After special sessions in June and July, an August one is on the calendar.
Gov. Tim Walz has issued a proclamation calling the Legislature back to St. Paul at noon Aug. 12, and he will extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days to help the state continue to respond to the pandemic.
This third special session of the summer is expected to be brief, legislative leaders say.
“In August, we will be selling bonds that were previously authorized,” House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) said at news conference earlier this week. “That means there will be a financial quiet period, which means the August special session will probably be a very quick in and out.” Continue reading.