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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
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)
Date No. Title Outcome
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)

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