May 12 - Senate Passes Gun Safety Measures - Cannabis Conference Committee Meets

The Minnesota Senate DFL majority passed new gun safety measures on a 34-33 vote.

The gun safety measures are part of an $880 million public safety spending package that includes red flag laws and background checks. The red flag laws give judges the authority to remove guns from individuals determined to be dangerous while background checks will include the private transfer and gun show sales of fire arms.

Sen. Ron Latz, chair of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, takes a phone call at the entrance to the press room prior to a news conference ahead of a floor vote on the Judiciary and Public Safety Conference Committee Report.

Sen. Ron Latz and Sen. Clare Oumou Verboten, chair and vice chair of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, take questions during a news conference ahead of a floor vote on the Judiciary and Public Safety Conference Committee Report.

Rep. Zack Stephenson and Sen. Lindsey Port, House and Senate chairs of the Cannabis Conference Committee, confer prior to the start of the conference committees first hearing.

House Chair Zack Stephenson answers a question from Rep. Nolan West during the first hearing of the Cannabis Conference Committee.

House Chair Zack Stephenson tells Sen. Jordan Rasmusson that the Cannabis Bill will be passed this session and not held over until the 2024 session.

Rep. Zack Stephenson and Sen. Lindsey Port, House and Senate chairs of the Cannabis Conference Committee, take questions from Capitol reporters after the first meeting of the Cannabis Conference Committee.

Cody Filip and Brenda Woodall, with the Minnesota Nurses Association, continue their daily 12 hour vigil outside Gov. Tim Walz office.

Bruce Nustad, president of the Minnesota Retailers Association, speaks during a rally in the rotunda for No Delivery Tax.

Sen. Ron Latz uses a spreadsheet to answer a question about the Judiciary and Public Safety Conference Committee Report

Sen Warren Limmer listens as Sen Ron Latz explains the Judiciary and Public Safety Conference Committee Report. Sen. Limmer made a motion to send the report back to the conference committee for more negotiations.