2026 Legislative Session - Week 7

April 7, 2026

The legislature was on their Easter/Passover break last week and is set to reconvene on April 7. When the legislature returns, the Senate is planning to take up a package of ICE-related proposals as well as gun-control provisions. Don’t expect the House to do the same. Lawmakers will also begin working on appropriation bills as they have given themselves a deadline of April 17 to get major appropriation and finance bills through the House and Senate committees. The legislature has a mandated adjournment date of May 18 for the 2026 legislative session.   
 

Significant Upcoming Hearings  

Wednesday 4/8/26
Senate Tax Committee  
Agenda:

  • Review of the Department of Revenue 2026 Tax Incidence Study
  • SF4690 (Rest) Various individual income and corporate franchise taxes and property taxes policy and technical changes provisions modifications, obsolete JOBZ provisions removal provision, and other miscellaneous tax provisions modifications. This is the Department of Revenue's policy bill that is intended to clean up unused provisions of statute.  

House Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Committee  
Agenda:

  • HF4477 (Xiong) Minnesota business recovery loan program established, report required, and money appropriated

Additional hearings are likely to be posted throughout the week.

Key Bills We’re Watching 
  • SF3695 (Port) Federal immigration enforcement operation economic impact study requirement provision and appropriation.  
  • SF3608 (Rest) Requirements modification for return of excess tax increments
  • HF3663/SF4212 (Jones/McEwen) State Building Code; funding provided for competitive grants to assist municipalities with streamlining State Energy Code compliance report required, and money appropriated.
  • SF3664/HF3732 (Champion/Pinto) – Agency policy bill  
  • HF3843/SF4427 (Baker/Housley) Requires a sub-committee of the Workforce Development Board to make recommendations for appropriations from the Workforce Development Fund.
  • SF3839/HF3806 (Port/Howard) Housing infrastructure bond issue and appropriation
  • HF3600 (Perryman) – Competitive selection processes modified for certain housing development programs.  
  • SF4123/HF3895 (Port/Igo) Zoning authority of local governments over certain housing types limited.
  • SF4158/HF4602 (Jasinski/Skraba) BDPI bond issue and appropriation  
  • HF4077/SF4379 (Greenman/Maye Quade) Municipalities prohibition from entering into nondisclosure agreements. This bill was sent to the General Register in the House and Judiciary Committee in the Senate. 
  • HF4097/SF4272 (Frazier/Pha) Adds $2 million in additional funding for the Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program.
  • HF4342/SF4527 (Frazier/Pha) Relief program for small businesses negatively impacted by federal enforcement activity established, report required, and money appropriated.
  • SF4535/HF4477 (Champion/Xiong) Minnesota business recovery loan program establishment and appropriation 
  • SF4690 (Rest) Various individual income and corporate franchise taxes and property taxes policy and technical changes provisions modifications, obsolete JOBZ provisions removal provision, and other miscellaneous tax provisions modifications