| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to the legislature; establishing a vote threshold for certain bills heard in a |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 standing committee of the legislature; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes, chapter 3. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [3.057] BILLS LAID OVER FOR INCLUSION IN OMNIBUS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) A bill must not be laid over for possible inclusion in a major finance or policy omnibus |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8bill by a standing committee chair unless approved by vote of at least two-thirds of the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9committee's membership. If sufficient committee membership does not approve that a bill |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10be laid over for possible inclusion in a major finance or policy omnibus bill: (1) the committee |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11may vote to refer the bill to another committee, refer the bill to the full body, or table the |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12bill; or (2) the chair may direct that no further action be taken on the bill. A bill that is tabled |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13or receives no further action due to a failed vote under this section must not be included in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14a subsequent delete-everything amendment or omnibus bill heard by the committee, unless |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15an amendment to do so is adopted by committee vote and the amendment includes only the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16policy items specific to the bill. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (b) The house of representatives and the senate must adopt procedural rules as necessary |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18to implement this section. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 20 | 20 | | REVISOR RSI/LJ 25-0090901/13/25 |
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| 21 | 21 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 22 | 22 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 23 | 23 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 24 | 24 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 25 | 25 | | H. F. No. 3037 |
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| 26 | 26 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | Authored by Bennett04/02/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy |
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