Minnesota Legislative Session 2027: Opens Jan. 12, Ends by May 17

Minnesota’s 2027-2028 legislative session convenes Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2027, according to the Minnesota Legislature’s website, and the constitution bars a regular session after Monday, May 17, 2027. The May date is our computation from the constitution’s wording. The Legislature has not announced an opening hour or the 2027 committee deadlines. A free printable tracker lists the dates in order.

Minnesota legislative session 2027 timeline

Each date below comes from a statute, the constitution or the Legislature’s own page. The weekdays and the “by” dates marked computed are ours.

Date	Weekday	What happens	Rule behind it
By Dec. 6, 2026	Sunday	November budget forecast due to the legislature and governor	Minn. Stat. 16A.103, subd. 1
Jan. 12, 2027	Tuesday	2027-2028 session convenes	Legislature’s schedules page; Minn. Stat. 3.011
Jan. 26, 2027	Tuesday	Governor’s budget due (computed)	Minn. Stat. 16A.11, subd. 1: fourth Tuesday in January
Not yet announced	Not applicable	Committee deadlines	Set each year by concurrent resolution
By Feb. 28, 2027	Sunday	February forecast due	Minn. Stat. 16A.103, subd. 1: end of February
May 17, 2027	Monday	Last day a regular session may meet (computed)	Minn. Const. Art. IV, Sec. 12

Minnesota Management and Budget has not posted a release date for the November forecast that this page could read, so only the Dec. 6 statutory limit is listed.

When does the Minnesota Legislature start in 2027?

The Legislature’s schedules page says: “The 2027-2028 session will convene on January 12, 2027.” Minnesota Statutes 3.011 gives the rule: the legislature meets “on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in January” “of each odd-numbered year.” The second Monday in January 2027 is Jan. 11, so the first Tuesday after it is Jan. 12. No official page gives a convening time.

When does the Minnesota session end in 2027?

Article IV, Section 12 of the Minnesota Constitution says the legislature “shall not meet in regular session, nor in any adjournment thereof, after the first Monday following the third Saturday in May of any year.” The third Saturday of May 2027 is May 15, so the limit falls on Monday, May 17. That is the last day the constitution allows, not a scheduled adjournment date, and none is announced.

The same section limits the Legislature to “a total of 120 legislative days.” The Legislature’s frequently asked questions page, last reviewed 05/04/2026, says that limit applies “during each biennium.”

What did the 2025 Minnesota session look like?

2025 was the last odd-numbered year, when lawmakers write the two-year budget. The table sets it beside 2027.

	2025	2027
Convened	Tue., Jan. 14 (Legislative Reference Library)	Tue., Jan. 12
First and second committee deadlines	Fri., April 4, 5 p.m. (Session Daily)	Not yet announced
Third committee deadline	Fri., April 11, noon (Session Daily)	Not yet announced
Adjourned or last day allowed	Mon., May 19 (Legislative Reference Library)	Mon., May 17 is the limit (computed)

The 2025 third deadline covered major appropriation and finance bills. House Session Daily reported on March 3, 2025 that legislative leaders set the deadlines, and the Legislative Reference Library says Senate Concurrent Resolution 4, adopted March 20, 2025, set them. The Legislature’s committee deadlines page lists only 2026 for now (March 27 and April 17, 2026). Committee deadlines are set each year by concurrent resolution, so the 2027 dates should come after the session opens. These are 2025 dates, not a forecast for 2027.

What else is due before the Minnesota session ends?

Minnesota Statutes 16A.11 says the governor’s budget “must be submitted by the fourth Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year,” which is Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2027, two weeks after the session opens. Statute 16A.103 says the November forecast is due “no later than December 6,” a Sunday in 2026, and the February forecast “by the end of February,” Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027.

How long are Minnesota legislators’ terms?

Article IV, Section 4 sets two-year terms for Representatives and four-year terms for Senators. The Secretary of State listed 2026 general election results as unofficial as of Nov. 9, 2026.

Print the Minnesota Legislature 2027 session tracker

The free tracker puts the six rules in the timeline in order, with weekdays, and marks the committee deadlines as not yet announced. Pair it with a January 2027 calendar, a May 2027 calendar or the printable yearly calendar. Other states open on other days: see the Iowa Legislature 2027 session, the North Dakota Legislature 2027 session and the Nebraska Legislature 2027 session.