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 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
Session Daily
House passes cannabis legislation aiming to speed up retail sales (4/18/2024 7:35:00 PM) Wide-ranging human services supplemental budget bill clears house panel (4/18/2024 7:20:00 PM) Health supplemental budget bill grows to $43 million through reappropriations, additional resources (4/18/2024 6:13:00 PM) Committee OKs agriculture bill funding nitrate treatment, allowing fertilizer research council to sunset (4/18/2024 5:54:00 PM) Labor committee advances supplemental finance bill (4/18/2024 3:44:00 PM) Committee OK’s transportation policy, budget bill (4/18/2024 3:26:00 PM) Repeal of ban on plastic bag ordinances, limited spending included in state and local government bill that clears committee (4/18/2024 3:16:00 PM) Judiciary panel advances $36 million bill to boost pay, expand restorative justice programs (4/18/2024 1:35:00 PM) Panel approves higher education finance bill with help for students who’ve experienced foster care (4/18/2024 1:18:00 PM) Children and families budget bill gets go-ahead from House panel (4/18/2024 12:37:00 PM) Economic panel approves $10.22 million supplemental finance bill (4/18/2024 8:17:15 AM)
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Event Schedule
House Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, April 19 2024 4/19/2024 8:30 AM
Watch: Live Event
HF5205 (Hassan) Workforce development supplemental budget bill.
- Mark-up and vote.
House Health Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, April 19 2024 4/19/2024 9:30 AM
Watch: Live Event
HF4571 (Liebling) Health supplemental budget bill.
- Mark-up and vote.
House Taxes Committee
Friday, April 19 2024 4/19/2024 1:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
HF5247 (Gomez) Tax bill.
- Mark-up.
HF5237 (Youakim) Education supplemental budget bill.
Monday and Tuesday, April 22-23: No meetings scheduled due to Passover recess
Monday, April 22 2024 4/22/2024 8:00 AM
Watch: Live Event
* No meetings scheduled due to Passover recess *
APRIL 24: Session Daily Update
Wednesday, April 24 2024 4/24/2024 1:55 PM
Watch: Live Event
Updates from the House.
APRIL 24: House Floor Session
Wednesday, April 24 2024 4/24/2024 2:00 PM
Watch: Live Event
SF4579 (Hollins) Single-metered utility service in residential buildings regulations and provisions modifications.
HF4661 (Wolgamott) Technical and policy changes made to workers' compensation hearing provisions, and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals related provisions modified.
HF3800 (Norris) Organization and operation of housing cooperatives for seniors, low and moderate income people, limited equity cooperatives and leasing cooperatives for designated members provided.
HF3204 (Moller) Domestic relations; parenting time provisions modified.
HF2895 (Scott) Judiciary; spousal maintenance modified.
HF3304 (Wiens) Public safety; military veteran sentencing report required.
News and Notes
Bill Introductions: HF5391-HF5404
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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