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Minn. House approves journal, reads multiple files and recesses to hear State of the State
Summary
On April 24, 2025 the Minnesota House approved the prior day’s journal, carried out second readings and first readings of multiple files, received messages from the Senate about passed Senate files, and recessed to reconvene for the State of the State address.
The Minnesota House of Representatives on April 24, 2025 opened its session with a prayer and the pledge of allegiance, approved the journal of the preceding day and conducted routine business including multiple second readings and the introduction of new bills.
The clerk reported second readings of House Files 1615, 2432, 2563 and 3023. The chief clerk also introduced House Files 3225 through 3231 for their first reading.
The House received a message from the Minnesota Senate announcing passage of Senate File 2298 and Senate File 2847; the clerk noted Senate files were transmitted and referred in the House to appropriate committees. The first reading of Senate File 2298 (an act relating to housing) was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means; the first reading of Senate File 2847 (an act relating to commerce) was placed on the general register pending comparison with House File 205403 as noted in the transcript.
The committee on rules and legislative administration reported that, pursuant to House rules, it designated House File 2446 and Senate File 571 to be placed on the calendar for Thursday, April 24, 2025, and established a pre-filing requirement for amendments to those bills.
Representative Long made an announcement regarding flowers placed on desks in memory of Mary Murphy and Representative Niska moved a recess to the call of the speaker to reconvene at 6:30 p.m. The motion to recess carried on a voice vote and the House stood in recess to await the State of the State address.
No recorded roll-call votes on the bills listed were taken in the recorded segment of the transcript; the transcript records referrals, readings and committee designations but not final passage of the House files listed.
