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Legislative Break Time Is a Great Time To Advocate for Cities
The Minnesota Legislature is in recess until April 7. City officials are encouraged to contact their lawmakers to discuss key pieces of legislation during the break.
With the first and second committee deadlines behind them as of March 27, legislators are likely to be in their home districts for Passover and Easter break. They are scheduled to resume work on April 7.
While lawmakers are on break, it is a great opportunity to meet with, call, or email them about issues that are important to cities. City priorities such as bonding and housing are still being considered.
- View the League of Minnesota Cities 2026 legislative priorities (pdf).
- Read about legislation that is currently being considered.
When legislators return on April 7, they will resume work on individual bills and begin assembling omnibus legislation. They will have 10 days until the third committee deadline, when committees must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills.
After that, lawmakers will have less than a month to complete their work before the constitutionally mandated adjournment on May 18. Any work beyond that date would require a special session.
The League is here to help
Not sure where key bills are in the legislative process? Can’t find where a bill or amendment was buried in an omnibus bill? Is a provision still alive for the session? We are here to help.
To stay up to date on these measures and all other city issues and legislation, the League offers several resources:
- The League’s Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) team will continue to provide updates and analysis on legislative issues through the League’s Cities Bulletin e-newsletter and the LMC website.
- Access issue specific fact sheets and toolkits to help communicate city issues to legislators.
Contact your lawmakers
You can typically contact your state lawmakers to give your direct input on legislation affecting your city through phone or email, which you can locate on their member pages. Unsure of how to contact your representative and senator?
- Enter your address or search a map to find your legislators and their contact information through the Minnesota Legislature’s website.
- Access the list of Minnesota state representatives and the list of Minnesota state senators to find their contact information, links to their bios, bills they have authored, and their newsletter updates.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the League’s IGR team.