Sen. Melisa Franzen (SD49) Update: September 5, 2019

September, 2019

An interim update from your Senator

Dear Constituents and Friends,

As the summer comes to an end, I want to update you on my work during this busy interim. While session ended in May, representing our district is ongoing. It has been great to continue meeting with constituents and hearing about the issues that you care about most.

I am pleased to inform that I was appointed to the Task Force on Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research. I look forward to working to ensure that medical cannabis is both accessible and affordable.

I have included a sampling of the activities that I have attended during this busy interim and some of the events I plan to participate in the future.

Sen. Franzen attending the signing of the bipartisan wage theft law by Gov. Walz

For your convenience, I have also attached a summary of the new laws that were effective August 1st representing our work this past session. Notably, the wage theft law, the hands free driving law, and the law banning vaping in compliance with the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act.

Thank you for continuing to be in touch with your emails, calls and invitations. I encourage you to reach out with your ideas and priorities for next session. It is an honor to represent Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, and Minnetonka in the Minnesota State Senate.

Sincerely,

Melisa

LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

5/22: Town hall meeting
6/28: Plymouth Rotary Club
7/4: Edina 4th of July parade
7/9 and 7/10: HOPE Binational Fellowship Program
7/12: Lights for Liberty global vigil to end human detention camps
7/15: City of Bloomington legislative delegation meeting
7/18: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Community Conversation: Medicare for All

Edina Fourth of July Parade

Farm Fest with Congressman Dean Phillips

Constituent meeting on lymphedema

MN Senate Booth at Minnesota State Fair

Receiving the I-494 Commuter Services Award

Industrial Hemp Tour

7/19: Tour South Metro Public Safety Training Facility
8/2: Bloomington Chamber of Commerce
8/6: National Night Out
8/6 and 8/7: Farm Fest
Joint Meeting: Health and Human Services Finance and Policy; Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
8/13 Agenda: OIG and CCAP investigation; DHS’ subuxone over payment to tribes
9/4 Agenda: PMAP Procurement Process; Initial Launch of Preferred Drug List Implementation
8/27: Minnesota State Fair Senate Booth
8/28: Tour MnDOT Regional Transportation Management Center at Waters Edge
8/29: The Minnesota Latino Community Engagement Project
8/30: Tour Minnesota Hemp Farms, Inc.