A bill to legalize marijuana in Minnesota could receive its final vote in the House as early as Wednesday now that a conference report has been finalized and signed.
Rep. Zack Stephenson (D), the measure’s House sponsor, said late on Tuesday that he signed the 320-page conference report that was processed by non-partisan legislative staff following the final meeting of bicameral negotiators on Monday.
As a reminder, the conference committee report needs to sit at the front desk of the House for 12 hours before the House can bring it up for a final vote. It will then go to the Senate for a final vote, and then to the Governor for his signature
— Zack Stephenson (@zackstephenson) May 17, 2023
The legislation needed to sit in the House for at least 12 hours after being signed before it could be taken up for a vote. Now that time has passed, and Stephenson says it’s “theoretically” possible that it could move on Wednesday—but he said it “almost certainly won’t happen that quickly” because budget bills are currently taking priority and that it’s more likely the legalization vote will happen later in the week—or even over the weekend.
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