Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Paul Novotny
| Seat | House District 30B |
|---|---|
| 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 | 651-296-4237 |
| Write to | rep.paul.novotny@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 4
- House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Co-chair standing
- House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee standing
- House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee standing
- House Ways and Means Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 20 as principal author · 84 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 2432Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill.Enacted100
- HF 1255Surplus badge access provided for certain employees.In Senate committee50
- HF 3990Public safety; policy provided for public safety, correctional facilities, investigations, Department of Public Safety…Passed House of Representatives committee46
- HF 962Sharing and protection of data accessed by a prosecuting authority provided, and criminal penalties imposed.Passed House of Representatives committee46
- HF 4988Health insurance coverage for peace officers and firefighters disabled in the line of duty continued, and eligibility…In House of Representatives committee34
- HF 7Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond…Passed House of Representatives committee28
- HF 1257Public Safety Advisory Council eliminated.Passed House of Representatives committee17
- HF 4681Elk River authorization to impose a local sales tax amended.In House of Representatives committee15
- HF 4139Community corrections employee benefits clarified, report required, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee12
- HF 1263Minnesota Paid Leave Law repealed, and unspent money in the family medical leave account returned to the general fund.In House of Representatives committee10
- HF 1903Safe Place for Newborns provisions modified.In House of Representatives committee10
- HF 2179State Patrol aircraft purchases and operations funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee9
- HF 1256Certain law enforcement training reimbursement funding extended.In House of Representatives committee8
- HF 3336Certain felons made ineligible to serve as jurors in criminal cases.In House of Representatives committee6
- HF 2892Community justice reinvestment account in the special revenue fund eliminated.In House of Representatives committee6
All 20 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 1163, HF 1410, HF 3155, HF 4591, SF 3196, SF 3868, SF 4760, HF 1082, HF 3762, HF 3241, HF 3496, HF 2554 and 72 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
80th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 20 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 6 / 2 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 17 ÷ 10.94 = 1.55 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (15), Business, jobs & the economy (4), Health & mental health (3) |
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 35
- Jeff Witte RHouse 57B 30
- Walter Hudson RHouse 30A 27
- Krista Knudsen RHouse 5A 26
- Terry Stier RHouse 22B 25
- Elliott Engen RHouse 36A 21
- Jeff Dotseth RHouse 11A 19
- Kristin Robbins RHouse 37A 18
- Bobbie Harder RHouse 17B 17
- Erica Schwartz RHouse 18A 17
“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 30B
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- Anoka, Sherburne, Wright
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15536 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.