From the Desk of Jill Sims: Week 2 of session is complete and there’s no sign of slowing down. We are hovering just below 1500 bill introductions, with a significant number of bills in the labor and environment space. Read more on that below.

• One quick highlight – hotels, motels, and lodging were initially included in a landlord-tenant bill, SF 3492. Thanks to swift action on behalf of Hospitality Minnesota’s GR team, an amendment removing the hotel and lodging industry from being subject to landlord-tenant provisions was adopted.

 Please join us at Day at the Capitol, we have many issues facing our industry this year and we need to share our collective voice. Register by next Friday!

Read the full update here.