On Thursday, the Senate passed HF 130, authored by Senator Claire Robling (R-Jordan), as amended by conference committee, in a 37 – 28 vote. This is the Phase One budget bill which was passed earlier by the House. The bill was promptly vetoed by Governor Dayton.

The Senate also passed SF 56, authored by Senator Dave Thompson (R-Lakeville), which provides school district budget relief by freezing public school employee pay for two years. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to amend the bill, the bill passed on a 36-29 vote.