According to the Minnesota Constitution, Article 4, sec. 12, the Legislature may not meet after the first Monday following the third Saturday in May. Also, at the end of a biennial session (the even-numbered year), the Legislature may not pass bills on the final Monday.
Though Minnesota Statutes 3.012 defines a legislative day as one that begins at 7 a.m. and extends to 7 a.m. on the next calendar day, the Legislature uses midnight on the last day of the biennium to be their hard and fast deadline to enact new laws in the even-numbered year.
At the end of session in the even-numbered year, there are also special procedures for the governor regarding bills that passed during the last three days of a session. Making Laws includes details and a helpful flow chart.
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Last reviewed: 09/14/2026