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Minnesota House Fiinal Week in Review: May 10 – 18

WEEK IN REVIEW


A look back at what happened in the Minnesota House of Representatives the final week of the 2020 session

The 2020 regular legislative session came to an end in the early hours of May 18 as the House and Senate each adjourned sine die.

But lawmakers are far from finished with their work, as bonding, additional funding to battle COVID-19 and taxes are major issues that remain unresolved. There is already talk of a June special session and legislative leaders will be back at work Tuesday, when the recently formed Select Committee on Minnesota’s Pandemic Response and Rebuilding has a 12:30 p.m. meeting scheduled.

What happens next is anyone’s guess, but here’s what happened over the last week of the session.

Check out the latest gallery from House Photography and stay up-to-date on House news and updates throughout the week at Session Daily.

 

AGRICULTURE

House gives farmers, lenders more time to prevent foreclosures, repos
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15323
Omnibus supplemental agriculture finance bill receives unanimous House approval
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15322

House passes omnibus agriculture policy bill
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15312

BONDING

$2 billion bonding bill falls six votes short in House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15331

$2 billion bonding bill headed for House Floor vote
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15311

CIVIL LAW

House unanimously passes omnibus judiciary civil policy bill
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15321

Banks and credit unions could have more tools to protect vulnerable adults
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15320

House gives OK to changes in harassment laws deemed unconstitutional
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15314

EDUCATION

House passes omnibus education policy bill that includes anti-vaping measures
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15340

EMPLOYMENT

House passes bill allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to operate amusement rides
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15325

ENERGY

Fluorescents are out and LEDs in, if House-approved bill becomes law
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15335

Solar power, net zero goal part of omnibus energy package that passes House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15330

Cleaner, cheaper energy the aim of energy package passed in House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15309

Pared down Renewable Development Account bill headed to floor
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15306

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Wide-ranging environment policy, spending bill passed by House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15336

More than $100m OK’d for conservation projects in omnibus legacy bill
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15329

Minneapolis neighborhood takes fight with city to Legislature
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15326

Minnesota a signature away from becoming first state to ban TCE
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15319

Revised Legacy bill heads to House floor
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15310

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

House passes omnibus health care bill, sends it back to Senate
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15333

House OK’s amended COVID-19 Minnesota Fund deadline extension
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15313

HIGHER EDUCATION

Omnibus higher education policy bill heads to governor
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15337

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Cities and counties could receive part of more than $600 million in COVID relief
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15324

PUBLIC SAFETY

‘Modest’ public safety, corrections policy bill OK’d in House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15338

Early release, more rape kit testing part of $22 million public safety bill OK’d in House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15332

Ways and means committee adds appropriation amounts to public safety COVID-19 bill
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15318

Limitations on drone use, electronic warrants by law enforcement clear House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15317

House gives OK to bill mandating how cops conduct photo lineups
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15315

STATE GOVERNMENT

Socially distant but emotionally resonant — retirement speeches highlight friendships, look to future
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15342

As session ends, Legislature leaves much unresolved — but leaders say that could yet change
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15341

House approves adding hair provisions to definition of race in Human Rights Act
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15328

State grant extension due to COVID-19 gets passed by House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15327

Select committee formed to continue work on pandemic response following session
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15316

Pay raises are part of state employee contracts passed by a divided House
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15308

The year the House was tied, and how the two parties made peace … until they didn’t
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15307

TRANSPORTATION

Soon-to-expire MN driver’s licenses get reprieve under transportation package headed to governor
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15334

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