81st Minnesota Legislature

The eighty-first Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1999. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 5, 1996, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the general election of November 3, 1998.

Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1999, to May 17, 1999. A continuation of the regular session was held between February 1, 2000, and May 17, 2000. There were no special sessions of the 81st Legislature, and the Legislature met for a total of 118 regular legislative days.

Party summary

 * Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Senate

 * President of the Senate
 * Allan Spear (DFL-Minneapolis)


 * Senate Majority Leader
 * Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)


 * Senate Minority Leader
 * Dick Day (R-Owatonna)

House of Representatives

 * Speaker of the House
 * Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)


 * House Majority Leader
 * Tim Pawlenty (R-Eagen)


 * House Minority Leader
 * Tom Pugh (DFL-South St. Paul)