Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Jess Hanson
| Seat | House District 55A |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Capitol office | Centennial Office Building · Fifth Floor |
| Mailing address | Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Fifth Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-4212 |
| Write to | rep.jessica.hanson@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
- House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee Co-vice chair standing
- House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee standing
- House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 52 as principal author · 119 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 1606Nudification technology access prohibited.Enacted100
- HF 3453Kratom; legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.Enacted100
- HF 3615Cannabis laboratory testing requirements extended.Enacted100
- HF 3454Requirements for the use of social work titles modified.Passed House of Representatives committee42
- HF 3024Foster youth bill of rights established.Passed House of Representatives committee39
- HF 3452Kratom classified as a Schedule II controlled substance.In House of Representatives committee39
- HF 955Financial assurance requirements for nonferrous permit to mine modified.In House of Representatives committee34
- HF 4476Marked Trunk Highway 13 and associated local road improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee32
- HF 4202Provisions relating to local unit of government's regulation of cannabis businesses modified.Passed House of Representatives committee30
- HF 1918Department of Children, Youth, and Families policy language; TEACH early childhood program, great start compensation…Passed House of Representatives committee30
- HF 4200Data reported to Office of Cannabis Management through statewide monitoring system made not public data, and provisions…Passed House of Representatives committee29
- HF 4203Studies and an annual market analysis conducted by the Office of Cannabis Management modified, and reports required.Passed House of Representatives committee29
- HF 3332Health care services removed from definition of providers subject to the health care provider tax.In House of Representatives committee26
- HF 264Improved medical care in licensed correctional facilities provided.Passed House of Representatives committee24
- HF 4368Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty…In House of Representatives committee23
All 52 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SF 3210, SF 3868, SF 4401, HF 2380, HF 2554, HF 3642, HF 2904, HF 3901, HF 3643, HF 1169, HF 2231, HF 309 and 107 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 94th Legislature, 2025–26
96th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 52 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 10 / 3 / 3 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 37 ÷ 10.91 = 3.39 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (14), Children, families & social services (12), Higher education & workforce (10) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Kristi Pursell DFLHouse 58A 56
- Bianca Virnig DFLHouse 52B 52
- Liz Reyer DFLHouse 52A 43
- Brion Curran DFLHouse 36B 41
- Kari Rehrauer DFLHouse 35B 41
- Andy Smith DFLHouse 25B 40
- Kim Hicks DFLHouse 25A 40
- Kaela Berg DFLHouse 55B 39
- Samantha Sencer-Mura DFLHouse 63A 39
- Larry Kraft DFLHouse 46A 37
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 55A
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15563 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota House of Representatives.