Conference committee on SF 1832 opens, fiscal gaps and policy differences outlined

The Minnesota joint conference committee on Senate File 1832 convened on May 13, 2025, to introduce members, walk through side-by-side fiscal spreadsheets and policy provisions from the House and Senate positions, and set a tentative follow-up meeting time.

The committee meeting drew chairs and members from both the House and Senate jobs and labor committees, committee administrators, counsel and fiscal analysts. Committee chair Champion called the session to order and opened by identifying the item: “Senate file number 1832 … conference committee, I'm calling it to order. We are excited that you all are here.” Representative Dave Pinto, co-chair for the House jobs side, said the two chambers face “obviously, significant fiscal difference between these bills … driven a lot by the extremely different targets that we received.” Senator Jen McEwen, chair of the Senate labor committee, said she was “very pleased to be joining all of you today,” and noted work this session to “preserve a lot of important protections for working Minnesotans.”

Why it matters: SF 1832 is a combined jobs, economic development and labor package that…