Term of the Minnesota Legislature from 2015 to 2017
The Eighty-ninth Minnesota Legislature was the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 6, 2015, to January 2, 2017. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives , based on the results of the 2012 Senate election and the 2014 House election . The seats were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census . It first convened in Saint Paul on January 6, 2015, and last met on May 23, 2016. It held its regular session from January 6 to May 18, 2015, and from March 8 to May 23, 2016. A special session to complete unfinished business was held from June 12 to 13, 2015.[1]
Major events [ edit ] March 4, 2015: Joint session to elect regents of the University of Minnesota . April 9, 2015: 2015 State of the State Address March 9, 2016: 2016 State of the State Address Major legislation [ edit ] Enacted [ edit ] March 17, 2015: Child protection act (Laws 2015, chapter 4 ) May 5, 2015: Right to Try Act (Laws 2015, chapter 15 ) May 22, 2015: Omnibus public safety act (Laws 2015, chapter 65 ) May 22, 2015: Omnibus higher education act (Laws 2015, chapter 69 ) May 22, 2015: Omnibus health and human services act (Laws 2015, chapter 71 ) May 22, 2015: Omnibus transportation act (Laws 2015, chapter 75 ) May 22, 2015: Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations act (Laws 2015, chapter 76 ) May 23, 2015: Omnibus state government act (Laws 2015, chapter 77 ) June 13, 2015: Omnibus jobs, economic development, and energy act (Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1 ) June 13, 2015: Omnibus legacy act (Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2 , see also H.F. No. 303 ) June 13, 2015: Omnibus education act (Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3 ) June 13, 2015: Omnibus agriculture, environment, and natural resources act (Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4 ) June 13, 2015: Omnibus capital investment (bonding) act (Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5 ) May 19, 2016: Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images and sexual solicitation act (Laws 2016, chapter 126 ) May 22, 2016: Controlled substances act (Laws 2016, chapter 160 ) May 22, 2016: Presidential primary election act (Laws 2016, chapter 162 ) May 31, 2016: Portable recording systems act (Laws 2016, chapter 171 ) May 31, 2016: Outdoor heritage fund appropriations act (Laws 2016, chapter 172 ) May 31, 2016: Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations act (Laws 2016, chapter 186 ) June 1, 2016: Omnibus supplemental appropriations act (Laws 2016, chapter 189 ) Proposed [ edit ] Boldface indicates the bill was passed by its house of origin. Background checks for firearm transfers bill (H.F. No. 2897 /S.F. No. 2493 ) Compassionate Care Act (H.F. No. 2095 /S.F. No. 1880 ) Family leave insurance bill (H.F. No. 2963 /S.F. No. 2558 ) Gender-specific accommodations bill (H.F. No. 3396 /S.F. No. 3002 ) Minimum wage modification for tipped employees bill (H.F. No. 1027 /S.F. No. 1941 ) MNsure governance bill (H.F. No. 1496 /S.F. No. 139 ) Omnibus agriculture, environment, natural resources, jobs, economic development, and energy bill (H.F. No. 105 /S.F. No. 2101 ) Omnibus agriculture, environment, natural resources, jobs, economic development, and energy bill (H.F. No. 3931 ) Omnibus capital investment (bonding) bill (H.F. No. 622 /S.F. No. 1988 ) Omnibus capital investment (bonding) bill (H.F. No. 3146 /S.F. No. 2839 ) Omnibus education policy bill (H.F. No. 1591 /S.F. No. 1495 ) Omnibus education policy bill (H.F. No. 3066 /S.F. No. 2744 ) Omnibus health, human services, state government, and public safety bill (H.F. No. 3467 /S.F. No. 2501 ) Omnibus jobs, economic development, and energy bill (H.F. No. 843 /S.F. No. 804 ) Omnibus transportation bill (H.F. No. 4 /S.F. No. 1904 ) Real ID implementation bill (H.F. No. 3959 /S.F. No. 3589 ) Teacher licensure and employment bill (H.F. No. 2 /S.F. No. 473 ) Transportation finance bill (H.F. No. 600 /S.F. No. 87 ) Summary of actions [ edit ] In this Legislature, all acts were approved (signed) by Governor Mark Dayton , with the exceptions of H.F. No. 844, an omnibus education bill;[3] H.F. No. 846, an omnibus agriculture, environment, and natural resources bill;[4] H.F. No. 1437, an omnibus jobs, economic development, and energy bill;[5] and S.F. No. 588 , an omnibus bill modifying state and local government employee retirement statutes,[6] all of which were vetoed . In chapter 186, an environment and natural resources appropriations act, seven appropriations were line-item vetoed .[2] H.F. No. 848, the omnibus tax bill, was pocket vetoed . No bills or items were enacted by the Legislature over the governor's veto.
Political composition [ edit ] Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below. Senate composition 39 DFL
28 Republican
House of Representatives [ edit ] House composition (from February 17, 2016) 73 Republican
61 DFL
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant Republican Democratic–Farmer–Labor End of the previous Legislature 61 73 134 0 Begin 72 62 134 0 July 1, 2015 61 133 1 August 8, 2015 60 132 2 November 9, 2015 61 133 1 December 15, 2015 60 132 2 December 17, 2015 61 133 1 February 17, 2016 73 134 0 Final voting share 54.5% 45.5% Beginning of the next Legislature 76 57 133 1
Leadership [ edit ] Majority (DFL) leadership [ edit ] Minority (Republican) leadership [ edit ] House of Representatives [ edit ] Majority (Republican) leadership [ edit ] Minority (DFL) leadership [ edit ] Members [ edit ] Senate districts by members' political party DFL
Republican
*Elected in a special election. [7] †Elected to non-consecutive terms. [8] House of Representatives [ edit ] House districts by members' political party (from February 17, 2016) Republican
DFL
District Name Party Residence First elected 1A Dan Fabian Republican Roseau 2010 1B Deb Kiel Republican Crookston 2010 2A Dave Hancock Republican Bemidji 2010 , 2014 † 2B Steve Green Republican Fosston 2012 3A David Dill (died August 8, 2015) DFL Crane Lake 2002 Rob Ecklund (from December 17, 2015) DFL International Falls 2015 * 3B Mary Murphy DFL Hermantown 1976 4A Ben Lien DFL Moorhead 2012 4B Paul Marquart DFL Dilworth 2000 5A John Persell DFL Bemidji 2008 5B Tom Anzelc DFL Balsam Township 2006 6A Carly Melin DFL Hibbing 2011* 6B Jason Metsa DFL Virginia 2012 7A Jennifer Schultz DFL Duluth 2014 7B Erik Simonson DFL Duluth 2012 8A Bud Nornes Republican Fergus Falls 1996 8B Mary Franson Republican Alexandria 2010 9A Mark Anderson Republican Lake Shore 2012 9B Ron Kresha Republican Little Falls 2012 10A Josh Heintzeman Republican Nisswa 2014 10B Dale Lueck Republican Aitkin 2014 11A Mike Sundin DFL Esko 2012 11B Jason Rarick Republican Pine City 2014 12A Jeff Backer Republican Browns Valley 2014 12B Paul Anderson Republican Starbuck 2008 13A Jeff Howe Republican Rockville 2012 13B Tim O'Driscoll Republican Sartell 2010 14A Tama Theis Republican St. Cloud 2013 * 14B Jim Knoblach Republican St. Cloud 1994 , 2014 † 15A Sondra Erickson Republican Princeton 1998*, 2010 † 15B Jim Newberger Republican Becker 2012 16A Chris Swedzinski Republican Ghent 2010 16B Paul Torkelson Republican Hanska 2008 17A Tim Miller Republican Prinsburg 2014 17B Dave Baker Republican Willmar 2014 18A Dean Urdahl Republican Grove City 2002 18B Glenn Gruenhagen Republican Glencoe 2010 19A Clark Johnson DFL North Mankato 2013 * 19B Jack Considine DFL Mankato 2014 20A Bob Vogel Republican Elko New Market 2014 20B David Bly DFL Northfield 2006 , 2012 † 21A Tim Kelly Republican Red Wing 2008 21B Steve Drazkowski Republican Mazeppa 2007* 22A Joe Schomacker Republican Luverne 2010 22B Rod Hamilton Republican Mountain Lake 2004 23A Bob Gunther Republican Fairmont 1995* 23B Tony Cornish Republican Vernon Center 2002 24A John Petersburg Republican Waseca 2012 24B Brian Daniels Republican Faribault 2014 25A Duane Quam Republican Byron 2010 25B Kim Norton DFL Rochester 2006 26A Tina Liebling DFL Rochester 2004 26B Nels Pierson Republican Rochester 2014 27A Peggy Bennett Republican Albert Lea 2014 27B Jeanne Poppe DFL Austin 2004 28A Gene Pelowski DFL Winona 1986 28B Greg Davids Republican Preston 1991*, 2008 † 29A Joe McDonald Republican Delano 2010 29B Marion O'Neill Republican Maple Lake 2012 30A Nick Zerwas Republican Elk River 2012 30B Eric Lucero Republican Dayton 2014 31A Kurt Daudt Republican Crown 2010 31B Tom Hackbarth Republican Cedar 1994 , 1998 † 32A Brian Johnson Republican Cambridge 2012 32B Bob Barrett Republican Lindstrom 2010 33A Jerry Hertaus Republican Greenfield 2012 33B Cindy Pugh Republican Chanhassen 2012 34A Joyce Peppin Republican Rogers 2004 34B Dennis Smith Republican Maple Grove 2014 35A Abigail Whelan Republican Anoka 2014 35B Peggy Scott Republican Andover 2008 36A Mark Uglem Republican Champlin 2012 36B Melissa Hortman DFL Brooklyn Park 2004 37A Jerry Newton DFL Coon Rapids 2008 , 2012 † 37B Tim Sanders Republican Blaine 2008 38A Linda Runbeck Republican Circle Pines 1989*, 2010 † 38B Matt Dean Republican Dellwood 2004 39A Bob Dettmer Republican Forest Lake 2006 39B Kathy Lohmer Republican Stillwater 2010 40A Mike Nelson DFL Brooklyn Park 2002 40B Debra Hilstrom DFL Brooklyn Center 2000 41A Connie Bernardy DFL Fridley 2000 , 2012 † 41B Carolyn Laine DFL Columbia Heights 2006 42A Barb Yarusso DFL Shoreview 2012 42B Jason Isaacson DFL Shoreview 2012 43A Peter Fischer DFL Maplewood 2012 43B Leon Lillie DFL North St. Paul 2004 44A Sarah Anderson Republican Plymouth 2006 44B Jon Applebaum DFL Minnetonka 2014 45A Lyndon Carlson DFL Crystal 1972 45B Mike Freiberg DFL Golden Valley 2012 46A Ryan Winkler (until July 1, 2015) DFL St. Louis Park 2006 Peggy Flanagan (from November 9, 2015) DFL St. Louis Park 2015* 46B Cheryl Youakim DFL Hopkins 2014 47A Jim Nash Republican Waconia 2014 47B Joe Hoppe Republican Chaska 2002 48A Yvonne Selcer DFL Minnetonka 2012 48B Jenifer Loon Republican Eden Prairie 2008 49A Ron Erhardt DFL Edina 1990 , 2012 † 49B Paul Rosenthal DFL Edina 2008 , 2012 † 50A Linda Slocum DFL Richfield 2006 50B Ann Lenczewski (until December 15, 2015) DFL Bloomington 1998 Chad Anderson (from February 17, 2016) Republican Bloomington 2016 * 51A Sandra Masin DFL Eagan 2006 , 2012 † 51B Laurie Halverson DFL Eagan 2012 52A Rick Hansen DFL South St. Paul 2004 52B Joe Atkins DFL Inver Grove Heights 2002 53A JoAnn Ward DFL Woodbury 2012 53B Kelly Fenton Republican Woodbury 2014 54A Dan Schoen DFL St. Paul Park 2012 54B Denny McNamara Republican Hastings 2002 55A Bob Loonan Republican Shakopee 2014 55B Tony Albright Republican Prior Lake 2012 56A Drew Christensen Republican Savage 2014 56B Roz Peterson Republican Lakeville 2014 57A Tara Mack Republican Apple Valley 2008 57B Anna Wills Republican Apple Valley 2012 58A Jon Koznick Republican Lakeville 2014 58B Pat Garofalo Republican Farmington 2004 59A Joe Mullery DFL Minneapolis 1996 59B Raymond Dehn DFL Minneapolis 2012 60A Diane Loeffler DFL Minneapolis 2004 60B Phyllis Kahn DFL Minneapolis 1972 61A Frank Hornstein DFL Minneapolis 2002 61B Paul Thissen DFL Minneapolis 2002 62A Karen Clark DFL Minneapolis 1980 62B Susan Allen DFL Minneapolis 2012* 63A Jim Davnie DFL Minneapolis 2000 63B Jean Wagenius DFL Minneapolis 1986 64A Erin Murphy DFL Saint Paul 2006 64B Dave Pinto DFL Saint Paul 2014 65A Rena Moran DFL Saint Paul 2010 65B Carlos Mariani DFL Saint Paul 1990 66A Alice Hausman DFL Saint Paul 1989* 66B John Lesch DFL Saint Paul 2002 67A Tim Mahoney DFL Saint Paul 1998 67B Sheldon Johnson DFL Saint Paul 2000
*Elected in a special election. [9] †Elected to non-consecutive terms. [10] Changes in membership [ edit ] House of Representatives [ edit ] District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's formal installation[a] 46A Ryan Winkler (DFL) Resigned effective July 1, 2015.[13] A special election was held on November 3, 2015. Peggy Flanagan (DFL) November 9, 2015 3A David Dill (DFL) Died of cancer on August 8, 2015.[14] A special election was held on December 8, 2015. Rob Ecklund (DFL) December 17, 2015 50B Ann Lenczewski (DFL) Resigned effective December 15, 2015, to join Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.[15] A special election was held on February 9, 2016. Chad Anderson (R) February 17, 2016
Committees [ edit ] Committee Chair(s) Vice Chair Republican Lead Capital Investment LeRoy Stumpf Bev Scalze Dave Senjem Commerce Jim Metzen (until July 11, 2016) Vicki Jensen Paul Gazelka Subcommittee Insurance Reform Vicki Jensen Education Chuck Wiger Alice Johnson Sean Nienow Environment and Energy John Marty John Hoffman David Osmek Subcommittees Fish and Wildlife Matt Schmit Lands Foung Hawj Finance Dick Cohen Bobby Joe Champion Michelle Fischbach Divisions E–12 Education Chuck Wiger Alice Johnson Sean Nienow Environment and Energy (established February 29, 2016) John Marty John Hoffman David Osmek Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture (dissolved February 29, 2016) David Tomassoni Foung Hawj Bill Ingebrigtsen Health and Human Services Tony Lourey Melisa Franzen Julie Rosen Higher Education and Workforce Development Terri Bonoff Greg Clausen Jeremy Miller Judiciary Ron Latz Barb Goodwin Warren Limmer Subdivision Justice Programs (established February 25, 2015)[16] Bobby Joe Champion Natural Resources, Economic Development and Agriculture (established February 29, 2016) David Tomassoni Foung Hawj Bill Ingebrigtsen State Departments and Veterans Tom Saxhaug Jim Carlson Roger Chamberlain Subdivision Veterans and Military Affairs (established February 10, 2015)[17] Jim Carlson Bruce Anderson Transportation and Public Safety Scott Dibble Susan Kent John Pederson Subcommittees Equity (established March 30, 2016)[18] Bobby Joe Champion Jeff Hayden Legacy Dick Cohen Health, Human Services and Housing Kathy Sheran Melissa Halvorson Wiklund Michelle Benson Higher Education and Workforce Development Terri Bonoff Greg Clausen Jeremy Miller Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development Dan Sparks Matt Schmit Gary Dahms Judiciary Ron Latz Barb Goodwin Warren Limmer Rules and Administration Tom Bakk Katie Sieben David Hann Subcommittees Committees Tom Bakk Conference Committees Tom Bakk Elections Katie Sieben Kent Eken Mary Kiffmeyer Ethical Conduct Sandy Pappas Litigation Expenses Dick Cohen Permanent and Joint Rules Tom Bakk Personnel and Budget Sandy Pappas State and Local Government Patricia Torres Ray Chris Eaton Dan Hall Taxes Rod Skoe Ann Rest Julianne Ortman Division Tax Reform Ann Rest Lyle Koenen Dave Thompson Transportation and Public Safety Scott Dibble Susan Kent John Pederson
House of Representatives [ edit ] Administrative officers [ edit ] Secretary: JoAnne Zoff First Assistant Secretary: Colleen Pacheco Second Assistant Secretary: Mike Linn Third Assistant Secretary: Jessica Tupper Engrossing Secretary: Melissa Mapes Sergeant at Arms: Sven Lindquist Assistant Sergeant at Arms: Marilyn Logan Hall Chaplain: Rev. Dennis Morreim House of Representatives [ edit ] Chief Clerk: Patrick Murphy First Assistant Chief Clerk: Tim Johnson Second Assistant Chief Clerk: Gail Romanowski Desk Clerk: Marilee Davis Legislative Clerk: David Surdez Chief Sergeant at Arms: Bob Meyerson (from January 29, 2015)[20] Assistant Sergeant at Arms: Erica Brynildson Assistant Sergeant at Arms: Andrew Olson Index Clerk: Carl Hamre ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began. References [ edit ] ^ Condon, Patrick and Ricardo Lopez (June 13, 2015). "Special session of unusual setting, suspense wraps up" . Star Tribune . Retrieved June 13, 2015 . ^ a b Dayton, Mark. "Chapter 186 line-item veto letter" (PDF) . Office of Governor Mark Dayton. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Dayton, Mark. "H.F. No. 844 veto letter" (PDF) . Office of Governor Mark Dayton. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Dayton, Mark. "H.F. No. 846 veto letter" (PDF) . Office of Governor Mark Dayton. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Dayton, Mark. "H.F. No. 1437 veto letter" (PDF) . Office of Governor Mark Dayton. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ Dayton, Mark. "S.F. No. 588 veto letter" (PDF) . Office of Governor Mark Dayton. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present" . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved August 12, 2016 . ^ "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results" . Legislators Past & Present . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved September 16, 2016 . ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present" . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved August 12, 2016 . ^ "Members by Seniority 2013 - 2014" . Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved August 12, 2016 . ^ Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (September 24, 2015). "Sen. Branden Petersen, pro-gay-marriage GOPer, resigning" . Pioneer Press . Retrieved October 23, 2015 . ^ Stassen-Berger, Rachel E.; Ferraro, Nick (July 12, 2016). "Longtime South St. Paul Sen. Jim Metzen dies at 72" . Pioneer Press . Retrieved July 13, 2016 . ^ Rowe, Seth (May 26, 2015). "Rep. Winkler will resign to move to Belgium" . Sun Sailor . ECM Publishers. Retrieved February 22, 2016 . ^ Walsh, Paul (August 9, 2015). "NE Minnesota Rep. David Dill, championed outdoors, dies from cancer" . Star Tribune . Retrieved August 9, 2015 . ^ Hanks, Mike (November 28, 2015). "Longtime Bloomington legislator announces retirement" . Sun Current . ECM Publishers. Retrieved February 22, 2016 . ^ "Monday, March 2, 2015" (PDF) . Journal of the Senate . Minnesota Senate . pp. 459–60. Retrieved February 22, 2016 . ^ "Thursday, February 12, 2015" (PDF) . Journal of the Senate . Minnesota Senate . p. 251. Retrieved February 22, 2016 . ^ "Monday, April 4, 2016" (PDF) . Journal of the Senate . Minnesota Senate . p. 5463. Retrieved April 26, 2016 . ^ "Tuesday, March 8, 2016" (PDF) . Journal of the House . Minnesota House of Representatives . p. 6007. Retrieved March 8, 2016 . ^ "Thursday, January 29, 2015" (PDF) . Journal of the House . Minnesota House of Representatives . pp. 135–36. Retrieved March 7, 2016 . External links [ edit ] Legislature Senate House of Representatives Preceded by Eighty-ninth Minnesota Legislature 2015—2016 Succeeded by