HF1026 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Legislator compensation prohibited.

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This bill proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution specifically concerning the compensation of legislators. The main points of the bill include:

  1. Legislative Sessions and Schedules: It specifies that the Minnesota legislature should meet in regular session for no more than 120 legislative days every two years. The session must not extend beyond the first Monday following the third Saturday in May of any year.

  2. Organization Requirement for Compensation: If either the House or the Senate fails to organize on the legally prescribed day for commencing the legislative session, the members of that unorganized house will not receive compensation for any day that the house remains unorganized.

  3. Special Sessions: Special sessions can be called by the governor under extraordinary circumstances.

  4. Adjournments: Neither house can adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other, and they must not convene in any place other than where both houses are assembled.

The amendment proposed by the bill would be placed on the ballot for a general election in 2026. Voters will be asked if they agree to amend the Minnesota Constitution to prohibit legislator compensation when the Senate or House of Representatives is not organized as per the law. The proposed amendment aims to ensure timely organization and potentially encourage greater efficiency and accountability in the legislative process.

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Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 16, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toState Government Finance and Policy
February 23, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthor added