The Senate DFL majority built off historic investments in education funding last year with an additional $43 million target for schools this session…
Note: Most provisions below were passed as part of the 2024 Omnibus Environment bill (HF 3911). The SF or HF listed with each provision…
Affordable, Clean and Reliable Energy
Note: Most provisions below were passed as part of the 2024 Omnibus Energy bill (SF 4942). The SF or HF listed with each provision…
Housing & Homelessness Prevention
Stable housing is the foundation of safety, well-being, and growth in our communities. Strong investments in housing stability…
Supporting Our Hard-Working Minnesotans
Senate DFLers made good on our commitment to putting workers’ rights and safety first and ensuring Minnesota’s economy is strong…
Bolstering Minnesota’s Farmers & Agriculture
Our littlest eaters depend on early care meals for a huge percentage of their nutrition uptake. Senate DFLers are committed to ensuring…
Economic Development & Job Creation
Senate DFLers supported a supplemental Jobs and Economic Development budget that will develop workers and support Minnesota…
Empowering Caregivers & the Minnesotans They Serve
The 2023 Legislature separated two distinct areas of policy and programming from the umbrella…
Investing in the Health and Wellbeing of Minnesotans
The Senate DFL Health and Human Services budget bill (SF 4699 Wiklund) builds…
Investing in Families and Children
The Children & Families budget continued the work from 2023 when the Legislature made historic investments to…
Protecting & Expanding Democracy
In 2023, the Senate DFL took historic steps to strengthen Minnesota’s elections by enacting strong new protections for…
Senate DFLers fought this session to ensure Minnesotans have their day in court, our corrections officers are properly…
Strengthening Consumer Protections & Lowering Costs
Consumer protection prevents fraud and abuse and keeps money in Minnesotans’ pockets…
Making College More Accessible & Affordable
With a slim budget target ($500K) for higher education initiatives, the Senate DFL passed a strong Higher Education omnibus…
The Legislature did not pass an infrastructure investment bill in 2024. The Senate and House DFL majorities proposed…
Safe & Sustainable Transportation
In April, the Legislature passed HF 3071, which requires the Department of Public Safety to implement plain language standards for the…
Protecting the Rights of Minnesotans & Our Neighbors
$1 million is appropriated to the Pfund Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides resources…
Protecting Reproductive Healthcare & Supporting Pregnant People
Despite pharmacists being authorized to prescribe contraception and provide counseling…
Adult-Use Cannabis: Legalizing, Regulating and Expunging
Senate DFLers in 2023 passed a bill to legalize, regulate, and expunge cannabis. That bill…
This year’s Outdoor Heritage Fund spending will fully finance the 2024 Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council recommendations, with…
Honoring and Supporting Veterans
Honoring and supporting our veterans remains a top priority for the DFL. Once again, the Senate passed a bipartisan Veterans Affairs and Military…
Standard deduction: The 2023 tax bill inadvertently referenced 2019 standard deduction amounts rather than the inflation-adjusted amounts that…
The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement (LCPR) received a one-time $31.5 million target to improvement benefits and funding…