Bonding bill scheduled for vote in the House on Monday
House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, indicated today that the bonding bill will be out of conference committee and on the House floor Monday (Feb. 22) for a vote.
Kelliher indicated the bill will come in at under $1 billion in general obligation bonding. The question of funding for the Moose Lake sex offender program facility expansion will be left to Senate and House capital investment committee chairs, said Kelliher.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants Moose Lake funding in the bill.
Democrats are apparently confident, judging from their comments, the governor will not veto the entire bonding bill but line-item veto if deemed necessary.
A recent comment by the governor on restructuring a bonding bill he deemed too big perhaps lends itself to the theory.
