I’m forwarding Anni’s legislative report for your information (her email is below and bill details are attached).
Jen Baker, former Advocacy Committee chair, is joining me to testify at Senator Hoffman’s Human Services Committee Monday. We will be advocating for MHCA’s bill that includes our 3 steps for the Legislature to consider.
Lastly, MHCA’s Day at the Capitol is coming up on the week of February 17, and I’d like to encourage you to join us. Our advocacy is most effective when legislators hear from their constituents (they’ve often told us it’s the best way to
raise concerns), and Day at the Capitol is designed to get you in front of your lawmakers.
While the members of the House are not meeting, Republicans are meeting with constituents on the Capitol Grounds and the House Democrats are meeting with constituents via Zoom.
MHCA will host a virtual kickoff session on February 17, and we’ll be at the Capitol February 18 for legislator meetings. You’ll also have an opportunity to attend a Senate Health and Human Services Committee hearing – come for as much
as you can!
We make it easy for you if you’ve never advocated at the Capitol before, so don’t worry if you’re new. You can even be assigned a mentor, if you wish.
You can click here to learn more and to register, or you can reach out to me with any questions!
From: advcomm@list.mnhomecare.org <advcomm@list.mnhomecare.org> on behalf
of Simons, Anni <asimons@fredgov.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2025 10:12:57 AM
To: Simons, Anni <asimons@fredgov.com>
Cc: Goodno, Kevin <KGoodno@fredlaw.com>
Subject: MHCA: Fredrikson Legislative Update for Week Three of Session
MHCA Advocacy Committee,
This past week was the third week since the start of session. Over on the Senate side, things continued to progress forward with floor sessions, committee hearings, bill movement and
more - including some specific big picture developments highlighted below. On the House side however, due to the January 24th Supreme Court ruling nullifying activities that take place without the needed 68 member quorum, and the continued lack of agreement
between House DFL and GOP leaders on next steps, the MN House is not yet officially organized. Below is a run-down of the specific legislative developments from this past week:
- MN House Developments: Last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling prompted some speculation that House GOP and DFL leadership
negotiations would resume quickly, with perhaps a resolution this week yet. However after reports of significant hours of negotiations over the weekend and into the beginning of the week, by the middle of the week indications were that these negotiations have
stalled at this time. And late in the day on Thursday, House GOP leadership announced
more legal action, this time focused on their contention that they are being unlawfully limited in their ability to bring forward house floor motions regarding the actions of DFL members. Most days this past week MN GOP House members came into the Capitol
for floor sessions, with each session lasting about 10 minutes – just long enough for Secretary of State Simon to declare no quorum present and adjourn. There were no committee hearings or bill introductions in the House last week.
- MN Senate Developments: On Monday of this past week, Senate Republicans brought forward a motion to expel Senator
Nicole Mitchell from the Senate. The motion failed, but the proceedings were a reminder of how this outstanding issue will likely continue to impact Senate activity this session. In other MN Senate news, the outcome of a Tuesday Special Election in a Minneapolis
district was as expected and resulted in a victory for DFLer Doron Clark. After his swearing in next week, the MN Senate will be back to a
34 DFL to 33 GOP balance.
- Federal Developments: Much of the conversation around the MN Capitol complex this past week focused on recent
federal level announcements regarding federal grants and loans. In case this resource was not already on your radar, the MN Council of Nonprofits has put together an “evolving
set of resources and action steps” related to the federal funding freeze initiative.
- Also of note from this past week was a Wednesday afternoon
Senate Human Services hearing. The hearing covered many topics, but of interest to MHCA was a presentation on the
Acute Care Transitions Advisory Council report as well as a
PACE report presentation. Committee members indicated interest in continuing the conversation on both topics as session progresses.
Attached you will find a spreadsheet with status updates from the past week in regards to legislation of interest. You may notice that we removed legislation from the attached spreadsheet
that was introduced in the House under the now-declared unofficial portion of the House session. Let us know if you have any feedback about the attached information.
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