Senate jobs omnibus (SF1832) advances as committee adopts DE amendments; markup set for April 9

The Minnesota Senate Committee on Jobs and Economic Development voted to adopt the DE amendments to Senate File 18 32, the jobs omnibus bill, and heard a section-by-section walkthrough and fiscal spreadsheet during its April 7 hearing.

Senator Omar Champion, presenting the bill as amended, said the package is “primarily a budget document” but highlighted policy changes including new reporting language for direct appropriations, labor-participation reporting by county and modifications to the Promise Act. Senator Champion said staff and members requested that previously proposed sunset language for certain reports not be included.

The bill’s counsel and fiscal staff then reviewed the draft. Senate counsel (Miss Fontaine) told the committee that Article 1 includes the reporting requirements, combining elements from Senator Pratt’s bill and reporting language originally from the 2016 equity article. Counsel walked the committee through Articles 2–6, flagging a community violence prevention appropriation, exemption language for a ProStart program, clarifying statutory terminology for Enterprise Minnesota and changes to the DEED cannabis start-up loan program (increasing loan amounts and adjusting approval…