From the Desk of Jill Sims: In the words of Elle Woods, “We did it!” -- the ninety third legislative session (2023-2024) officially came to a close on Monday. Clocking in at a record 11,023 bills – it was a legislative session for the books and ended in a chaotic spectacle of legislators yelling in the midnight hour on Sunday. Read on to learn about hospitality wins, rideshare will remain, junk fees legislation is now law and what did not make the cut. Bonus for everyone – Governor Walz says no special session. Legislature will be back January 14, 2025. 

As for the Government Relations team, I’ll be taking off a few days to catch up on sleep and well, Kaleb may not be getting any sleep as he’s still out on paternity leave. I’ll be back in the middle of next week, Kaleb returns June 3. Rolling into MDW, welcome to summer!

 Of special note: Our GR Update cadence will go from weekly to biweekly while out of session.

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• Correction: This edition incorrectly states the mega omnibus bill was 2800 pages. It is 1432 pages, which, Jill says felt like 2800 in the midnight hour at the close of session.