94th Minnesota Legislature
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The Ninety-fourth Minnesota Legislature is the upcoming meeting of the legislative branch of the state of Minnesota, composed of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives. It will convene in Saint Paul on January 14, 2025, following the November 2024 elections for the House as well as a special election for Senate District 45. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) held a one-seat majority in the Senate and a five-seat majority in the House in the previous legislature.
While the DFL retained control of the Senate, they lost 3 seats in the House to the Republicans, meaning the chamber is deadlocked at 67-67. This is only the second time in state history that the House is tied.[1]
Under HF 1830, which was passed in the first session of the 93rd Legislature and takes effect on January 13, 2025, the statutory definition of a "legislative day" will only include days "when either house of the legislature gives any bill a third reading, adopts a rule of procedure or organization, elects a university regent, confirms a gubernatorial appointment, or votes to override a gubernatorial veto."[2][3] This will exclude all committee meetings and votes, as well as first and second reading of any bill in floor session of either house, theoretically allowing for more legislative business to be conducted for more calendar days without violating the constitutional limit of legislative sessions to 120 legislative days every two years. The law also provides for a later start date for the session, moving it from the first to the second Monday in January.
Members
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Senate
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Notes
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[edit]- ^ "The year the House was tied, and how the two parties made peace … until they didn't - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Omnibus government bill proposes changes to definition of legislative day, altered session start date - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "New state flag, changes to 'legislative day' definition among measures adopted by state government, elections negotiators - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951–present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.