What’s Going on with the Legislature?
May 27, 2025
On midnight May 19th, the evenly divided Minnesota House and DFL controlled by one-vote majority Minnesota Senate adjourned until February 2026. However, not all the budget bills have been passed, leaving Governor Walz the power to call a special election to finish the job.
The budget bills that did pass are Agriculture, Housing Budget & Policy, Judiciary and Public Safety, Legacy, Pensions, State Government and Elections, and Veterans and Military Affairs. Completed policy bills are Cannabis and Human Services. The bills that remain outstanding are the ones that affect commercial real estate the most.
Outstanding Budget Bills:
- Jobs and Labor
- Health & Human Services
- Taxes
- Capital Investment
- Higher Education
- Education
- Energy
- Commerce
- Transportation
- Environment
Outstanding Policy Bills:
Some of the hang-ups are medical expenses coverage for people here illegally versus nursing home expenses and balancing the budget without raising general taxes.
The budget must be passed before June 30th to avoid a government shutdown which last time proved to be very costly. We will provide another update at that time!
Roz Peterson
Public Policy Director | NAIOP Minnesota
roz@naiopmn.org | (612) 708-5281