2026 Legislative Session - Final Week

May 19, 2026

The 2026 legislative session adjourned on Sunday night, and many significant bills passed in the last days of the legislative session. There are also a couple of notable misses - the legislature was not able to pass a Jobs Omnibus bill or a small business recovery package this year. However, they were able to pass a bonding package and a tax bill in the final hours - both which will have significant impacts for the state! There were also no NDA provisions or land use/zoning previsions included in any bills. Thank you everyone for all of your hard work this session.  

We're sharing a summary of the significant (for our work) bills that passed this session. The final agreement column indicates either what the final deal was that passed or if they could not come to an agreement as well as red indicates an agreement was not reached and green indicates that there was an agreement. 

Bill Senate House Final Agreement
 Business Recovery Package  SF4535 (Champion) $100 million business recovery loan program. $18 million for MIFs based on demand. Passed Senate 35-31 on 4/30/26.  HF4477 (Frazier) $100 million business recovery program. Offered as an amendment to HF3732 but failed on a party-line vote.  No agreement
 Jobs Omnibus Appropriations Bill  SF3664 (Champion) Omnibus appropriation and policy bill. Includes Agency policy fixes. Appropriation language added to SF4059 Omnibus Finance supplemental appropriations bill (just WDF appropriations). Passed Senate floor 35-31.

 HF3732 (Pinto) Omnibus appropriation and policy bill.

  • Would create a new subcommittee of the Governor's Workforce Development Board to recommend grants from the Workforce Development Fund up to $10 million dollars worth.
  • Creates a new Healthcare Workforce Grant Program (but does not fund it)
  • Extends UI benefits to laid off iron ore mining workers.
  • Creates an Office of Community Investment at DEED that provides oversight, strategic direction, program design and tracks grant outcomes.
  • Passed 98-35 on 5/4/26.
  No agreement
Housing Omnibus Bill

 SF0203 (Port) Housing Finance and Policy Omnibus bill

  • Authorizes $50M in HIB bonds
  • Makes changes to Housing Infrastructure grant program to align with workforce housing
  • Makes changes to SHTC to better align with workforce housing
  • Policy language around agency reporting on fiscal balances and restrictions on interest spending
  • Passed Senate floor 35-31 on 5/7/26.
  HF1141 (Howard) Housing Finance and Policy Omnibus bill
•    $20 million for Greater Minnesota Workforce Housing grant program 
•    $40 million FHPAP 
•    $150,000 for homebuyer education training 
•    $100 million for HIB bonds 
•    Policy language around agency reporting on fiscal balances and restrictions on interest spending
•    Uses some interest income from Minnesota Housing to fund some appropriations.
•    Passed 99-32 on 5/4/26		  Overview of the Housing Omnibus bill
•    $14.275 million for the Greater Minnesota Workforce Housing grant program
•    $38 million for FHPAP
•    $150,000 for homebuyer education training
•    $100 million for HIB bonds
•    Policy language around agency reporting on fiscal balances and restrictions on interest spending
•    Uses some interest income from Minnesota Housing to fund some appropriations
•    Passed House floor 105-28 and Senate 42-25 and was sent to the Governor
 Tax Bill

 SF5052 Senate Omnibus Tax Bill

  • Includes the Governor’s expansion of the dependent tax credit
  • Modifies LAHA/SAHA to allow funds to be used for emergency shelter facility construction and extends by two years the deadlines to spend the aid on qualifying projects.
  • Modifies the SHTC to require that 50% of the tax credits for projects in Greater Minnesota
  • Makes changes to SHTC to better align with workforce housing


    Conference Committee Agreement HF2438 which includes some key provisions:
•    Federal tax conformity
•    Changes to the dependent care credit
•    Passed House and Senate – sent to Governor
 HOA Limitations Bill  SF1750 Amends the common interest communities statute – limits ability to charge interest, imposes caps on late fees and fines, imposes notice requirements, addresses conflicts of interest, removes the ability of an association to enforce a lien against the owner for unpaid fines, prohibits retaliation. Most sections are effective Jan 1, 2027. Repassed Senate floor 56-9 and sent to the Governor’s desk on 5/11/26.  Passed House floor 4/30/26 with 100-34 votes.   
 Capital Investment Bill      

Agreed-upon bill HF719 appropriates $1.2 billion for a bonding package (cash is in the sister-bill HF2484). Includes some key provisions all in HF719:
•    $2 million BDPI
•    $2 million IBDPI
•    $2 million TEDI
•    $2 million DCYF early childhood facilities grants
•    Passed House 122-11 and Senate 60-7 and sent to Governor