H.F. No. 4840 Summary

• Proposes an amendment to Minnesota Constitution, Article IV, Section 12 to remove the 120 legislative day limit per biennium for regular legislative sessions

• Removes the restriction preventing the legislature from meeting in regular session after the first Monday following the third Saturday in May

• Maintains the requirement that the legislature meet at the seat of government in each biennium at times prescribed by law

• Requires submission of the proposed amendment to voters at the 2022 general election with the ballot question: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to remove limitations on the amount of time the legislature may meet in regular session each year?"

• Authored by Representatives Long and Vang; referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections