Expensive Neighbors,
Week three of session has been extremely productive because the Home DFL continues to satisfy our guarantees to Minnesotans. Our state is going through a number of crucial points and we’re taking motion on all of them to satisfy the wants of our residents. We’re united in function and motion and can proceed to behave shortly to enhance our state.
To remain knowledgeable with my day-to-day exercise make sure to observe my newly created official Facebook page here. Additionally, make sure to invite your folks and neighbors to subscribe to my updates here.
It’s a nice honor to function your State Consultant. I’ll work laborious to characterize you and our neighborhood to the perfect of my skills!
Passage of PRO Act
As we strategy the fiftieth anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade determination, the Home handed the PRO Act which protects Minnesotans’ proper to contraception, the correct to hold a being pregnant to time period, the correct to abortion, and ensures the correct to privateness for private reproductive well being choices. It additionally prevents interference by anti-choice politicians who search to enact or defend medically pointless limitations to complete reproductive well being care. We heard loud and clear that Minnesotans need their reproductive choices to be between them and their physician. I’m proud we have been capable of enshrine this simple proper into state regulation.
The companion to the PRO Act, which repeals unconstitutional, outdated, and burdensome legal guidelines that deny reproductive freedom and autonomy, handed its first committee and can proceed to work by way of the method.
Tax Conformity was Signed into Legislation
Final week, Governor Walz signed the federal tax conformity invoice into regulation. This invoice will make a number of modifications to convey Minnesota into conformity with federal tax regulation leading to over $100 million in tax cuts for households and companies whereas simplifying future tax filings. The actual fact we have been capable of get this crucial invoice out the door within the second week of session is a testomony to our dedication to environment friendly and good governance. I sit up for persevering with this momentum for the rest of the 12 months as we glance to make this a traditionally productive session.
Different Vital Payments
There are various vital payments shifting by way of the Home proper now, listed here are just a few particularly crucial ones you need to be conscious of:
Different payments making their approach by way of the method embrace legalization of adult-use hashish,
allocation of over $300 million in federal funds for state infrastructure initiatives, equal rights modification, driver’s licenses for all, voter safety and restoration of the vote. We’re laborious at work displaying that the federal government can work properly, and it may possibly work shortly.
Keep in Contact
Please be happy to achieve out to me by e-mail at rep.josiah.hill@house.mn.gov or by telephone at 651-296-4124. In case you have a pal, neighbor, or relative who desires to obtain updates in regards to the Legislature, allow them to know they will subscribe to my e-mail listing here, and observe my Fb here. It’s an honor to characterize our neighborhood. Please keep in contact!
Sincerely,
Josiah Hill, District 33B
415 State Workplace Constructing
St. Paul, MN 55155
