Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year.
Summary
HF5086 requires the governor to deliver the annual State of the State address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year. The bill creates a new section in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4, establishing a specific deadline for the address rather than leaving its timing entirely to custom or executive discretion.
In practical terms, the measure is a procedural change affecting the timing of a constitutionally and politically significant gubernatorial speech. It does not alter substantive policy areas, appropriations, or agency authority; instead, it standardizes when the governor must present the administration’s priorities and report to lawmakers at the start of the session.
Impact
The bill would add a new statutory requirement in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4, directing the governor to deliver the State of the State address within 30 days after the regular legislative session begins. This would affect the governor’s scheduling obligations and the legislature’s expectations for receiving the annual address early in session, but it would not directly change substantive rights, programs, or regulatory authority for any private parties or state agencies.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and available context, the measure appears procedural and noncontroversial in nature, with no recorded committee debate or votes indicating opposition or support. The absence of transcripts or voting history suggests there was no documented public contention in the materials provided, and the bill was simply referred to the House Committee on State Government Finance and Policy after introduction.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. If debated, the likely issues would be institutional and timing-related: whether the legislature should impose a deadline on the governor’s annual address, and whether 30 days after session convenes is the appropriate timeframe. No named opponents, supporters, or amendments are provided in the record supplied.
Urging The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Submit An Annual Hawaii Genuine Progress Indicator Report To The Legislature No Later Than Thirty Days Prior To The Convening Of Each Regular Session, Beginning With The Regular Session Of 2027.
Urging The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Submit An Annual Hawaii Genuine Progress Indicator Report To The Legislature No Later Than Thirty Days Prior To The Convening Of Each Regular Session, Beginning With The Regular Session Of 2027.
Establishes the position of member of the legislature as a part-time, volunteer position in the service of the state; provides that state legislators shall receive no salary, or any other compensation or benefit from the state; authorizes the payment of travel expenses and per diem for days the legislature is in session, provides that per diem is limited to 30 days per annum; provides that the legislature shall convene in regular session only on Saturdays and Sundays in January and February; accelerates the state budget process so that the state budget is enacted on or before the last Sunday of February each year.
Urging The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Submit An Annual Hawaii Genuine Progress Indicator Report To The Legislature No Later Than Thirty Days Prior To The Convening Of Each Regular Session, Beginning With The Regular Session Of 2027.