WEEKEND'S ART-A-WHIRL, AND, OF COURSE, PLENTY OF POLITICS.

THE LEGISLATURE HAS JUST UNDER 53 HOURS LEFT TO PASS BILLS.

>> Cathy: YOU ARE RIGHT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO START RIGHT THERE TONIGHT.

MARY LAHAMMER HAS BEEN TRACKING THE ACTION ALL WEEK.

INCLUDING HEATED EXCHANGES AND A SIT-IN ON THE HOUSE FLOOR OVER GUNS.

HERE'S WHERE THINGS STAND HEADING INTO THE FINAL WEEKEND.

>> HOLD THE VOTE!

>> HOLD... >> THE VOTE!

[ CHANTING AND CLAPPING ] HOLD THE VOTE!

>> Mary: HOLD THE VOTE ON THE SENATE GUN CONTROL BILL IS WHAT CITIZENS DEMANDED OF THE HOUSE.

>> WE ARE GONNA USE ALL THE POWER WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE TAKE ACTION ON COMPREHENSIVE GUN VIOLENCE.

>> KEEP YOUR WORD!

>> Mary: THEY SAY SPEAKER DEMUTH MUST KEEP HER WORD TO THE ANNUNCIATION SCHOOL PARENTS THAT SHE OULD NOT BLOCK A BILL.

>> WHAT HAPPENED AT ANNUNCIATION WAS A TRAGIC, AND IF THAT DIDN'T CATCH OUR ATTENTION, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WILL.

HOW MANY MORE LIVES DO WE HAVE TO BURY UNTIL WE REALIZE, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

[ Cheers ] >> Mary: WILL SHE RECEIVE IT?

IS THE HOUSE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT BILL?

>> WELL, WHAT I SAID BEFORE, WE NEED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD ON THINGS.

>> THE GUN BILLS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN COMMITTEE, THEY DID FAIL ON A PARTY-LINE VOTE IN THE COMMITTEE.

BUT THERE HAVE BEEN DEMOCRAT PRIORITIES, THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD IN BOTH COMMITTEE AND AS AN URGENCY ON THE FLOOR, SO THOSE VOTES HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.

>> SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, ALL OF MINNESOTA WILL HAVE A VOICE, THE ENTIRE LEGISLATURE IS ON THE BALLOT, AND WE WILL REMEMBER WHO STOOD UP FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHO RAN AND HID.

[ Cheers and applause ] >> Mary: THE ROUPS PUSHING FOR A VIOLENCE PREVENTION VOTE DELIVERED 8,000 PETITIONS ON TO THE HOUSE FLOOR AND UP TO THE SPEAKER'S DESK.

>> THIS IS THE ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO RULE THE END OF SESSION.

>> Mary: WE SAW SUPPORTERS BY THE DOZENS STREAM INTO THE GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION OOM WHERE THE GOVERNOR'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE EXTENDED HIS SUPPORT IN HIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>> IT MAKES ME WONDER, WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THIS?

AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW, IF THIS BILL COMES TO THE HOUSE FLOOR, IT WILL PASS.

>> OUR MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY IS GRIEVING.

HOUR MINNESOTA COMMUNITY IS GRIEVING.

AND THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE ANSWER THAT THIS IS NORMAL.

THAT THIS IS INEVITABLE.

IT IS NOT!

>> THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I'M AWARE OF THAT SOMEONE THREATENING A PROTEST, THREATENING A SIT-IN TO GET A VOTE, FILLIBUSTERS THEIR OWN BILL.

>> UNTIL WE HOLD THE VOTE, WE WILL SIT.

[ BANGING GAVEL ] >> HOLD THE VOTE!

HOLD THE VOTE!

>> Mary: MEMBERS.

>> HOLD HE VOTE!

HOLD THE OTE!

HOLD THE VOTE!

>> I RECOGNIZE THE MEMBER FROM ANOKA, REPRESENTATIVE NISKA.

>> I MOVE THE HOUSE DO NOW ADJOURN.

>> REPRESENTATIVE NISKA MOVES THAT THE HOUSE O NOW ADJOURN.

THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

THE MOTION PREVAILS AND THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL 12:00 NOON, SATURDAY, MAY 16th, 2026.

>> HOLD THE VOTE!

>> Mary: THE HOUSE VOTE FAILED TO BRING UP THE BILL SO A SIT-IN BEGAN.

[ SINGING ] LYRICS: I JUST MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM THAT YOU UNDERSTAND.

WE ALL NEED SOMEBODY TO LEAN ON.

♪ ♪ >> Mary: THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME PROTESTS AND A SIT-IN HAVE HAPPENED AT THE CAPITOL ON THIS ISSUE.

THEN STATE REPRESENTATIVE ERIN MAYE QUADE, NOW A SENATOR, STAGED A SIT-IN FOR INACTION ON GUN CONTROL.

DFL REPRESENTATIVE ERIN MAYE QUADE BROUGHT A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE BY STAGING A 24-HOUR SIT-IN ON THE HOUSE FLOOR PROTESTING THE LACK OF ACTION ON GUN CONTROL BILLS IN THE HOUSE.

ONE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER JOINED HER, BUT HE CROWD THINNED WHEN THE CAMERAS EFT.

>> TODAY I HAD FOUR DEMOCRAT LEGISLATORS, SOME EXISTING NOW, AND SOME PREVIOUS THAT THANKED ME.

>> Mary: THE GLOBAL DEAL CUTS LICENSE TAB FEES WHICH SENATE REPUBLICANS WANTED.

INCLUDES MORE THAN A BILLION-DOLLAR BONDING BILL AND A RESCUE PLAN FOR THE STATE'S SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, HCMC.

>> THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR HCMC AND MAKING SURE THAT THE HOSPITAL IS AROUND FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> Mary: THE AGREEMENT ALSO FUNDS I.T.

MODERNIZATION AND MEMORIALS FOR SLAIN SPEAKER MELISSA HORTMAN.

>> THIS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR CAUCUS, SPEAKER HORTMAN WAS THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL SPEAKER IN MINNESOTA'S HISTORY.

>> Mary: AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED A BIPARTISAN BILL TO CREATE AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL TO STOP FRAUD IN THE STATE.

>> THE IDEA OF GETTING A EAL AND GETTING A DEAL ON IME AND GETTING A DEAL THAT ALL SIDES ARE PROUD OF AND THAT MINNESOTANS ARE GOING TO SEE BENEFIT FROM, MINNESOTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS THE STATE