Legislative Updates

3/12/2024

Deadline Week Approaches

The hectic pace of being a little over a week out from the combined first and second deadline, March 22, where bills must be acted upon favorably in both the House and Senate, can be felt.

3/5/2024

Budget Update, Additional Surplus for Current Biennium

The headline from last week would be the release of the updated economic forecast. The news was cautiously optimistic in that the forecast was slightly better than expected in December.

2/27/2024

Precinct Caucuses Tonight with an Updated Budget Forecast on Thursday

There will be a pair of non-legislative events this week that may help shape the remainder of this Session.

2/20/2024

Lawmakers Return to St. Paul

The 2024 Legislative Session has officially commenced. Some committees hit the ground running, taking up key issues on the first day that have been percolating over the summer and fall.

5/23/2023

2023 Legislative Session Comes to a Close

While the session did not end days early, which was the original stated goal, they did manage to adjourned with about 2 hours to spare, an exceedingly rare feat in recent history during a budget year.

5/16/2023

Final Week of Legislative Session

We’re nearing the end of session, with the constitutional deadline for adjournment on Monday, May 22.

5/9/2023

With Two Weeks to Go, Still Much to Do on the Budget, Taxes, and Bonding

Last week the Jobs, Economic Development and Labor Conference Committee met to walk through a side-by-side comparison of the Senate and House bills.

5/2/2023

Conference Committee Week at the Capitol

This is the week of the conference committee. Leadership has given committee chairs and conferees until the end of the week to iron out their differences.

4/25/2023

House Passes Economic and Workforce Development Omnibus Budget Bill

The House took up the Economic Development, Workforce and Labor and Industry Omnibus bill late into the evening yesterday, passing it off the floor on a partisan line vote.

4/18/2023

Omnibus Bills Move to the Floor, House Tax Bill Released

This week the House Tax Committee unveiled their Omnibus Bill