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Votes at a glance: key Senate actions on bills during Minnesota special session
Summary
Summary of floor actions and final roll-call outcomes for major bills considered during the special session: Senate Files 1, 2, 3, 9 and 17 were taken up and final-passage votes occurred; motion tallies and outcomes are listed.
The Minnesota Senate recorded final passage on several omnibus and technical bills during the special session. Below are the bills, action summaries and final roll-call tallies as recorded on the floor.
Senate File 1 (Higher education omnibus) - Action: Final passage after rules suspended for urgency. - Key points: Added funding to address state grant shortfall; debate over tuition increases and program funding. - Final vote: 36 ayes, 31 noes.
Senate File 2 (Energy omnibus) - Action: Final passage after rules suspended for urgency. - Key points: Funds Commerce and PUC operating adjustments; sponsors said committee policy changes (community solar, net metering) were removed during negotiations. - Final vote: 35 ayes, 32 noes.
Senate File 3 (Environment and natural resources omnibus) - Action: Final passage after multiple amendment votes and rule suspension. - Key points: Appropriations for MPCA, DNR, LCCMR recommendations, trust-fund community grants, and permitting reform language; multiple floor amendments were considered and several failed on roll call. - Final vote: 38 ayes, 29 noes.
Senate File 9 (Technical corrections/miscellaneous enactments) - Action: Final passage (omnibus corrections bill). - Key points: Annual corrections bill; noncontroversial and bipartisan as presented. - Final vote: 63 ayes, 4 noes.
Senate File 17 (Jobs, labor and economic development omnibus) - Action: Final passage after rule suspension and debate on funding and process. - Key points: Preserves DEED programs, funding increases for workforce grants, apprenticeship expansions, misclassification enforcement staffing and $3,000,000 for lead service-line replacement. - Final vote: 40 ayes, 27 noes.
Procedural notes: For several bills the Senate adopted motions under Article IV, Section 19 of the Minnesota Constitution to suspend rules and take up final passage. Where roll-call tallies were recorded, they are reported above exactly as announced on the floor. Where individual votes were recorded during roll calls in the transcript, the roll-call statements were used to summarize outcomes.
