Minnesota Lawyer

There has been a flurry of floor activity in the House and Senate over the last few weeks, so it seems a good time to catch up on some bills that might interest lawyers.

Two state government committees each passed omnibus finance bills that have lawyerly provisions.

After a slow start to House floor activity early in the 2021 legislative session, action picked up last week. Meanwhile, the Senate kept chugging along. Here’s a quick rundown on some of the more pertinent bills that passed off each floor in recent days.

In the Hopper is a summary of Minnesota legislation of interest to the legal community.

In the Hopper is a summary of Minnesota legislation of interest to the legal community.

With the first bill deadline approaching on Friday, there is a mad scramble for the legislative chambers to pass bills.

A bill to regulate charitable bail organizations passed out of Senate Judiciary to the floor on March 1. But the way it got there starched a few Democrats’ collars.

This time out, we’re covering bills dealing with marijuana, a minimum penalty for first-degree murder of an unborn child and the Senate version of a bill we covered last week, which aims to make sure parents are represented by lawyers in child-protection cases.

This week we’re catching up on some of the 2021 legislation could might alter the way lawyers do business — but that we’ve let slip through the cracks.

House Democrats are taking another run at marijuana legalization. This time, they think they have momentum on their side.