Tim Walz calls special session for Monday, June 9th

Apparently, Tim Walz, Minnesota's DFL governor, is briefly halting his promising presidential campaign to focus on his day job. Fox9 News is reporting that Gov. Walz has called a special session for Monday, June 9. In a statement, Gov. Walz said "This bipartisan budget agreement makes thoughtful reductions in state spending while keeping us on track to make Minnesota the best state in the country to raise a child. It is the result of hundreds of hours of good-faith, bipartisan debate on the best ways to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of Minnesotans. While all sides had to make concessions in order to reach a compromise, I’m grateful to our legislative partners for their collaboration and dedication to moving Minnesota forward."

While Gov. Walz is sounding optimistic, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy is keeping her fingers crossed that she can pass the controversial HHS Omnibus bill. Good luck with that. With potentially half the DFL caucus unwilling to vote for the HHS bill, it's anything except certain that Sen. Murphy can get it passed.

Fox9's Corin Hoggard filed this report this morning:

Lawmakers have agreed to finalize and vote on the following bills during Monday's special session:
  • Codifying MinnesotaCare for Undocumented Adults Bill Health and Human Services Policy and Appropriations Bill
  • Commerce and Consumer Protection Policy and Appropriations Bill
  • Human Services Appropriations Bill
  • Education Policy and Appropriations Bill
  • Transportation Finance and Policy Bill
  • Capitol Investment Bill
  • Taxes and Local Aids Bill
  • Data Center Bill
  • Environment and Natural Resources Appropriations Bill
  • Jobs, Labor, Economic Development Policy and Appropriations Bill
  • Higher Education Policy and Finance Bill
  • Energy, Utilities, environment and Climate Policy and Appropriations Bill
  • Technical Revisor Corrections Bill
These bills represent 67% of the budget passed in 2023. The sticking point for the DFL is the HHSOmnibus Bill. If Sen. Murphy doesn't get 17 GOP votes for that bill, this might turn into a mess. Sen. Murphy has already admitted to being a bit hesitant on the split legislation.

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