Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Matt Bliss
| Seat | House District 2B |
|---|---|
| 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 | 651-296-5516 |
| Write to | rep.matt.bliss@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
Bills, 2025–2026 session 35 as principal author · 48 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 3684Veterans affairs department standards established for legislatively directed competitive and direct grants, and report…In Senate committee64
- HF 3540Protection for veterans provided in the Minnesota Human Rights Act.Passed House of Representatives committee37
- HF 13Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.Passed House of Representatives committee31
- HF 4857White Earth Reservation community center funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee30
- HF 4754Undesignated money returned to the state through restitution or recovery required to be deposited in a taxpayer refund…In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 4755Statute of limitations eliminated for causes of action on gender-affirming care for minor children.In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 4995Off-highway vehicle safety and conservation program and uses of off-highway vehicle accounts modified.In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 530Supermajority vote of the legislature required to convey certain state land for less than market value, and…In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 840State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 4932Veterans; a general fund appropriation canceled.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 2444Veterans and military affairs policy and finance bill.Passed House of Representatives committee18
- HF 1445Veterans burial provisions modified.Passed House of Representatives committee18
- HF 1820Mahnomen; new hospital funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee18
- HF 2410Continued education benefits provided to surviving spouses who remarry.In House of Representatives committee17
- HF 532Veteran retreats funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee17
All 35 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 4492, SF 1959, HF 3532, HF 1849, HF 2169, HF 4747, HF 4806, HF 4577, HF 5134, HF 2817, HF 1333, HF 1350 and 36 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
45th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 35 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 5 / 1 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 7 ÷ 10.94 = 0.64 |
| Most-authored topics | Veterans & military (10), Environment, water & wildlife (6), Criminal justice & public safety (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
- Bidal Duran RHouse 2A 22
- Krista Knudsen RHouse 5A 18
- John Burkel RHouse 1A 16
- Cal Warwas RHouse 7B 15
- Erica Schwartz RHouse 18A 15
- Jim Joy RHouse 4B 15
- Max Rymer RHouse 28B 15
- Isaac Schultz RHouse 10B 14
- Jimmy Gordon RHouse 28A 13
- Ripper Repinski RHouse 26A 13
“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 2B
- Counties
- Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen
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- Steve Green (2), Grant Hauschild (3), Rob Kupec (4), Paul Utke (5), Keri Heintzeman (6), Rob Farnsworth (7)
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15458 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.