Eighty-first Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 5, 1999 | – January 3, 2001||||
Website | www |
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Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | Allan Spear | ||||
Majority Leader | Roger Moe | ||||
Minority Leader | Dick Day | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Steve Sviggum | ||||
Majority Leader | Tim Pawlenty | ||||
Minority Leader | Tom Pugh | ||||
Party control | Republican Party |
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.
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.