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• House bill status

• Senate bill status

Bill status information includes the companion bill number, authors, a short description of the bill, a list of actions taken on the bill to date, and a link to the full text of the bill.

NOTE: The searching feature does not search the full text of individual bills, just the short descriptions. To search within the text of a bill, use the 'find' feature of your browser.

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Follow the legislation through the process

• What items will be discussed on the floor today (Daily orders of business)

  • House

  • Senate

   

• What items will be discussed at committee meetings today and this week (Schedules)

  • House Meeting Schedule

  • Senate Meeting Schedule

   

• Summary of what happened on the floor for a particular day (Journals)

  • House

  • Senate

You can also see the journals to find out how each legislator voted.

• Summary of activity during a particular week

  • House -- Session Weekly

  • Senate -- Briefly

These publications include overviews of committee hearings.

• Bill summaries

  • House -- Staff from the House Research Department, the non-partisan research and legal services office of the House of Representatives, summarizes significant and/or lengthy bills.

  • Senate -- Staff from Senate Counsel and Research, the non-partisan research and legal services office for the Minnesota Senate, summarize selected bills.

   

• Committee information

Some House Committees and Senate Committees have Web sites.

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Find out when a bill has been signed or vetoed

Chapters and Resolutions -- A list of all bills passed and sent to the Governor, including dates when they are signed or vetoed.

The legislative Library maintains lists of bills vetoed since 1939.

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Still having trouble finding the information you need?

• For House bills, call or e-mail House Index 651-296-6646

• For Senate bills, call or e-mail Senate Information 651-296-2887 or 888-234-1112