Two weeks remaining in 2018 legislative session
With only two weeks left in the 2018 legislative session, lawmakers have much to do. Now that the House has passed their bonding bill out of the Capital Investment committee, that bill will make its way to the Ways and Means committee and then the House floor. The Senate has not yet released their bonding bill, but is expected soon. As shared earlier, the House bonding bill includes
$123 million for Minnesota State.
Today at the Capitol, the House Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance committee and the Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy committee will hold a joint meeting to recommend a nominee to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
Also today, the House Government Operations and Elections Policy committee will take up the omnibus pension bill. The Senate has already approved the bill by a bipartisan vote of 66-0. Governor Dayton supports the bill.
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This Week at the Capitol
Monday, May 7
9:30 a.m.
Joint Meeting: Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy and House Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chairs: Sen. Michelle L. Fischbach, Rep. Bud Nornes
Agenda: The Joint Committee will recommend a nominee for the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to be presented to a Joint Convention of the Legislature.
10:00 a.m.
House Government Operations and Elections Policy
Room: Basement Hearing Room
Chair: Rep. Tim O’Driscoll
Agenda: SF2620 (Tim O'Driscoll): Minnesota statewide and major local public employee retirement plan benefit and contribution changes made, and money appropriated.
10:15 a.m.
House Ways and Means
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda:
HF3424 (Johnson C.): Lease provisions modified, public land sale requirements modified, state park and forest additions and deletions provided, mixed uses authorized, and state land sales and conveyances of interest provided.
HF3463 (Petersburg): Motor vehicle titling and registration provisions modified.
HF3660 (Fenton): Terms of settlement between the state and 3M company implemented, and money appropriated.
Committee Documents:
11:30 a.m.
Senate in Session
12:00 p.m.
House in Session
Calendar for the Day:
SF3673 (Johnson, B.) Civil commitment discharge of persons committed as mentally ill and dangerous, sexually dangerous, or persons with a sexual psychopathic personality provisions modifications
SF3066 (Albright) Mental health provider provisions modified
HF3873 (Albright) Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals quorum requirements modified, workers' compensation judges salaries increased, use of reports filed modified, Office of Administrative Hearings and Department of Labor and Industry interim filing requirements coordinated, and money appropriated
SF2629 (Neu) Job training program requirements modified
HF3763 (Layman) Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund use limited
HF2746 (Zerwas) Health professionals permitted to authorize prescription eyeglasses using old lenses or last available prescription modified
HF3196 (Fenton) Step therapy protocol and override for prescription drug coverage established
HF3689 (Kiel) Birth defect information system changes made
HF2945 (Peterson) Intensive residential treatment service provider requirements modified
HF3015 (Quam) Correction order posting requirements for child care licensing modified
HF3403 (Peterson) Child care licensing provisions modified, and report required
SF2865 (McDonald) Physician Assistant Advisory Council member term limits eliminated
Tuesday, May 8
8:30 a.m.
Senate Taxes
Room: 15 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Roger Chamberlain
Agenda: TBA
Wednesday, May 9
3:00 p.m.
Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections
Room: 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Chair: Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer
Agenda: To be announced.
