House Speaker Kurt Daudt recently announced committee assignments for the 2017-18 Legislature.
BATC, in coordination with the Minnesota REALTORS, will be announcing the 2017 Minnesota Homeownership Initiative in the coming weeks. There are numerous pieces of this initiative, but a majority of the action for the bills that BATC advocacy staff will be helping to advance will take place in the following House committees:
- Commerce and Regulatory Reform, Chaired by Joe Hoppe (Chaska)
- Government Operations & Elections, Chaired by Tim O’Driscoll (Sartell)
- Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy and Finance, Chaired by Pat Garofalo (Farmington)
- Taxes, Chaired by Greg Davids (Preston)
- Ways & Means, Chaired by Jim Knoblach (St. Cloud)
In the Senate, BATC staff will be working closely with the following committees (amongst others):
- Job and Economic Growth Finance and Policy, Chaired by Jeremy Miller (Winona)
- Local Government, Chaired by Dan Hall (Burnsville)
- Taxes, Chaired by Roger Chamberlain (Lino Lakes)
For a full list of House Committee assignments click here. The full list of Senate Committee assignments will be released soon.