• The first committee deadline is Friday, March 12. This deadline is for committees to act favorably on bills in the chamber of origin.
• The second committee deadline is Friday, March 19. This deadline is for committees to act favorable on bills or companion bills that met the first deadline in the other chamber.
• The third committee deadline is Friday, April 9. This deadline is for committees to act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills.

These deadlines do not apply to the House Capital Investment Committee, the Senate Capital Investment Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Taxes Committee, the Senate Taxes Committee, the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee.

The Passover/Easter break begins at the end of the day on Friday, March 26 and goes through Monday, April 5. Legislative activity may resume at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6.

Driver’s License Extensions Ending

Minnesotans with driver’s licenses or ID cards that expire as COVID-19 extensions come to an end will have options to renew online or in person. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division (DPS-DVS) is urging cardholders to plan now, since additional extensions are not possible under current Minnesota law.

There are approximately 300,000 Minnesota driver’s license and ID cards that would have expired between March 13, 2020, and Feb. 28, 2021. The expiration date on these cards was extended to March 31, 2021 as a result of legislation signed into law by Governor Walz last year. These cardholders must renew their license or ID card by March 31, 2021. 

Minnesotans with driver’s licenses or ID cards that will expire March 1 or later must renew by the expiration date listed on their card. 

DPS-DVS is mailing letters to every cardholder whose credential will expire March 31, 2021, to serve as a second renewal notice. Standard driver’s license renewal notices continue to be sent to all Minnesotans with expiring credentials.

Anyone who does not renew their driver’s license by their expiration date will lose their driving privileges until they renew.

“Minnesotans rely on their driver’s license for vital aspects of their lives. We do not want anyone to experience a lapse in driving privileges, because they didn’t renew by their license’s expiration date,” DPS-DVS Director Emma Corrie said. “We’re contacting Minnesotans directly by mail to make sure they know they need to take action and that they have the convenient option to renew online. We also resumed application services at additional regional DVS exam stations to give Minnesotans more in-person options to renew.”

Information on renewal options can be found here.

Amos A. Briggs | Government Relations
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