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Update (If you can even call it that) on Minnesota Legislature’s Regular Session

On May 19th, 2025, the Minnesota Legislature adjourned its regular session without passing several budget and policy bills. As a result, the state’s budget remains incomplete. The following omnibus bills did not pass during the regular session:

  • E-12 Education Policy and Finance Budget Omnibus Bills
  • Jobs, Labor, and Economic Development Budget & Policy Omnibus
  • Labor Budget & Policy Omnibus
  • Environment Budget & Policy Omnibus
  • Commerce Budget & Policy Omnibus
  • Tax Omnibus
  • Liquor Omnibus
  • Human Services Budget Omnibus
  • Elections Budget & Policy Omnibus
  • Higher Education Budget & Policy Omnibus
  • Health and Human Services Budget and Policy Omnibus
  • Transportation Budget & Policy Omnibus
  • Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Budget & Policy Omnibus

Governor Walz is expected to call a special session to address this unfinished business. Although we do not yet have a date for this session, lawmakers hope to complete the budget before June 1st with an absolute deadline of June 30th to avoid a state government shutdown.

Felhaber Larson will continue to closely monitor the status of the special session and will provide a comprehensive 2025 legislative update once all bills are passed.

*A special thanks to Fidelina G. Valverde-Rivera for her help with this post.