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GMNP Update - May 16, 2025 |
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GMNP UPDATE - 5/16/2025 |
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Dear GMNP Members,
We're into the last few days of the 2025 regular legislative session, which is constitutionally-mandated to adjourn on May 19. Yesterday, leadership announced spending targets for the omnibus bills. You can find the details here.
Not all lawmakers have been pleased with the final agreement. The DFL came out of negotiations funding unemployment for summer school workers, but did not fund healthcare for undocumented Minnesotans, which has led to opposition from some DFL legislators. The next days will determine whether leadership can get their members on board and put up enough votes to pass the major omnibus budget bills.
Read on for updates on key GMNP priority bills and a comparison of the House and Senate versions we've seen so far. With time running out, we expect there to be a special session next week to wrap up a handful of major bills - including the omnibus Tax, HHS, and K-12 budget bills, as well as a potential bonding bill. The scope of those bills means that staff need more time to assemble them for a vote. Expect more details about agreements to be posted throughout the weekend as chairs strike deals.
As always, please reach out with any questions at darielle@gmnp.org or (612) 991-5744.
Sincerely,
Darielle Dannen Executive Director, Greater Minnesota Partnership |
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KEY GMNP BILLS |
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Housing Omnibus
The Housing omnibus conference committee met on May 8 to walk through their respective bills, then adjourned. The final spending target for housing is $15 million in FY26-27 and $3.8 million in FY28-29, which is something of a midpoint between the initial House and Senate targets. Chairs have begun closed-door meetings to work out their differences, so stay tuned as those deals are released today and this weekend. |
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Jobs Omnibus
The agreement for Jobs dictates $30 million in cuts for FY26-27 and $40 million in cuts for FY28-29. I've been told that they will be permitted to spend up to $25 million from the Workforce Development Account, a special revenue account, which may cushion the blow of the cuts. The chairs began meeting on Thursday evening, but there hasn't been much word of progress on fiscal decisions. The conference committee is meeting this afternoon to continue their work on policy provisions; Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar) will hold the gavel. We hope that fiscal decisions will take place over the weekend and that the conferees will come to an agreement before May 19. |
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Tax Omnibus
We expect the Tax omnibus bill to be one of the major bills that will need a special session to wrap up. |
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SIGNIFICANT HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK |
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Tuesday, May 13
Thursday, May 15
Friday, May 16
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HEARINGS & FLOOR SESSIONS |
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Click here for the combined legislative calendar, which includes committee materials and livestream links. Many hearings can also be found on YouTube.
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KEY DATES/COMMITTEE DEADLINES |
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Constitutional Adjournment Date - May 19th, 2025 |
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QUESTIONS? |
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If you have questions or want to discuss anything further, please feel free to reach out at darielle@gmnp.org or (651) 295-1908. |
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