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
With clock ticking, bonding chairs lay out $330 million list of proposed local projects (5/14/2024 6:30:00 PM) Energy, agriculture and commerce conferees size up contrasts in House, Senate bills (5/14/2024 4:10:00 PM) House delays vote on putting equal rights constitutional amendment on 2026 ballot (5/14/2024 12:08:00 AM) Jobs conference committee’s tough task: solve ‘vast differences’ in bottom lines (5/13/2024 7:24:00 PM) Tenant-landlord bill agreement would protect domestic violence victims, omit prohibition of income discrimination (5/13/2024 3:19:00 PM) Week in Review: May 6-10 (5/10/2024 6:12:00 PM) Human services conferees start work of compromising on budget bills (5/10/2024 6:09:00 PM) Conference committee dives into transportation, labor, housing bill (5/10/2024 5:30:00 PM) Election conferees reach agreement on policy, budget provisions (5/10/2024 4:30:00 PM) House, Senate tax conferees convene to discuss differences (5/10/2024 2:44:00 PM) Conference committee begins work on supplemental education finance bill (5/10/2024 2:40:00 PM)
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TONIGHT: Conference Committee on HF5237
Tuesday, May 14 2024 5/14/2024 7:34 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF5237 (Youakim/Kunesh) Education supplemental budget bill.
- Article 11.
- Article 2.
- Article 3.
- Article 4.
- Article 5.
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee
Wednesday, May 15 2024 5/15/2024 9:00 AM
Watch: Live Event
Calendar for the Day – Friday, May 17.
2024-R24A Resolution on Facilities.
2024-R25A Resolution on Parking.
2024-R26 Resolution on the House Journal.
2024-P4D Per Diem Living Expenses during Interims Policy.
Conference Committee on HF4757
Wednesday, May 15 2024 5/15/2024 9:30 AM
Watch: Live Event
HF4757 (Stephenson/Port) Cannabis regulations modified.
- Discussion and adoption of the delete-everything amendment.
Session Daily Update
Wednesday, May 15 2024 5/15/2024 10:55 AM
Watch: Live Event
Updates from the House
House Floor Session
Wednesday, May 15 2024 5/15/2024 11:00 AM
Watch: Live Event
HF5363 (Frazier) Minnesota Paid Leave Law; paid leave provisions modified.
HF5274 (Stephenson) Gambling; sports betting and fantasy contests authorized; licenses established; local restrictions prohibited; sports betting and fantasy contest taxation provided; civil and criminal penalties provided; amateur sports grants provided; charitable gambling provided and lawful gambling tax rates modified; pari-mutuel horse racing provided; clarifying, conforming, and technical changes made; reports required; and money appropriated.
SF716 (Agbaje) Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act established, child welfare provisions modified, African American Child Well-Being Advisory Council established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF4273 (Finke) Rainbow flag bans prohibited.
Bill Introductions: HF5465-HF5470
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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