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House receives notice Senate passed SF856 creating office of inspector general; bill referred to committee
Summary
The Minnesota House on May 8 received a Senate message that Senate File 856, "an act relating to state government" to create an office of inspector general, had been passed by the Senate. The bill was given first reading in the House and referred to the House Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
The Minnesota House of Representatives on May 8 received a message from the Senate that the Senate had passed Senate File 856, described in the message as "an act relating to state government." The House gave the bill its first reading and referred it to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
The House clerk read the description of the file on the floor as "an act relating to state government, creating office of inspector general," and recorded the referral to committee. The clerk's reading and the referral were recorded in the House journal for the day; there was no floor debate on the measure in the portion of the session recorded in the transcript.
The message announcing the Senate's passage was transmitted to the House by the secretary of the Senate and entered into the House proceedings. The referral means the committee will consider the measure; no committee hearing date or timetable was specified in the transcript.
The transcript does not record any vote by the House on SF856, nor does it include further floor discussion or an amendment. Next steps for the bill are committee consideration in the House and any additional action the Senate may take following the House process.
