90th Minnesota Legislature


The Ninetieth Minnesota Legislature was the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 3, 2017 to January 7, 2019. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2016 Senate election and the 2016 House election. It first convened and held its regular session in Saint Paul from January 3 to May 22, 2017, and from February 20 to May 20, 2018. A special session to complete unfinished business was held from May 23 to 26, 2017.

Major events

Enacted

2017
In this Legislature, all acts were approved by Governor Mark Dayton, with the notable exceptions of H.F. No. 809, an act that would have prohibited public funding of abortions; H.F. No. 812, an act that would have required facilities that perform abortions to be licensed; the first set of acts appropriating money for the state budget; H.F. No. 4, the first 2017 omnibus tax act; H.F. No. 140, an act that would have changed how public school teachers are licensed; 2017, First Special Session S.F. No. 3, an act that would notably have prohibited local governments from setting a higher minimum wage and requiring greater benefits for private sector employees than what is required by state law; H.F. No. 4385, the first 2018 omnibus tax act; H.F. No. 390, an act that would have increased penalties for obstructing freeways, airport public roadways, and interfering with public transit; S.F. No. 3656, the omnibus supplemental appropriations act; H.F. No. 947, the second 2018 omnibus tax act; and S.F. No. 2809, an act that would have changed the composition of the Metropolitan Council from gubernatorial appointees to county and city elected officials—all of which were vetoed. In Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, the omnibus state government appropriations act, two appropriations for the Senate and the House of Representatives were line-item vetoed. Chapter 13, the reinsurance act, became law without the governor's signature.
In total, 33 acts were vetoed, three items of appropriation in two acts were line-item vetoed, and two acts became law without the governor's signature. No acts or items were enacted by the Legislature over the governor's veto. After the adjournment of the 2017, First Special Session—legislative leaders sued Governor Dayton over the validity of his line-item vetoes for legislative appropriations. The ensuing court case, Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate v. Dayton, proceeded to the Minnesota Supreme Court; the Court upheld the governor's vetoes.

Political composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Senate

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst elected
1Mark JohnsonRepublicanEast Grand Forks2016
2Paul UtkeRepublicanPark Rapids2016
3Tom BakkDFLCook2002
4Kent EkenDFLTwin Valley2012
5Justin EichornRepublicanGrand Rapids2016
6David TomassoniDFLChisholm2000
7Erik SimonsonDFLDuluth2016
8Bill IngebrigtsenRepublicanAlexandria2006
9Paul GazelkaRepublicanNisswa2010
10Carrie RuudRepublicanBreezy Point2002
11Tony LoureyDFLKerrick2006
12Torrey WestromRepublicanElbow Lake2012
13Michelle FischbachRepublicanPaynesville1996
13Jeff HoweRepublicanRockville2018
14Jerry RelphRepublicanSt. Cloud2016
15Andrew MathewsRepublicanMilaca2016
16Gary DahmsRepublicanRedwood Falls2010
17Andrew LangRepublicanOlivia2016
18Scott NewmanRepublicanHutchinson2010
19Nick FrentzDFLNorth Mankato2016
20Rich DraheimRepublicanMadison Lake2016
21Mike GogginRepublicanRed Wing2016
22Bill WeberRepublicanLuverne2012
23Julie RosenRepublicanVernon Center2002
24John JasinskiRepublicanFaribault2016
25Dave SenjemRepublicanRochester2002
26Carla NelsonRepublicanRochester2010
27Dan SparksDFLAustin2002
28Jeremy MillerRepublicanWinona2010
29Bruce AndersonRepublicanBuffalo2012
30Mary KiffmeyerRepublicanBig Lake2012
31Michelle BensonRepublicanHam Lake2010
32Mark KoranRepublicanNorth Branch2016
33David OsmekRepublicanMound2012
34Warren LimmerRepublicanMaple Grove1995
35Jim AbelerRepublicanAnoka2016
36John HoffmanDFLChamplin2012
37Jerry NewtonDFLCoon Rapids2016
38Roger ChamberlainRepublicanLino Lakes2010
39Karin HousleyRepublicanSt. Marys Point2012
40Chris EatonDFLBrooklyn Center2011
41Carolyn LaineDFLColumbia Heights2016
42Jason IsaacsonDFLShoreview2016
43Chuck WigerDFLMaplewood1996
44Paul AndersonRepublicanPlymouth2016
45Ann RestDFLNew Hope2000
46Ron LatzDFLSt. Louis Park2006
47Scott JensenRepublicanChaska2016
48Steve CwodzinskiDFLEden Prairie2016
49Melisa FranzenDFLEdina2012
50Melissa Halvorson WiklundDFLBloomington2012
51Jim CarlsonDFLEagan2006
52Matt KleinDFLMendota Heights2016
53Susan KentDFLWoodbury2012
54Dan SchoenDFLSt. Paul Park2016
54Karla BighamDFLCottage Grove2018
55Eric PrattRepublicanPrior Lake2012
56Dan HallRepublicanBurnsville2010
57Greg ClausenDFLApple Valley2012
58Matt LittleDFLLakeville2016
59Bobby Joe ChampionDFLMinneapolis2012
60Kari DziedzicDFLMinneapolis2012
61Scott DibbleDFLMinneapolis2002
62Jeff HaydenDFLMinneapolis2011
63Patricia Torres RayDFLMinneapolis2006
64Dick CohenDFLSaint Paul1986
65Sandy PappasDFLSaint Paul1990
66John MartyDFLRoseville1986
67Foung HawjDFLSaint Paul2012

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Administrative officers

Senate