Action Item: Resolution directing the executive directors of MSRS, PERA, TRA, and Saint Paul Teachers to correct errors as provided in current law, as amended by Article 8, Section 12, of the 2024 Pension and Retirement Policy and Supplemental Budget Bill.
- Discussion: Pension options for public safety and public safety adjacent positions in the PERA General Plan such as 911 telecommunicators, probation and parole officers, and county child support agents.
- Projects and work groups for the 2024-2025 legislative interim.
Session Daily Update
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 10:55 AM
Watch: Live Event
Updates from the House
House Floor Session
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 11:00 AM
Watch: Live Event
SF3204 (Olson, L.) Public employees insurance program modifications made.
HF4247 (Liebling) Transfer care specialist registration established, behavior analysts licensure established, veterinary technician and veterinary institutional license established, veterinary supervision provisions modified, specialty dentist licensure and dental assistant licensure modified, physician assistant collaboration additional requirements removed, social worker provisional licensure modified, guest licensure established for marriage and family therapists, pharmacy provisions modified, and money appropriated.
HF3567 (Hollins) Assisted reproduction rights and responsibilities updated, surrogacy agreement requirements created, and recordkeeping and information sharing provided for genetic donation.
HF4444 (Greenman) Misclassification of employees prohibited, penalties imposed, and data classified.
HF4300 (Becker-Finn) Firearm safe storage standards established and criminal penalties provided for failing to meet those standards.
HF601 (Her) Lost and stolen firearms required to be reported promptly to law enforcement.
HF2609 (Berg) Gun trafficking investigations and firearm seizures report required by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Violent Crime Enforcement Teams, trigger activator definition amended, and transferring firearms to persons who are ineligible to possess firearms penalties increased.
HF3757 (Demuth) Felony offense established for reporting a fictitious emergency and directing the emergency response to the home of other individuals, and conforming change made.
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF5363 (Frazier) Minnesota Paid Leave Law; paid leave provisions modified.
HF5381 (Youakim) Department of Education Office of the Inspector General authority expanded.
Conference Committee on SF3852*
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
Committee will meet at 1 p.m., or at the call of the Chair.
SF3852 (Nelson, M./McEwen) Labor policy bill.
- Adopt remaining provisions.
- Potential adoption of Conference Committee Report.
House Capital Investment Committee
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF5220 (Lee, F.) Capital investment bonding bill.
- Walk-through of the delete-all amendment.
House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, April 29 2024 4/29/2024 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF5247 (Gomez) Taxes supplemental budget bill.
HF4411 (Freiberg) Elections supplemental budget bill.
HF3449 (Hassan) Workforce development supplemental budget bill.
HF5205 (Hassan) Economic development supplemental budget bill.
•HF3449 and HF5205 will be merged into one Jobs supplemental budget bill, using HF5205 as the primary vehicle.
Bill Introductions: HF5424-HF5426
2024 Session
The 2024 legislative session must end by May 20. The 2025 session will begin Jan. 14, 2025.
2024 committee deadlines
Member retirements
The Legislative Reference Library maintains a list of members not seeking re-election in 2024.
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