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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 12, 2026 MN SF 476 Establishes and Amends Various Provisions Related to State Human Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 26)
May 11, 2026 MN SF 476 Establishes and Amends Various Provisions Related to State Human Services Bill Passed - House (93 - 39)
May 7, 2026 MN SF 856 Establishes the Office of Inspector General to Oversee Public Funds Bill Passed - House (127 - 5)
May 4, 2026 MN SF 4067 Prohibits Assault-Style Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines and Establishes Other Regulations Related to Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
March 16, 2026 MN HF 3615 Extends Laboratory Testing Requirements for Cannabis and Hemp Products Bill Passed - House (100 - 34)
June 9, 2025 MN HF 5 Increases the Basic Education Formula Allowance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
June 9, 2025 MN HF 1 Repeals MinnesotaCare Eligibility for Undocumented Immigrants Age 18 or Older Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 16)
June 9, 2025 MN SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - House (96 - 37)
June 9, 2025 MN SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
June 9, 2025 MN HF 5 Increases the Basic Education Formula Allowance Bill Passed - House (97 - 36)
June 9, 2025 MN HF 1 Repeals MinnesotaCare Eligibility for Undocumented Immigrants Age 18 or Older Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 19, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 18)
May 19, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 31)
May 19, 2025 MN HF 2115 Establishes an Omnibus Human Services Policy Bill Bill Passed - House (124 - 10)
May 19, 2025 MN HF 2115 Establishes an Omnibus Human Services Policy Bill Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 8)
May 18, 2025 MN HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 21)
May 18, 2025 MN HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
May 7, 2025 MN HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
May 5, 2025 MN HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (109 - 25)
May 1, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Bill Passed - House (113 - 21)
April 29, 2025 MN HF 2309 Amends State Housing Policy Bill Passed - House (109 - 22)
April 25, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29)
April 25, 2025 MN HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Bill Passed - House (115 - 19)
April 10, 2025 MN HF 1355 Establishes New Regulations on Scuba Diving Gear Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 10)
April 3, 2025 MN HF 1355 Establishes New Regulations on Scuba Diving Gear Bill Passed - House
April 3, 2025 MN HF 341 Establishes Driving Without a License and Causing an Accident as a Gross Misdemeanor Violation Bill Passed - House (120 - 14)
March 20, 2025 MN SF 202 Amends State Partition Laws Bill Passed - House (119 - 12)
March 10, 2025 MN SF 1552 Amends Grain Buyers' Financial Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (123 - 10)
March 10, 2025 MN HF 23 Extends Whistleblower Protections for State Employees Who Report Fraud Bill Passed - House (133 - 0)
March 6, 2025 MN HF 13 Expands the Right to Use Reasonable Force in Self-Defense Bill Failed - House (66 - 66)
March 3, 2025 MN SF 1360 Increases the Speed Limit for Husbandry Vehicles to 35 Miles Per Hour Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 0)
March 3, 2025 MN HF 12 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating in Girls Sports Teams Bill Failed - House (66 - 67)
Feb. 27, 2025 MN HF 289 Establishes an Incentive Program for State Agencies to Save Money Bill Passed - House (133 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2025 MN HF 72 Prohibits Organizations From Spending State Funding on Political Causes Bill Passed - House (130 - 3)
May 19, 2024 MN HF 5216 Appropriates Funding for Public Safety and Judiciary and Civil Law Supplemental Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
May 19, 2024 MN HF 4757 Amends Previously Passed Recreational Law Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 32)
May 19, 2024 MN HF 4757 Amends Previously Passed Recreational Law Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 60)
May 18, 2024 MN HF 5216 Appropriates Funding for Public Safety and Judiciary and Civil Law Supplemental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 19)
May 18, 2024 MN SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
May 15, 2024 MN SF 3852 Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 59)
May 15, 2024 MN HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
May 15, 2024 MN HF 3438 Prohibits Mandatory Hidden Fees Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 31)
May 15, 2024 MN HF 5363 Amends State-Paid Family Leave Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
May 13, 2024 MN HF 4124 Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 24)
May 13, 2024 MN HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 63)
May 13, 2024 MN SF 3852 Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
May 13, 2024 MN HF 3438 Prohibits Mandatory Hidden Fees Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 57)
May 13, 2024 MN SF 4399 Amends and Updates Several State Human Service Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (60 - 7)
May 9, 2024 MN HF 4124 Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (115 - 13)
May 9, 2024 MN SF 4699 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - House (68 - 59)
May 9, 2024 MN HF 3488 Requires Compensation for Minor Social Media Influencers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
May 9, 2024 MN HF 2609 Increases the Penalty for Straw Gun Purchasing from a Gross Misdemeanor to a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
May 9, 2024 MN SF 4942 Increases Timeline Schedule for State Clean Energy Transition Bill Passed - House (68 - 59)
May 7, 2024 MN HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
May 7, 2024 MN HF 5247 Expands the Child Tax Credit and Establishes a Direct Tax Filing System Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 10)
May 7, 2024 MN HF 5216 Appropriates Funding for Public Safety and Judiciary and Civil Law Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (71 - 57)
May 7, 2024 MN HF 5299 Increases Funding Levels for State Higher Education Budgets Bill Passed - House (69 - 58)
May 7, 2024 MN HF 3431 Appropriates Funding for Veterans State Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 60)
May 6, 2024 MN HF 5242 Appropriates Funding for Investments in Railroad Safety and Public Transit Systems Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 31)
May 6, 2024 MN SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (70 - 59)
May 6, 2024 MN HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 30)
May 6, 2024 MN SF 4942 Increases Timeline Schedule for State Clean Energy Transition Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 30)
May 3, 2024 MN SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - House (74 - 52)
May 3, 2024 MN SF 4699 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 31)
May 3, 2024 MN HF 5247 Expands the Child Tax Credit and Establishes a Direct Tax Filing System Bill Passed - House (68 - 60)
May 3, 2024 MN HF 2609 Increases the Penalty for Straw Gun Purchasing from a Gross Misdemeanor to a Felony Bill Passed - House (71 - 59)
May 3, 2024 MN HF 4411 Increases Various Election Security Measures for Local Government Bill Passed - House (83 - 44)
May 2, 2024 MN HF 4300 Establishes Firearm Safe Storage Requirements Bill Passed - House (68 - 64)
May 1, 2024 MN HF 2476 Amends and Reforms State Child Protection System Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
May 1, 2024 MN HF 5242 Appropriates Funding for Investments in Railroad Safety and Public Transit Systems Bill Passed - House (69 - 60)
May 1, 2024 MN HF 3488 Requires Compensation for Minor Social Media Influencers Bill Passed - House (103 - 26)
May 1, 2024 MN HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
April 30, 2024 MN HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 61)
April 30, 2024 MN SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
April 29, 2024 MN SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/12 SF 476 Establishes and Amends Various Provisions Related to State Human Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 26)
5/11 SF 476 Establishes and Amends Various Provisions Related to State Human Services Bill Passed - House (93 - 39)
5/07 SF 856 Establishes the Office of Inspector General to Oversee Public Funds Bill Passed - House (127 - 5)
5/04 SF 4067 Prohibits Assault-Style Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines and Establishes Other Regulations Related to Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
3/16 HF 3615 Extends Laboratory Testing Requirements for Cannabis and Hemp Products Bill Passed - House (100 - 34)
6/09 HF 5 Increases the Basic Education Formula Allowance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
6/09 HF 1 Repeals MinnesotaCare Eligibility for Undocumented Immigrants Age 18 or Older Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 16)
6/09 SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - House (96 - 37)
6/09 SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
6/09 HF 5 Increases the Basic Education Formula Allowance Bill Passed - House (97 - 36)
6/09 HF 1 Repeals MinnesotaCare Eligibility for Undocumented Immigrants Age 18 or Older Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/19 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 18)
5/19 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 31)
5/19 HF 2115 Establishes an Omnibus Human Services Policy Bill Bill Passed - House (124 - 10)
5/19 HF 2115 Establishes an Omnibus Human Services Policy Bill Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 8)
5/18 HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 21)
5/18 HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
5/07 HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
5/05 HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (109 - 25)
5/01 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Bill Passed - House (113 - 21)
4/29 HF 2309 Amends State Housing Policy Bill Passed - House (109 - 22)
4/25 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29)
4/25 HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Bill Passed - House (115 - 19)
4/10 HF 1355 Establishes New Regulations on Scuba Diving Gear Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 10)
4/03 HF 1355 Establishes New Regulations on Scuba Diving Gear Bill Passed - House
4/03 HF 341 Establishes Driving Without a License and Causing an Accident as a Gross Misdemeanor Violation Bill Passed - House (120 - 14)
3/20 SF 202 Amends State Partition Laws Bill Passed - House (119 - 12)
3/10 SF 1552 Amends Grain Buyers' Financial Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (123 - 10)
3/10 HF 23 Extends Whistleblower Protections for State Employees Who Report Fraud Bill Passed - House (133 - 0)
3/06 HF 13 Expands the Right to Use Reasonable Force in Self-Defense Bill Failed - House (66 - 66)
3/03 SF 1360 Increases the Speed Limit for Husbandry Vehicles to 35 Miles Per Hour Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 0)
3/03 HF 12 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating in Girls Sports Teams Bill Failed - House (66 - 67)
2/27 HF 289 Establishes an Incentive Program for State Agencies to Save Money Bill Passed - House (133 - 0)
2/27 HF 72 Prohibits Organizations From Spending State Funding on Political Causes Bill Passed - House (130 - 3)
5/19 HF 5216 Appropriates Funding for Public Safety and Judiciary and Civil Law Supplemental Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
5/19 HF 4757 Amends Previously Passed Recreational Law Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 32)
5/19 HF 4757 Amends Previously Passed Recreational Law Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 60)
5/18 HF 5216 Appropriates Funding for Public Safety and Judiciary and Civil Law Supplemental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 19)
5/18 SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
5/15 SF 3852 Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 59)
5/15 HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
5/15 HF 3438 Prohibits Mandatory Hidden Fees Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 31)
5/15 HF 5363 Amends State-Paid Family Leave Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
5/13 HF 4124 Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 24)
5/13 HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 63)
5/13 SF 3852 Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
5/13 HF 3438 Prohibits Mandatory Hidden Fees Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 57)
5/13 SF 4399 Amends and Updates Several State Human Service Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (60 - 7)
5/09 HF 4124 Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (115 - 13)
5/09 SF 4699 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - House (68 - 59)
5/09 HF 3488 Requires Compensation for Minor Social Media Influencers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
5/09 HF 2609 Increases the Penalty for Straw Gun Purchasing from a Gross Misdemeanor to a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
5/09 SF 4942 Increases Timeline Schedule for State Clean Energy Transition Bill Passed - House (68 - 59)
5/07 HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
5/07 HF 5247 Expands the Child Tax Credit and Establishes a Direct Tax Filing System Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 10)
5/07 HF 5216 Appropriates Funding for Public Safety and Judiciary and Civil Law Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (71 - 57)
5/07 HF 5299 Increases Funding Levels for State Higher Education Budgets Bill Passed - House (69 - 58)
5/07 HF 3431 Appropriates Funding for Veterans State Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 60)
5/06 HF 5242 Appropriates Funding for Investments in Railroad Safety and Public Transit Systems Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 31)
5/06 SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (70 - 59)
5/06 HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 30)
5/06 SF 4942 Increases Timeline Schedule for State Clean Energy Transition Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 30)
5/03 SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - House (74 - 52)
5/03 SF 4699 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 31)
5/03 HF 5247 Expands the Child Tax Credit and Establishes a Direct Tax Filing System Bill Passed - House (68 - 60)
5/03 HF 2609 Increases the Penalty for Straw Gun Purchasing from a Gross Misdemeanor to a Felony Bill Passed - House (71 - 59)
5/03 HF 4411 Increases Various Election Security Measures for Local Government Bill Passed - House (83 - 44)
5/02 HF 4300 Establishes Firearm Safe Storage Requirements Bill Passed - House (68 - 64)
5/01 HF 2476 Amends and Reforms State Child Protection System Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
5/01 HF 5242 Appropriates Funding for Investments in Railroad Safety and Public Transit Systems Bill Passed - House (69 - 60)
5/01 HF 3488 Requires Compensation for Minor Social Media Influencers Bill Passed - House (103 - 26)
5/01 HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
4/30 HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 61)
4/30 SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
4/29 SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
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