 The House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee meets Jan. 23 to approve Permanent Rules of the House for the 2025-2026 biennium. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)
Lawmakers won’t receive per diem on days they’re absent from a floor session under a proposed House rule.
It is included in a permanent rules package approved, as amended, Thursday without discussion by the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee at a brief meeting.
House Majority Leader Harry Niska (R-Ramsey) said a floor vote will occur Monday.
The proposed House rules would also establish a process for election challenges, require the House Journal to include whether a member voting remotely is doing so for health-related or safety-related reasons, eliminate the fiscal calendar, and clarify germaneness.
The rules package comes as DFL members have stayed away from the Capitol for a second week in a power-sharing dispute and Republicans are moving ahead with business as usual. Read more
WATCH ▶️ Thursday's rules committee meeting
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