May 19 - 2025 Session Ends Without a Budget - Special Session Coming

Gov. Walz said he will call a special session “when the work’s done — whenever that is, whenever we’re ready.”

Halls of the second floor outside the House and Senate Chambers of the Capitol were mostly empty of lobbyists and protesters on the last day of the 2025 legislative session.

Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, gavels a recess to the call of the chair afterthe members passed a resolution early on the last day of the legislative session. The House Chamber stood mostly empty as members milled around as negotiations continued on the budget.

Sen. Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, is surrounded by Capitol reporters as he gives an update of the legislative session and the calling of a special session.

House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, updates the Capitol media on the final hours of the legislative session and the calling of a special session.

Rep. Tim O'Driscoll, R-Sartell, gives a closing statement on the pension bill before the House votes on final passage.

Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, and Rep. Zack Stevenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, Co-chairs of the House Ways and Means Committee confer in an alcove off the House Chamber floor on the last day of the legislative session.

House DFL Floor Leader Jamie Long, DFL-Mpls., is surrounded by his caucus members during a press conference on the status of the state budget.

Sen. Tou Xiong, DFL-Maplewood, confers with Rep. Ginny Klevorn, DFL-Plymouth, co-chairs of the Local Government and Election Conference Committee after passing the conference committee report.

Gov. Tim Walz updates the Capitol media in the final hours of the legislative session and the calling of a special session.

Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, chair of the Human Services Policy Conference Committee, gives the thumbs up to staff as he votes on final passage of the conference committee report. The measure passed 55-8.

Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, moves to adjourn the Senate on the final day of the 2025 legislative session. The legislature will have working groups work to finalize the budget before Gov. Walz calls a

special session.