ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 68-64 to create an employer-employee- funded account for as much as 18 weeks of paid family and medical leave. The bill next goes to the Senate. How southeast members of the Minnesota House voted:
For leave
Kim Hicks, D-25A (Rochester)
Tina Liebling, D-24B (Rochester)
Andy Smith, D-25B (Rochester
Absent
John Petersburg, R-19B (Waseca)
Against
Peggy Bennett, R-23A (Albert Lea)
Bjorn Olson, R-22A (Elmore)
Greg Davids, R-26B (Preston)
Marj Fogelman, R-21B (Fulda)
Steve Jacob, R-20B (Elba)
Patricia Mueller, R-23B (Austin)
Gene Pelowski, D-26A (Winona)
Joe Schomacker, R-21A (Luverne)
Brian Pfarr, R-22B (LeSueur)