Minnesota Senate Voting Records

93HR	The 1993 Human Rights Amendment
97M1	Floor vote on the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act"
97M2	Floor vote on the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act"
97MT	Floor vote on a DOMA vehicle amendment to a tax bill
98T1	Vote on a bill to deny those who qualify for Medical Assistance funds for doctor recommended, gender reassignment surgery
01DP	An amendment to protect the state collective bargaining process from interference that would prevent the extension of domestic partner benefits to state employees
03DP	OutFront Minnesota opposed an amendment by Sen. Tom Neuville (R) to eliminate sick and bereavement leave for state employees’ use for their domestic partners
03D2	An amendment by Sen. Scott Dibble (DFL) to reinstate the domestic partner health care benefits as they were negotiated in the most recent state contracts
03D3	An amendment by Sen. Scott Dibble (DFL) to allow domestic partners of state employees to purchase their insurance directly from the state insurance pool at their own expense
03ED	A "no promo homo" amendment to the education bill sponsored by Sen. Warren Limmer (R)
04FV	A motion to withdraw the proposed constitutional amendment barring the legal recognition of same-sex marriages from the Judiciary Committee and bring it to a floor vote.
04SB	An amendment to allow state employees to use earned sick and bereavement leave to care for their same-sex partners and children.
05FV	A motion to withdraw the proposed constitutional amendment barring the legal recognition of same-sex marriages from the Judiciary Committee and bring it to a floor vote.
06FV	A motion to withdraw the proposed constitutional amendment barring the legal recognition of same-sex marriages from the Judiciary Committee and bring it to a floor vote.
07DP	An amendment by Sen. Warren Limmer to remove domestic partner benefits for state employees from an omnibus funding bill. The amendment failed 22 to 40 .
07LG	An amendment by Sen. Sandra Pappas to allow local governments to offer health care benefits to the domestic partners and other family members of their employees. The amendment passed 42 to 20.
07AD	An amendment to change adoption laws to give married couples priority in Minnesota. The amendment failed 26 to 39.
07HV	A bill to provide domestic partners access to each in hospitals, nursing homes and ambulances. The recorded vote combines the Committee of the Whole vote on April 30 and the votes for bill's final passage on May 2.
08LG	A bill to allow local governments to offer domestic partner benefits and other benefits to their employees. The bill passed the Minnesota Senate on April 3rd, 2008.

* These Senators were formerly members of the Minnesota House of Representatives. This table presents their House voting records (bill key for this table).

Member Name

Party

Dist.

97
M1

98
4H

01
DP

02
DP

03
DP

03
D2

03
RE

04
MB

04
MC

05
MA

05
MB

DFL

DFL

DFL

DFL

DFL

DFL