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Lawmakers return to St. Paul for 2024 session — what can Minnesotans expect?

The DFL trifecta-led Legislature made myriad changes across a spectrum of state topics in 2023.

Paid Family and Medical LeaveAbortion rightsFree breakfast and lunch for all K-12 studentsA $260 one-time rebate check to low- and middle-income MinnesotansRecord investments in housingRecreational cannabisDriver’s licenses for allGas 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

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Event Schedule

March 28 through April 1: No meetings scheduled due to Easter recess
Thursday, March 28 2024 3/28/2024 8:00 AM
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No meetings scheduled due to Easter recess

APRIL 2: Session Daily Update
Tuesday, April 2 2024 4/2/2024 11:55 AM
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Updates from the House.

APRIL 2: House Floor Session
Tuesday, April 2 2024 4/2/2024 12:00 PM
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House Floor Session.


News and Notes

Bill Introductions: HF5140-HF5174

2024 Session

The 2024 legislative session must end by May 20. The 2025 session will begin Jan. 14, 2025.

2024 religious recesses

  • Easter: 5 p.m. March 27 until noon on April 2
  • Eid: 5 p.m. April 9 until noon on April 11
  • Passover: April 22-23, activity to resume at noon on April 24 

2024 committee deadlines

  • March 22: Committees in both bodies must act favorably on bills that are not major appropriation or finance bills
  • April 19: Committees in both bodies must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills

Member retirements

The Legislative Reference Library maintains a list of members not seeking re-election in 2024.

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