Minnesota Report
With the heightened focus on the partisan nature of the 2023 legislature and recognition of this fact in recent legislative sessions, we thought a direct look at the legislation passed and signed into law, to be warranted. Here is a breakdown of the first eight bills of which all that were presented to Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) were signed into law.
With two exceptions, 50% of the bills passed on straight party-line votes.
| Bill # | Subject | House Vote | Senate Vote | Governor Signed | Partisan Actions & Exception(s) |
| SF0040 | Iron ore mining unemployment benefits | 127-7 | 56-10 | 1/25/2023 | Bipartisan vote(s) in both bodies |
| HF0037 | Minnesota Human Rights Act race definition | 111-19 | 45-19 | 1/31/2023 | Bipartisan vote(s) in both bodies |
| SF0033 | Attorney General funding | 73-55 | 35-32 | 2/7/2023 | Sen Jim Abeler (R-35, Anoka) |
| HF0031 | Federal Tax Conformity | 132-0 | 34-33 | 1/12/2023 | Straight party-line vote in Senate |
| HF0026 | Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | 134-0 | 65-0 | 2/7/2023 | Bipartisan vote(s) in both bodies |
| SF0013 | Juneteenth state holiday | 126-1 | 57-8 | 2/3/2023 | Bipartisan vote(s) in both bodies |
| HF0007 | Electric utility renewable energy standard | 70-60 | 34-33 | 2/7/2023 | Straight party-line vote(s) in House and Senate |
| HF0001 | Right to reproductive health (Codifying Roe v Wade) | 69-65 | 34-33 | 1/31/2023 | Rep Gene Pelowski (DFL-26A, Winona) |