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HOW TO FOLLOW A BILL
Find a bill and its status using a web-based
form
Search for bills by bill number, author,
chief author, statutory citation, and by keyword in the
bill's description.
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.
Follow the legislation through the process
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What items will be discussed on the floor
today (Daily orders of business)
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What items will be discussed at committee
meetings today and this week (Schedules)
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Summary of what happened on the floor for
a particular day (Journals)
You can also see the journals to find out
how each legislator voted.
These publications include overviews of
committee hearings.
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Bill summaries
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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.
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Senate -- Staff from
Senate Counsel and Research, the non-partisan research
and legal services office for the Minnesota Senate,
summarize selected bills.
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Committee information
Some
House Committees and
Senate Committees have Web sites.
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.
Still having trouble finding the information
you need?
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