Special session called for Minnesota legislature

Minnesota legislators will return to St. Paul on Monday, June 9, for a one-day special session. Gov. Tim Walz issued a proclamation on Friday to call the session.

The proclamation comes as per an agreement the governor signed with leaders from both parties in the House and Senate. The agreement established which specific bills will be discussed at Monday’s session. The session will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, and the legislators will have until 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10 to pass the bills identified in the agreement.

When the legislative session ended in May, many bills, including budget bills, were left unsettled. Since that time, committees from both the House and Senate have been working to prepare the remaining bills for passage during a special session.

Members of the House will consider bills related to:

• Modifying MinnesotaCare for undocumented adults
• Health and Human Services policy and appropriations for children and family programs
• Commerce and consumer protection policy and appropriations
• Human services appropriations
• Education policy and appropriations
• Transportation finance and policy
• Capitol investment
• Taxes and local aids
• Data centers

State senators will consider bills concerning:

• Environment and natural resources
• Jobs, labor, economic development policy and appropriations
• Higher education policy and finance
• Energy, utilities, environment and climate policy and appropriations
• Technical revisor corrections

Because these bills have been worked on in committee, part of the agreement also limits any further amendments from legislators, unless the legislative leaders and Walz agree to consider the amendment.

The legislature has until the end of June to pass a budget. If they are unable to do so, there will be a partial government shutdown.

Walz expressed optimism over the agreement and the work of the committees to prepare the bills before the special session. He said, “It is the result of hundreds of hours of good-faith, bipartisan debate on the best ways to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of Minnesotans. While all sides had to make concessions in order to reach a compromise, I’m grateful to our legislative partners for their collaboration and dedication to moving Minnesota forward.”

Kirsten Wisniewski June 7, 2025