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NAMI Minnesota Legislative Updates

Every week during the legislative session and periodically during the year NAMI Minnesota provides up-to-date information on legislative actions and bills that may impact the lives of children and adults with mental illness and their families. Sign up, here.  Also, find Action Alerts, here.

For more on advocating at the Capitol, click here.   Locate Your Legislator

2012 Legislative Updates

• 1-28-12 - Health & Human Services Finance Committee, here.
• 1-21-12 - Legislative Session Begins, here.

NAMI Minnesota's 2011 Legislative Summary, here.

2011 Legislative Updates

• 12-31-11 - Thank You!, here.
• 12-11-11 - We're Not in the Red, here.
• 11-17-11 - Health Exchange Committee, here.
• 10-24-11 - County Reform Efforts, here.
• 10-4-11 - House Parties Educate Legislators, here.
• 9-16-11 - Town Meetings on Legislative Issues, here.
• 8-17-11 - Honoring Sen. Berglin, here.
• 7-27-11 - 2011 Legislative Summary, here.
• 7-27-11 - Session Results Overview, here.
• 7-20-11 - Special Session Continues, here.
• 7-19-11 - Special Session, here.
• 7-18-11 - Public Safety Bill, here.
• 7-14-11 - Budget Deal Reached, here.
• 7-13-11 - Special Master Hearing Cases, here.
• 7-7-11 - More services deemed essential, here. 
• 7-4-11 - Shutdown update, here.
• 7-1-11 - More on Services During Shutdown, here.
• 6-30-11 - Update on Govt. Shutdown, here.
• 6-29-11 - One More Chance, here.
• 6-27-11 - Still No Budget Agreement, here.
• 6-21-11 - Candlelight Vigil Planned, here.
• 6-14-11 - Budget Standoff Continues, here.
• 5-23-11 - Legislative Session Ends, here.
• 5-15-11 - One Week to Go in Session, here.
• 5-7-11 - Protests Gain Attention of Legislators, Media, here.
• 5-1-11 - Week of "Mayday" Protests Planned, here.
• 4-25-11 - Conference Committees Compare Bills, here.
• 4-16-11 - NAMI Urges Mayday Signal, here.
• 4-8-11 - Proposed Cuts in Conference Committee, here.
• 4-2-11 - Advocates Protest at Capitol, here.
• 3-30-11 - Senate Passes Omnibus HHS Bill, here.
• 3-29-11 - Two Action Alerts, here.
• 3-23-11 - Alert: Senate Slashes Mental Health, here.
• 3-22-11 - Alert: House Budget Proposals, here.
• 3-19-11 - Committees Hear Bills, here.
• 3-13-11 - Over 700 Rally at the Capitol, here.
• 3-6-11 - Governor to Speak at Mental Health Rally, here.
• 2-26-11 - Sorting through the Governor's Budget, here.
• 2-19-11 - More Details on Governor's Budget, here.
• 2-14-11 - Governor Dayton Releases Budget, here.
• 2-13-11 - Governor Vetoes Piecemeal Cuts, here.
• 2-5-11 - Community Block Grant Cuts Proposed, here.
• 1-30-11 - First Round of Cuts Proposed, here.
• 1-23-11 - Medicaid Expansion to Begin in March, here.
• 1-16-11 - First Bills Introduced, here.
• 1-9-11 - 2011 Legislative Session Begins, here.
• 1-5-11 - Dayton Signs Medicaid Opt-in, here.

NAMI Minnesota's 2010 Legislative Summary, here.

NAMI Minnesota's 2009 Legislative Summaryhere in PDF or in a word doc.

2007 & 2008 Legislative Summaries, here.