Speaker says closely divided Minnesota Legislature passed budget, bonding bill and measure ending insurance for undocumented adults

Madam Speaker, Speaker of the Minnesota House, told reporters in Saint Paul that the closely divided 2025 Legislature completed a state budget that avoids tax increases, passed a statewide bonding bill and approved legislation to end publicly funded insurance for undocumented adults effective Jan. 1, 2026, while keeping coverage for undocumented children until age 18.

The speaker said the session began rocky but that co-chairing and a power-sharing arrangement after the chambers were tied produced results the majority wanted, including a bonding bill focused on roads, bridges and wastewater projects and a budget the speaker characterized as reducing spending without raising taxes. “The bill that we passed in the house chamber today was ending that insurance for undocumented people as of January first of 26,” the speaker said, describing a compromise to retain insurance for undocumented children until they reach 18.

Why it matters: the combination of a no-tax-increase budget, a bonding package and changes to coverage for undocumented people alters…