Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Jim Joy
| Seat | House District 4B |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Centennial Office Building · Second Floor |
| Mailing address | Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-6829 |
| Write to | rep.jim.joy@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
- House Taxes Committee Co-vice chair standing
- House State Government Finance and Policy Committee standing
- House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 34 as principal author · 106 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 3844Optometrist clarified to be able to prescribe certain window glazing materials for motor vehicles.Passed House of Representatives committee38
- HF 5Imposition and allocation of certain taxes modified, tax analysis required, transportation funding impacts analysis…Passed House of Representatives committee37
- HF 2224City of Moorhead, Clay County, and Buffalo-Red River Watershed District flood mitigation funding provided; bonds…In House of Representatives committee27
- HF 4692Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees.In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 3531Certain retail fuel transactions exempted from retail delivery fee.Passed House of Representatives committee22
- HF 2006Tax increment financing; use of unobligated increment clarified, and expiration extended.In House of Representatives committee20
- HF 4775Definition of prepared food modified.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 2081Unlimited Social Security income tax subtraction provided.In House of Representatives committee18
- HF 1867State lottery; retailer contract provisions modified.Passed House of Representatives committee17
- HF 3754Internal Revenue Code conformed to the federal exclusion from gross income for employer contributions to Trump accounts.In House of Representatives committee16
- HF 4776Moorhead, Dilworth, and Detroit Lakes allowed to issue a social district license.In House of Representatives committee15
- HF 4693Fees for replacement license plates and validation stickers eliminated.In House of Representatives committee15
- HF 4583Audubon; city authorized to impose local sales and use tax.In House of Representatives committee14
- HF 1241Minnesota Paid Leave Law repealed, and unspent money in the family medical leave account returned to the general fund.In House of Representatives committee13
- HF 152Individual income tax subtraction modified for National Guard and reserve compensation.In House of Representatives committee12
All 34 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 3155, HF 3298, SF 1075, SF 3637, SF 4515, HF 1849, HF 4090, HF 2554, HF 1266, HF 3513, HF 3971, HF 4747 and 94 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
37th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 34 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 4 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 4 ÷ 10.94 = 0.37 |
| Most-authored topics | Transportation & vehicles (9), Budget & taxes (9), Business, jobs & the economy (5) |
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
- Krista Knudsen RHouse 5A 67
- Ben Davis RHouse 6A 48
- Isaac Schultz RHouse 10B 38
- Bidal Duran RHouse 2A 34
- Bobbie Harder RHouse 17B 33
- Elliott Engen RHouse 36A 31
- Pam Altendorf RHouse 20A 31
- Jeff Backer RHouse 9A 30
- John Burkel RHouse 1A 29
- Steve Gander RHouse 1B 29
“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 4B
- Counties
- Becker, Clay
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- Mark Johnson (1), Steve Green (2), Rob Kupec (4), Paul Utke (5)
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15591 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.