Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority

Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has jurisdiction over all bills relating
to agriculture, military affairs, veterans, broadband, rural development, and pet animals.” (2025 Senate Committee Jurisdiction, p. 3).

State Agencies #

• Department of Agriculture
• Rural Finance Authority
• Agriculture Chemical Response Compensation Board
• Agricultural and Economic Development Board
• Board of Animal Health
• Board of Veterinary Medicine

Councils #

• Agriculture Education Leadership Council
• Area One Potato Council
• Beef Research and Promotion Council
• Corn Research and Promotion Council
• Dairy Research and Promotion Council
• Minnesota Egg Research and Promotion Council
• Paddy Wild Rice Research and Promotion Council
• Soybeans Research and Promotion Council
• Turkey Research and Promotion Council
• Wheat Research and Promotion Council

Other Groups #

• Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
• Organic Advisory Task Force
• Passing on the Farm Center
• Rural Policy and Development Center
• State Agricultural Society
• State Horticulture Society

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Agriculture
• Board of Animal Health – 6 Members
• Rural Finance Authority – 6 Members

Military and Veterans Affairs #

• Department of Military Affairs
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Armory Building Commission
• Veterans’ Home Board
• Veterans Service Organizations
• Confirmation: Commissioner of Veterans Affairs

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Department of Agriculture
  • Rural Finance Authority
  • Horticulture Society
• Board of Animal Health
• Ag. Utilization Research Institute
• Department of Employment and Economic Development
  • Only Broadband Grants (with Administrative Funding)

Other Issues: Corporate Farming Law, County Fairs, Drainage, Ethanol Development, Farm Credit, Farmland, Farm Loss Modification, Food Shelves, and Pet Animals (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 3 – 4).

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Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection has jurisdiction over all bills relating to banking, insurance, securities, consumer financial services, telecommunications, and liquor” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 6).

State Agencies #

• Department of Commerce (except for Energy Resources Division)

Other Groups #

• Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA)
• Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association
• Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association
• Minnesota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Commerce

State Agencies #

• Department of Commerce
  • Financial Institutions
  • Administrative Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Enforcement and Market Assurance
  • Insurance
  • Weights and Measures
• Office of Cannabis Management

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Department of Commerce
  • Administrative Services
  • Enforcement and Market Assurance
  • Financial Institutions
  • Insurance
  • Telecommunications
  • Office of Cannabis Management
  • Weights and Measures

Other Issues: : Cannabis Licensing and Retail, Cemeteries, Consumer Protection, Mortgage Origination
and Servicing, Motor Vehicle Sales, Real Estate Brokers, Unclaimed Property, and Weights and Measures (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 6).

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Senate Education Policy Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Education Policy has jurisdiction over all bills relating to education, children, and libraries, except bills relating to higher education or childcare” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 8).

State Agencies #

• Department of Education
• Minnesota State Academies
  • Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
  • Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
• Minnesota State Academies Board
• Perpich Center for Arts Education Board
• Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
• Board of School Administrators

Other Groups #

• Education Commission of the States
• Interagency Coordinating Council
• Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission
• Minnesota Commission on National and Community Service
• Minnesota State High School League
• P-20 Education Partnership
• Service Cooperatives

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Education
• Minnesota State Academies Board – 9 Members
• Perpich Center for Arts Education Board – 15 Members
• Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board – 11 Members
• School Administrators, Board of – 10 Members

Other Issues: Child Abuse Victim Services, Children’s Museum, Community Services, Public Libraries (Other Than Law Libraries) (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 8).

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Senate Elections Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Elections has jurisdiction over all bills relating to elections, redistricting, ethical practices for public officials, and campaign financing” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 9).

State Agencies #

• Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
• Secretary of State (Elections Only)

Confirmations #

• Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board – 6 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
• Secretary of State (Election Change Items Only) (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 9).

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Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate has jurisdiction over all bills relating to energy, and public utilities. The committee also has jurisdiction over all bills relating to air emissions and the climate” Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 10).

State Agencies #

• Energy Resources Division, Department of Commerce
• Legislative Energy Commission
• Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board
• Public Utilities Commission

Confirmations #

• Public Utilities Commission – 5 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Commerce Department
  • Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board
  • Energy Resources
  • Petrofund
  • Renewable Development Account (Fund)
• Public Utilities Commission

Other Issues: Cable Communications, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance, and Nuclear Energy and Waste Storage (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 10).

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Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee has jurisdiction over all bills relating to the environment and the state’s natural resources” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 11).

Main State Agencies #

• Environmental Quality Board
• Department of Natural Resources
• Pollution Control Agency
• Board of Water and Soil Resources

Other Offices #

• Clean Water Council
• Conservation Corps Minnesota
• Drainage Work Group
• Facility Siting Policy Development Committee
• Forest Resources Council
• Governor’s Nuclear Waste Council
• Great Lakes Commission
• Iron Range Off–Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Local Advisory Committee
• Land Exchange Board
• Lessard–Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
• Metropolitan Council, Regional Parks & Water Resources
• Legislative–Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
• Minnesota Zoo
• Mississippi Headwaters Board
• Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board
• Small Business Air Quality Compliance Advisory Council
• South Dakota–Minnesota Boundary Waters Commission
• Advisory Committee on Subsurface Sewage Treatment System
• Voyageurs National Park Council
• Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Water Policy
• Watershed Districts Advisory Committee

Confirmations #

• Commission of the Pollution Control Agency
• Commissioner of Natural Resources
• Clean Water Council – 19 Members
• Environmental Quality Board – 8 Members
• Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources – 5 Members
• Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council – 4 Members
• School Trust Lands Director
• Water and Soil Resources, Board – Chair

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Board of Water and Soil Resources
• Conservation Corps
• Department of Natural Resources
• Metropolitan Council
  • Regional Parks & Water Resources Only
• Minnesota Zoo
• Science Museum
• Pollution Control Agency
  • Environmental Quality Board
• Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
• Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
• Outdoor Heritage Fund
• Clean Water Fund (Clean Water Council)
• Parks and Trails Fund

Other Issues: Mosquito Abatement, Off-Highway Vehicles, Oil Overcharge Money, Reinvest in Minnesota, and Tax-Forfeited Lands (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 11 – 12).

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Senate Health and Human Services Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Health and Human Services has jurisdiction over bills relating to the Department of Health, Department of Health licensing (other than licensing of long–term care facilities), public health,occupational licensing, health care (other than long–term services and supports and medical assistance for people with disabilities and older adults), health insurance, Department of Human Services licensing(other than licensing of long–term services and supports and substance use disorder treatment),economic assistance programs, behavioral health (other than substance use disorder treatment), childcare, child protection, and adoption” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 14).

State Agencies #

• Department of Children, Youth, and Families
• Department of Health
• Department of Human Services
• MNsure
• Office of Rural Health
• Office of Health Care Practice, Unlicensed Complementary and Alternative

Occupational Licensing Boards #

• Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
• Board of Chiropractic Examiners
• Board of Dentistry
• Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
• Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
• Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Board of Medical Practice
• Board of Nursing
• Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
• Board of Optometry
• Board of Pharmacy
• Board of Physical Therapy
• Board of Podiatric Medicine
• Board of Psychology
• Board of Social Work

Other Groups #

• Acupuncture Advisory Council
• Advanced Practice Nursing Advisory Council
• Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council
• American Indian Advisory Council
• Athletic Trainers Advisory Council
• Community Health Advisory Committee
• Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council
• Hearing Instrument Dispenser Advisory Council
• Licensed Genetic Counselor Advisory Council
• Advisory Council on Licensed Traditional Midwifery
• Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research Task Force
• Minnesota Hearing Instrument Dispenser Council
• Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Council
• Physician Assistant Advisory Council
• Registered Naturopathic Doctor Advisory Council
• Respiratory Care Advisory Council
• Rural Health Advisory Committee
• Speech-Language pathologist and Audiologist Advisory Council
• Advisory Council on Wells and Borings
• Ombudsman for Families
• Ombudsman for Mental Health-Developmental Disabilities
• Ombudsman for State Managed Health Care

Confirmations #

• Commiss
• Commissioner of Health
• Commissioner of Human Services
• Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board – 12 Members
• MNsure – 6 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Human Services Department
  • MA – Adults without Children Basic Care
  • MA – Families with Children Basic Care
  • MFIP without Child Care
  • MFIP Child Care
  • Basic Sliding Fee Child Care
  • Child Care Development Grants
  • General Assistance/MN Supplemental Aid/Group Res Housing
  • Housing Support
  • Northstar Care for Children
  • Grants (Shared with HSR Committee)
  • Minnesota Care
  • Central Office
• Health Department
• MNSure
• Emergency Medical Services Board
• Health Related Boards (16)
• Ombudsperson for American Indian Families
• Ombudsperson for Foster Youth
• Ombudsman for Families
• Rare Disease Advisory Council

Other Issues: Adoption, Child Care, Child Protection, Compulsive Gambling, Economic Assistance, Foster Care, Family Preservation, Health Care Bill of Rights, Health Care Data Collection & Research Initiatives, Health Improvement, HMOs, Health Protection, Hospitals, Lead/Asbestos, Medical Assistance for Adults without children and Families with Children, Medical Cannabis, Mortuary Science, Public Health, Safe Drinking Water Act, Social Services, Tobacco Sales, Vital Statistics (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 14 – 16).

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Senate Higher Education Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Higher Education has jurisdiction over all bills relating to higher education” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 17).

State Agencies #

• Office of Higher Education
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universityies
• University of Minnesota

Other Groups #

• Mayo Medical School
• Midwestern Higher Education Commission
• Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
• MnSCU Board of Trustees Candidate Advisory Council
• Regent Candidate Advisory Council
• Legislative Joint Committee on Regent Nominations
• Student Advisory Council

Confirmations #

• Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority – 8 Members
• Minnesota Office of Higher Education – Commissioner
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Board of Trustees – 15 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Higher Education Facilities Authority
• Office of Higher Education
• Mayo Medical School
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• University of Minnesota (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 17).

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Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Housing has jurisdiction over all bills relating to housing and homelessness prevention” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 18).

State Agencies #

• Housing Finance Agency

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Housing Finance
• Housing Finance Agency – 6 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Housing Finance Agency
• Housing Bond Allocating Authority
• Housing Infrastructure Bonds

Other Issues: Homelessness Prevention, Homeless Shelters, Manufactured Housing, Rent Control, and Transitional Housing (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 18).

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Senate Human Services Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Human Services has jurisdiction over bills relating to health or human services that substantially affect the lives of older adults, people with disabilities, or people with substance use disorder. The Committee on Human Services includes Department of Human Services licensing relating to long-term services and supports and substance use disorder treatment as well as the licensing and regulation of long-term care setting by the Department of Health. The Committee’s jurisdiction also
includes Direct Care and Treatment” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 19).

State Agencies #

• Department of Health
  • Portions of the Department of Human Services, Health Regulation Division

Occupational Licensing Boards #

• Board of Executives for Long-term Services and Supports

Other Groups #

• Board on Aging
• Council on Disability
• Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
• Ombudsman for Long-term Care
• Opiate Epidemic Response Advisory Council

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Human Services Department
  • MA – Long-Term Care (LTC) Waivers
  • MA – Long-Term Care Facilities
  • MA – Elderly and Disabled Basic Care
  • Chemical Dependency Treatment
  • Alternative Care Program
  • Direct Care and Treatment
  • Grants (SHARED with HHS Committee)
• Council on Disability
• Ombudsman for Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities

Other Issues: Alternative care, Assisted living facilities, Boarding care homes; Disability waivers, Elderly waiver, Home and community-based services, Long-term care facility rates, Licensing of long-term services and supports, Medical Assistance for people with disabilities and the older adults, Nursing homes and home care, Prescribed pediatric extended care centers, Resident case mix classifications, State-operated services, Substance use disorder treatment, Supervised living facilities, and Ombudsman
for long-term care (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 19).

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Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Jobs and Economic Development has jurisdiction over all bills relating to employment, economic growth, workforce development, and unemployment compensation” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 20).

State Agencies #

• Department of Employment and Economic Development (Other Than Broadband)
• Explore Minnesota Tourism Council
• Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
• Public Facilities Authority

Other Groups #

• Destination Medical Center Corporation
• Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.
• Job Skills Partnership Board
• Rehabilitation Council for the Blind
• State Rehabilitation Council
• Workforce Development Council

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
• Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
• Destination Medical Center Corporation – 4 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Department of Employment & Economic Development (DEED)(Other Than Broadband)
  • Public Facilities Authority
• Destination Medical Center
• Explore Minnesota Tourism
• Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation

Other Issues: Allocating Bond Authority (except Housing Bond Allocating Authority), Economic Development Authorities, Enterprise Zones, Redevelopment, Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Neighborhood Revitalization, Port Authorities, and Tax Exempt Financing (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 20).

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Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Judiciary and Public Safety Committee has general jurisdiction over all bills relating to criminal and civil matters. This includes crime prevention, law enforcement, criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, crime victims, public safety, corrections, and the collateral consequences of criminal convictions. Any bills addressing felonies and gross misdemeanors are within the committee’s jurisdiction. Bills containing misdemeanor provisions and matters that are distinct from but relate to criminal acts may be
rereferred to the committee.

“The committee’s jurisdiction also includes all bills related to the judiciary, civil rights and remedies, civil actions, civil and criminal procedure, and data practices, including bills with provisions related to criminal records.

“In general, the committee does not have primary jurisdiction over the traffic code (Minn. Stat., chapter 169) drivers’ licenses, the State Patrol, or game and fish violations. However, bills relating to these subjects are often re-referred to the committee” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 21).

Main State Agencies #

• Department of Corrections
• Portions of the Department of Public Safety
• Attorney General
• Courts (District, Appeals, and Supreme)
• Department of Human Rights

Other Offices and Entities #

• Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, Department of Public Safety
• Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Department of Public Safety
• Correctional Facility Site Selection Committee
• County Attorneys Council
• Crime Victims Reparations Board
• Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Policy Group
• Drug Policy and Violence Prevention Office, Department of Public Safety
• Emergency Response Commission
• Fire Marshal Division, Department of Public Safety
• Board of Firefighter Training and Education
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, Department of Public Safety
• Advisory Council on Interstate Adult Offender Supervision
• Interstate Compact for Juveniles Commission
• Commission on Judicial Selection
• Board of Judicial Standards
• Law Enforcement and Community Grants, Department of Public Safety
• Board of Law Examiners
• Legislative Commission on Data Practices
• Board of Pardons
• Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training
• Special Review Board for Persons Committed as Mentally Ill and Dangerous to the Public
• Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services
• State Board of Public Defense
• Advisory Commission on Rules of Evidence
• Sentencing Guidelines Commission
• State Guardian Ad Litem Board
• Commission on Uniform State Laws

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Corrections
• Commissioner of Public Safety
• Commissioner of Human Rights
• Board of Judicial Standards – 6 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Sentencing Guidelines Commission
• Public Defense Board
• Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals
• Guardian Ad Litem Board
• District Courts
• Tax Court
• Judicial Standards Board
• Legal Professions Board
• Uniform Laws Commission
• Corrections Department
• Peace Officer Standards & Training Board (POST)
• Private Detective Board
• Human Rights Department
• Public Safety Department
  • Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
  • Emergency Management (Not Disaster Asst Contingency Acct)
  • Disaster Assistance Contingency Account
  • Fire Marshal
  • Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement
  • Office of Justice Programs
  • 911/ARMER

List of other issues can be found at Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 23 – 24.

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Senate Labor Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Labor has jurisdiction over all bills relating to fair labor standards, minimum wage, workers’ compensation, and occupational safety and health” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 25).

Main State Agencies #

• Department of Labor and Industry
• Bureau of Mediation Services

Other Offices #

• Access Review Board
• Apprenticeship Advisory Board
• Board of Electricity
• Board of High Pressure Piping Systems
• Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings Commission
• Occupational Safety and Health Review Board
• Plumbing Board

Related Groups #

• Combative Sports Advisory Council
• Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council
• Council on Workers’ Compensation
• Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Labor and Industry
• Commissioner of Mediation Services
• Board of Electricity – 11 Members
• High Pressure Piping Systems, Board of – 12 Members
• Plumbing Board – 12 Members
• Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals – 5 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Department of Labor & Industry
• Bureau of Mediation Services
• Public Employees Relations Board (PERB)
• Workers Compensation Court of Appeals

Other issues: Amusement Rides, Construction Code, Elevators, Employment Leaves, Minimum Wage, Pipefitters (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 25).

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Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans has jurisdiction over all bills creating a new state agency, substantially changing the organization of a current state agency, or transferring duties from one state agency to another, state administrative services, state administrative rulemaking procedures, state employee compensation, public employee labor relations, pensions and retirement, gambling, lotteries, pari-mutuel wagering, and the structure of the Legislature.

The committee also has jurisdiction over bills relating to the powers of local and metropolitan government units, military affairs and veterans” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 27).

State Government #

Constitutional Officers #

• Auditor
• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State (Other Than Elections)

Departments and Offices #

• Department of Administration
• Office of Administrative Hearings
• Department of Information Technology Services
• Minnesota Management and Budget
• Department of Revenue

Boards #

• Board of Accountancy
• Board of Architecture, Etc.
• Board of the Arts
• Barbers Examination Board
• Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAP)
• Cosmetologists Examiners Board
• State Designer Selection Board
• Gambling Control Board
• State Board of Investment
• Public Employment Relations Board

Commissions and Councils #

• Amateur Sports Commission
• Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
• Compensation Council
• Executive Council
• Governor’s Residence Council
• Indian Affairs Council
• Council on Latino Affairs
• Council on Minnesotans of African Heritage
• Racing Commission

Legislative Commissions, Councils, and Offices #

• Legislative Advisory Commission
• Legislative Audit Commission
• Legislative Commission on Cyber Security
• Legislative Budget Office
• Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission
• Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government
• Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
• Legislative Salary Council

Other Organizations #

• Humanities Center
• Minnesota Historical Society
• State Lottery

Retirement Associations #

• Judges’ Retirement Fund
• Minnesota State Retirement System
• Public Employees Retirement Association
• State Patrol Retirement Association
• Teachers Retirement Association

Other Topical Areas #

• Administrative Procedure Act
• Affirmative Action in State Agencies
• Comparable Worth for State Employees
• Contingent Accounts
• Public Broadcasting and Radio
• Public Employment Labor Relations Act
• Tort Claims

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Administration
• Board of the Arts – 11 Members
• Gambling Control Board – Director & 7 Members
• MN.IT Services Chief Information Officer
• Office of Administrative Hearings – Chief Administrative Law
• Judge
• Racing Commission – 9 Members
• State Lottery – Director

Local Government #

Boards, Commissions, and Councils #

• Metropolitan Airports Commission
• Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission
• Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission
• Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission
• Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
• Regional Development Commissions
• St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board

Other Topical Areas #

• Airport noise
• Hospital districts
• Legal newspapers
• Metropolitan airports
• Open meeting law
• Planning and zoning
• Special service taxing districts

Military and Veterans Affairs #

• Department of Military Affairs
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• State Armory Building Commission
• Veterans’ Homes Board
• Veterans Service Organizations
• Confirmation: Commissioner of Veterans Affairs

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Accountancy Board
• Architecture, Etc. Board
• Department of Administration
  • Public Broadcasting
• Administrative Hearings Office
• Amateur Sports Commission
• Arts Board
• Attorney General
• Barber Examiners Board
• Boards (Other Than Those Related to Health)
• Capitol Area Architectural & Planning Board (CAAPB)
• Contingent Accounts (Except for Transportation-Related)
• Cosmetologist Examiners Board
• Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
• Council on Latino Affairs
• Council on Minnesotans of African Heritage
• Office of Enterprise Technology
• Gambling Control Board
• General Contingent Accounts
• Governor & Lieutenant Governor
• Historical Society
• Humanities Commission
• Indian Affairs Council
• Investment Board
• Legislature, Legislative Commissions, and Legislative Retirement
• Minnesota IT Services
• Minnesota Management and Budget (Finance/DOER)
• Military Affairs Department
• Pensions
• Racing Commission
• Retirement Accounts
• Department of Revenue
• Secretary of State
• State Auditor
• State Lottery
• Tort Claims (Except Transportation-Related)
• Veterans Affairs Department
  • Veterans Homes
• Veterans Service Organizations (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 27 – 30).

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Senate Taxes Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Taxes has jurisdiction over all bills relating to taxes and aid to local governments” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 31).

State Agencies #

• Board of Assessors
• State Board of Equalization
• Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy
• Department of Revenue

Courts #

• Tax Courts

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Revenue
• Tax Court – 3 Judges (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 31).

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Senate Transportation Committee #

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Membership, schedule, legislation, audio/video, budget tracking spreadsheets, and more available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Transportation has jurisdiction over all bills relating to transportation” (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 32).

Main State Agencies #

• Capitol Complex Security, Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Department of Transportation
• Driver and Vehicle Services Division (DPS)
• Pipeline Safety Office (DPS)
• State Patrol Division (DPS)
• Traffic Safety Division (DPS)

Other Offices #

• Metropolitan Council
• Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact Commission
• Minnesota Safety Council
• Mississippi River Parkway Commission
• State Airport Zoning Boards

Confirmations #

• Commissioner of Transportation
• Metropolitan Council – Chair and 16 Members

Budget Jurisdiction #

• Department of Transportation
• Metropolitan Council Transit
  • Metro Mobility
  • Transit Operations
• Department of Public Safety
  • Administrative Services
  • Driver and Vehicle Services
  • Pipeline Services
  • State Patrol (Including Capitol Security)
  • Traffic Safety
• Trunk Highway Contingent Accounts & Tort Claims

Other Issues: Driver and Vehicle Licensing, Disability Parking, Gasoline Taxes, Motor Vehicle Sales Tax, Outdoor Advertising, Pipelines, Public Transit, School Buses, Traffic Laws (Senate Committee Jurisdiction – 2025, p. 32).