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    • Legislative Committee Deadline Dates in the Minnesota Legislature

    Compiled by the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Reference Library

    The first committee deadlines were adopted in 1971 as part of the Permanent Joint Rules. Since then, there have been variations over the years on the number of deadlines and the requirements of each deadline. More details about the current deadlines are found on the Committee Deadlines page.

    While efforts have been made to verify this information in more than one source, errors are possible. Please report any errors to Library staff.

    2010-Present

    Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline Interval 3rd Deadline Interval Adjournment Resolution
    1/14/2025 April 4 - Friday 0 days April 4 - Friday 7 days April 11 - Friday 38 days May 19 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 4
    2/12/2024 March 22 - Friday 0 days March 22 - Friday 28 days April 19 - Friday 31 days May 20 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 7
    1/3/2023 March 10 - Friday 14 days March 24 - Friday 11 days April 4 - Tuesday 48 days May 22 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 3
    1/31/2022 March 25 - Friday 7 days April 1 - Friday 7 days April 8 - Friday 45 days May 23 - Monday House Concurrent Resolution 4
    1/5/2021 March 12 - Friday 7 days March 19 - Friday 21 days April 9 - Friday 38 days May 17 - Monday House Concurrent Resolution 4
    2/11/2020 March 20 - Friday 7 days March 27 - Friday 7 days April 3 - Friday 44 days May 17 - Sunday Senate Concurrent Resolution 6
    1/8/2019 March 15 - Friday 14 days March 29 - Friday 14 days April 12 - Friday 39 days May 20 - Monday House Concurrent Resolution 1
    2/20/2018 March 22 - Thursday 7 days March 29 - Thursday 22 days April 20 - Friday 30 days May 20 - Sunday Senate Concurrent Resolution 9
    1/3/2017 March 10 - Friday 7 days March 17 - Friday 14 days March 31 - Friday 52 days May 22 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 4
    3/8/2016 April 1 - Friday 7 days April 8 - Friday 13 days April 21 - Thursday 32 days May 23 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 8
    1/6/2015 March 20 - Friday 7 days March 27 - Friday 28 days April 24 - Friday 24 days May 18 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 4
    2/25/2014 March 21 - Friday 7 days March 28 - Friday 7 days April 4 - Friday 42 days May 16 - Friday Senate Concurrent Resolution 8
    1/8/2013 March 15 - Friday 7 days March 22 - Friday 28 days April 19 - Friday 31 days May 20 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 4
    1/24/2012 March 16 - Friday 7 days March 23 - Friday 7 days March 30 - Friday 41 days May 10 - Thursday House Concurrent Resolution 5
    1/4/2011 April 29 - Friday1 See Note1 May 6 - Friday1 See Note1 March 25 - Friday1 See Note1 May 23 - Monday House Concurrent Resolution 1
    2/4/2010 March 12 - Friday 7 days March 19 - Friday 10 days March 29 - Monday 49 days May 16 - Sunday House Concurrent Resolution 3

    1In 2011, the deadline dates were not set in chronological order and bills were required to be out of the finance committees first (3rd deadline). Because of this, interval days are not calculated in the table.

    2009

    Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline Interval 3rd Deadline Interval 4th Deadline Interval 5th Deadline Interval Adjournment Resolution
    1/3/2009 March 27 - Friday 11 days April 7 - Tuesday 9 days April 16 - Thursday 6 days April 22 - Wednesday 15 days May 7 - Thursday2 11 days May 18 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 53

    2 According to the Secretary of the Senate, "the fifth deadline was deleted by House Concurrent Resolution No. 1 on May 7, 2009."

    3 See also Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, which established Permanent Joint Rules for the first time since 1999 and included changes to Joint Rule 2.03 related to deadlines.

    2008

    Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline 3rd Deadline Adjournment Resolution
    2/12/2008 March 14 - Friday 5 days March 19 - Wednesday March 28 - Friday May 18 - Sunday Senate Concurrent Resolution 8

    2007

    Body Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline 3rd Deadline 4th Deadline Adjournment Resolution
    Senate 1/3/2007 April 14 - Saturday 0 days April 14 - Saturday April 2 - Monday April 27 - Friday May 21 - Monday House Concurrent Resolution 1
    House 1/3/2007 Mar 23 - Friday 0 days March 23 - Friday April 2 - Monday April 27 - Friday May 21 - Monday House Concurrent Resolution 1

    2005-2006

    Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline 3rd Deadline Adjournment Resolution
    3/1/2006 March 28 - Tuesday 7 days April 4 - Tuesday April 11 - Tuesday May 21 - Sunday Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 4
    1/4/2005 April 5 - Tuesday 7 days April 12 - Tuesday April 22 - Friday May 23 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 45

    4 This resolution set three deadline dates but did not list the major appropriation and finance bills.

    5 This resolution set three deadline dates for the 2005 session and named the 15 different 'major appropriation and finance bills' that were subject to the third deadline.

    2004

    Body Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline 3rd Deadline Adjournment Resolution
    Senate 2/2/2004 March 19 - Friday (informal) 7 days March 26 - Friday not set May 15 - Saturday There was no Concurrent Resolution in 2004.6
    House 2/2/2004 March 12 - Friday 7 days March 19 - Friday March 26 - Friday May 16 - Sunday There was no Concurrent Resolution in 2004.6

    6 In 2004, there was no agreement on a deadline resolution. The Speaker and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration each issued deadlines for their respective bodies. The Senate had only the first two deadlines. The House had a third deadline for committees to act favorably on omnibus appropriation bills. The deadline did not apply to the Committee on Ways and Means, so it had the same effect as the deadlines in effect from 1994 to 2002.

    1999-2003

    Procedural change: In 1999 committee deadlines started being set by Concurrent Resolution.

    Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline 3rd Deadline Adjournment Resolution
    1/7/2003 April 4 - Friday 7 days April 11 - Friday April 29 - Tuesday May 19 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 47
    1/29/2002 February 22 - Friday 7 days March 1 - Friday March 8 - Friday May 20 - Monday There was no Senate Concurrent Resolution in 2002.
    1/3/2001 March 30 - Friday 12 days April 11 - Wednesday April 25- Wednesday May 21 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 5
    2/3/2000 March 3 - Friday 7 days March 10- Friday March 17- Friday May 18 - Thursday Senate Concurrent Resolution 10
    1/5/1999 March 19 - Friday 12 days March 31 - Wednesday April 16- Friday May 17 - Monday Senate Concurrent Resolution 68

    7 This resolution changed the meaning of the third deadline from a deadline for policy committees to report appropriation bills to the Finance and Ways and Means Committees to a deadline for Finance and Ways and Means to report the omnibus appropriation bills to the floor in calendar year 2003 only.

    8 In 1999, the Joint Rules were amended to take the deadlines out of the Joint Rules and establish them by concurrent resolution instead.  Leadership thought it would be easier to adopt deadline dates if they were not tied into adoption of Permanent Joint Rules.  

    1994-1998

    Procedural Change: In 1994 a third Committee Deadline was added as part of the Permanent Joint Rules.

    Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline 3rd Deadline Adjournment
    1/20/1998 February 13 - Friday 7 days February 20 - Friday Feb. 27 - Friday April 9 - Thursday
    1/7/1997 March 26 - Wednesday 14 days April 9 - Wednesday April 18 - Friday May 19 - Monday
    1/16/1996 February 9 - Friday 7 days February 16 - Friday February 23 - Friday April 3 - Wednesday
    1/3/1995 March 31 - Friday 7 Days April 7 - Friday April 21 - Friday May 22 - Monday
    2/22/1994 March 25 - Friday 6 Days March 31 - Thursday April 18 - Monday May 6 - Friday

    1971-1993

    Procedural Change: The first committee deadlines were adopted in 1971 as part of the Permanent Joint Rules.

    Convened 1st Deadline Interval 2nd Deadline Interval Adjournment
    1/5/1993 April 2 - Friday 14 Days April 16 - Friday 31 Days May 17 - Monday
    2/18/1992 March 13 - Friday 7 Days March 20 - Friday 27 Days April 16 - Thursday
    1/8/1991 April 12 - Friday 12 Days April 24 - Wednesday 26 Days May 20 - Monday
    2/12/1990 March 9 - Friday 7 Days March 16 - Friday 40 Days April 25 - Wednesday
    1/3/1989 April 14 - Friday 12 Days April 26 - Wednesday 26 Days May 22 - Monday
    2/9/1988 March 10 - Thursday 8 Days March 18 - Friday 38 Days April 25 - Monday
    1/6/1987 April 10 - Friday 18 Days April 28 - Tuesday 20 Days May 18 - Monday
    2/3/1986 February 28 - Friday 8 Days March 8 - Saturday 13 Days March 21 - Friday
    1/8/1985 April 4 - Friday 15 Days April 19 - Friday 31 Days May 20 - Monday
    3/6/1984 March 30 - Friday 10 Days April 9 - Monday 15 Days April 24 - Tuesday
    1/4/1983 April 8 - Friday 17 Days April 25 - Monday 28 Days May 23 - Monday
    1/12/1982 February 22 - Monday 9 Days March 3 - Wednesday 16 Days March 19 - Friday
    1/6/1981 April 10 - Friday 14 Days April 24 - Friday 24 Days May 18 - Monday
    1/22/1980 March 10 - Monday 7 Days March 17 - Monday 26 Days April 12 - Saturday
    1/3/1979 April 13 - Friday 21 Days May 4 - Friday 17 Days May 21 - Monday
    1/17/1978 March 3 - Friday 7 Days March 10 - Friday 14 Days March 24 - Friday
    1/4/1977 April 22 - Friday 14 Days May 6 - Friday 17 Days May 23 - Monday
    1/27/1976 March 9 - Tuesday 7 Days March 16 - Tuesday 22 Days April 7 - Wednesday
    1/7/1975 April 19 - Saturday 18 Days May 7 - Wednesday 12 Days May 19 - Monday
    1/15/1974 March 2 - Saturday 14 Days March 16 - Saturday 13 Days March 29 - Friday
    1/2/1973 April 28 - Saturday 14 Days May 12 - Saturday 9 Days May 21 - Monday
    1/5/1971 April 30 - Friday 14 Days May 14 - Friday 10 Days May 24 - Monday