Tina Liebling

As House Health Committee chair, carried the 2023 health budget (Senate File 2995). It let undocumented residents join MinnesotaCare and kept children on Medical Assistance longer.

May 22, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: house.mn.gov

Wrote the bill that put $200 million into a health care response fund and the public health emergency account for COVID-19. The House passed it.

March 17, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: house.mn.gov

As chair of the House health and human services budget panel, backed the final 2019 health budget. It kept money flowing to the Health Care Access Fund and raised MFIP family cash aid for the first time in 33 years.

May 25, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: house.mn.gov

Joined the Attorney General in calling on lawmakers to stop for-profit companies from taking over public health plan money. She was the lead author of the House health budget bill.

April 23, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 5, which created MNsure, the state health insurance marketplace. The House passed the final bill 72-61.

March 14, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: house.mn.gov

Co-authored the 2013 law that expanded Medicaid, and attended its signing. She said it gave health coverage to about 40,000 more low-income Minnesotans.

February 19, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: house.mn.gov

Was the lead House author of Senate File 2937, which created pilot projects for chemical dependency treatment. The governor signed it into law.

May 19, 2010Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: revisor.mn.gov

As House Health Committee chair, led the 2021 health and human services budget through the House. It included $15 million for local public health grants.

June 26, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: house.mn.gov

Wrote a bill raising what Medical Assistance pays providers to give COVID-19 vaccines, from $12.84 per dose toward the higher Medicare rate. The House passed it.

March 18, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: house.mn.gov

Wrote the bill that put $200 million into a health care response fund and the public health emergency account for COVID-19. The House passed it.

March 17, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: house.mn.gov

Was the lead House author of a bill that moved nearly $21 million into the state's public health emergency account to fight COVID-19. The House approved it.

March 9, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: house.mn.gov

As chair of the House health policy committee, wrote the 2014 health and human services policy bill (House File 2402). Governor Dayton signed it. It included steps to protect children from cancer-causing chemicals.

May 21, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against House File 1, which sped up environmental permits and changed environmental review rules. The House passed it 89-42.

February 28, 2011Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for Senate File 238, which banned smoking in certain indoor areas to protect workers and the public from secondhand smoke. The House passed the final bill 81-48.

May 11, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: house.mn.gov

Backed the bill that raised Minnesota's minimum wage to $9.50 per hour by 2016, with yearly inflation raises from 2018. The House passed it that day.

April 10, 2014Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 2, which created a paid family and medical leave insurance program for workers. The House passed the final bill 68-62.

May 17, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 5, which created paid family, pregnancy, and medical leave benefits for workers. The House passed it 70-59.

March 5, 2020Supports Labor Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Backed the bill that raised Minnesota's minimum wage to $9.50 per hour by 2016, with yearly inflation raises from 2018. The House passed it that day.

April 10, 2014Supports Labor Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against House File 1, which ended MinnesotaCare health coverage for adults living in the country without legal permission. The Minnesota House passed it 68-65, and it became law.

June 9, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com

As House Health Committee chair, carried the 2023 health budget (Senate File 2995). It let undocumented residents join MinnesotaCare and kept children on Medical Assistance longer.

May 22, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: house.mn.gov

As House Health Committee chair, led the 2021 health and human services budget through the House. It included $15 million for local public health grants.

June 26, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: house.mn.gov

Wrote the bill that put $200 million into a health care response fund and the public health emergency account for COVID-19. The House passed it.

March 17, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: house.mn.gov

Was the lead House author of a bill that moved nearly $21 million into the state's public health emergency account to fight COVID-19. The House approved it.

March 9, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: house.mn.gov

As chair of the House health and human services budget panel, backed the final 2019 health budget. It kept money flowing to the Health Care Access Fund and raised MFIP family cash aid for the first time in 33 years.

May 25, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted to override Governor Tim Pawlenty's veto of House File 2800, a transportation funding bill that raised several taxes. The House override passed 91-41.

February 25, 2008Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for Senate File 2200, which keeps what people say in a restorative justice meeting out of court. The Minnesota House passed it 98-36, and it became law.

May 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com

Wrote House File 946, which protects an underage drinker from charges when they call 911 to get help for someone else. The governor signed it into law.

May 24, 2013Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: revisor.mn.gov

As chair of the House health and human services budget panel, backed the final 2019 health budget. It kept money flowing to the Health Care Access Fund and raised MFIP family cash aid for the first time in 33 years.

May 25, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: house.mn.gov

Co-authored the 2013 law that expanded Medicaid, and attended its signing. She said it gave health coverage to about 40,000 more low-income Minnesotans.

February 19, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 8, which required criminal background checks for gun transfers. The House passed it 69-62.

February 27, 2020Supports Gun Control

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 1, which made reproductive health care, including abortion, a basic right in state law. The House passed it 69-65.

January 19, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against House File 12, which limited girls' school sports teams to students born female. The bill failed 66-67.

March 3, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 1054, which allowed civil marriage between any two persons, with religious exemptions. The House passed it 75-59.

May 9, 2013Supports Civil Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against Senate File 1308, a proposed change to the Minnesota Constitution to recognize only marriage between one man and one woman. The House passed it 70-62.

May 21, 2011Supports Civil Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against House File 6, a proposed change to the Minnesota Constitution that recognized only marriage between one man and one woman. The House passed it 77-56.

March 31, 2005Supports Civil Rights

Source: house.mn.gov

Joined the Attorney General in calling on lawmakers to stop for-profit companies from taking over public health plan money. She was the lead author of the House health budget bill.

April 23, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted to override Governor Tim Pawlenty's veto of House File 2800, a transportation funding bill that raised several taxes. The House override passed 91-41.

February 25, 2008Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: house.mn.gov

Received the endorsement of Education Minnesota, the state teachers union, for House District 24B in 2026.

July 31, 2026

Source: educationminnesota.org

Was the lead House author of House File 3875, the 2026 judiciary policy bill. The House passed it 133-0, and the governor signed it.

May 7, 2026

Source: revisor.mn.gov

Introduced a bill to end Rochester's 'alley' system for school board elections and use a simple at-large vote. The House passed it as part of an elections package.

April 13, 2026

Source: house.mn.gov

Signed a national letter with the other Rochester House Democrats asking the Cabinet to use the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump. It also asked Congress to enforce its war powers over the war with Iran.

April 8, 2026

Source: house.mn.gov

Led House floor opposition to House File 20, a Republican bill about how data kept by the attorney general is classified. The bill failed on a 66-66 vote.

February 20, 2025

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 100, which made cannabis legal for adults and created the Office of Cannabis Management. The House passed the final bill 73-57.

May 18, 2023

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 3, an elections bill that changed voter registration and absentee voting rules and banned voter intimidation. The House passed it 70-57.

April 13, 2023

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 4, which changed who can get a Minnesota driver's license, including the proof of lawful presence rules. The House passed the final bill 70-60.

March 2, 2023

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 600, which made cannabis legal for adults and set rules for cannabis businesses. The House passed it 72-61.

May 13, 2021

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against House File 600, which made job rules for private employers the same across the state. The House passed it 76-53.

March 2, 2017

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against the House version of Senate File 1, which set up a temporary program to help pay health insurance premiums and changed insurance rules. The House passed it 73-54.

January 19, 2017

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted for House File 677, the 2013 state tax bill that changed income, property, sales, and other taxes. The House passed the final bill 69-65.

May 19, 2013

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted against House File 2738, a proposed change to the Minnesota Constitution requiring voters to show photo ID. The House passed the final version 72-57.

April 3, 2012

Source: house.mn.gov

Voted to override Governor Tim Pawlenty's veto of the 2009 tax bill (House File 885). The vote was 85-49, short of the two-thirds needed, so the veto stood.

May 17, 2009

Source: house.mn.gov

Wrote House File 2748, which set up a rural health cooperative and changed county-run buying for state health care programs. Both chambers passed it, but Governor Pawlenty vetoed it.

May 23, 2008

Source: revisor.mn.gov