Overview
- The Legislature, which adjourned Sunday night, left the Senate‑passed gun package (SF 4067) without a House vote after a 36‑hour DFL sit‑in and pleas from families affected by the Annunciation school shooting.
- Leaders and Gov. Tim Walz secured a rescue for Hennepin County Medical Center with $205 million in immediate aid plus a $500 million reserve for future draws, stabilizing the state’s main safety‑net trauma hospital.
- Lawmakers approved a roughly $1.2 billion bonding bill for infrastructure projects, one‑year cuts to vehicle license tab fees worth about $254 million, and a boost of roughly 15% for qualifying homestead property tax refunds.
- Capitol security upgrades won final passage with permanent weapons screening and a new State Patrol unit to investigate threats, while anti‑fraud measures expanded electronic visit verification for Medicaid and funded county IT overhauls to spot misuse.
- A bipartisan bill to curb addictive features on children’s social media accounts passed both chambers and now heads to the governor, as both parties signal that the stalled gun plan will be a centerpiece of the coming campaign.