Rep. Bjorn Olson

Republican Minnesota House · District 22A · Minnesota

+0.892Left–right score (within House)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.

#107 of 132Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.

97.3%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.

298Roll calls (0 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.

In office since 2023-01-03 · rep.bjorn.olson@house.mn.gov · house.mn.gov/…/15544 · Open States ID ad3245d1-b310-4d50-8290-e642d078f661

Capitol: Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-3240

Where they sit in the Minnesota House

Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Minnesota House have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Bjorn Olson. Scores are relative to this chamber only.

Chamber, by party

Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Bjorn Olson.

Committees

Children and Families Finance and Policy
Legacy Finance
Transportation Finance and Policy
Veterans and Military Affairs Division (co-vice chair)
Ways and Means

Recent votes (latest 60 of 298 in the current session data)

Date	Bill / motion	Vote	Result
2026-05-17	SF 1943 Amendment Pet shops prohibition from selling cats and dogs	Yea	Fail 67–67
2026-05-17	SF 1943 Passage, as amended Pet shops prohibition from selling cats and dogs	Yea	Pass 107–27
2026-05-17	HF 1849 Niska Motion Suspension of Rules Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed.	Yea	Fail 64–69
2026-05-17	HF 2354 Passage, as amended Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.	Yea	Pass 118–16
2026-05-17	HF 5149 Long motion Suspension of Rules Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established, concealing identity crime modified, scope of use of force investigations expanded, access to certain information limited.	Nay	Pass 67–63
2026-05-17	SF 5200 Passage, as amended Miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors correction	Yea	Pass 134–0
2026-05-17	SF 334 Passage Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems; creation	Yea	Pass 134–0
2026-05-17	SF 2077 Repassage, as amended by Conference Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill	Yea	Pass 111–22
2026-05-17	SF 4401 Passage Omnibus Cannabis bill	Nay	Pass 92–42
2026-05-17	HF 2133 Niska motion Take from the table Income tax; pass-through entity tax technical correction made.	Yea	Fail 67–67
2026-05-17	SF 4476 Repassage, as amended by Conference Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Pass 108–26
2026-05-17	HF 2354 Amendment Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.	Yea	Pass 134–0
2026-05-17	SF 4612 Repassage, as amended by Conference Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Pass 108–26
2026-05-16	SF 4282 Repassage, as amended by Conference Various agency forecast adjustments	Nay	Pass 94–37
2026-05-16	SF 2373 Passage, as amended Omnibus Labor policy bill	Nay	Pass 107–25
2026-05-16	HF 4384 Passage, as amended Abusive head trauma training requirements for child care providers modified.	Yea	Pass 133–0
2026-05-16	SF 2373 Amendment, as amended Omnibus Labor policy bill	Yea	Pass 125–8
2026-05-16	SF 4282 Mueller motion Refuse to Adopt Various agency forecast adjustments	Yea	Fail 62–72
2026-05-16	SF 3432 Repassage, as amended by Conference Safety and security measures appropriation	Yea	Pass 100–34
2026-05-16	SF 3891 Passage Permission to donate eggs past their quality assurance date	Yea	Pass 133–0
2026-05-16	SF 2373 Amendment to Baker Amendment Omnibus Labor policy bill	Yea	Fail 65–68
2026-05-16	HF 3785 FOR CALENDAR FOR THE DAY FOR SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026 Definitions and registration requirements for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors modified, sellers required to have a dealer license, certain vehicles prohibited from using public roads, and mo	Yea	Fail 65–68
2026-05-16	SF 2373 Amendment to Baker Amendment Omnibus Labor policy bill	Yea	Fail 61–72
2026-05-16	SF 4339 Passage Certain excavation notice system governing requirements modification and electronic positive response requirement inclusion provision	Yea	Pass 133–0
2026-05-14	HF 5140 CALL OF THE HOUSE Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting	Yea	Pass 131–0
2026-05-14	SF 3720 Passage 2026 recommendations adoption of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council	Yea	Pass 132–1
2026-05-14	HF 5140 Long Motion Suspension of Rules Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting	Nay	Fail 67–67
2026-05-14	HF 5140 CALL OF THE HOUSE Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting	Yea	Pass 130–0
2026-05-13	HF 5084 Long motion Suspension of Rules Preborn child given recognized right to life, and constitutional amendment proposed.	Yea	Fail 52–71
2026-05-13	SF 4282 Passage Various agency forecast adjustments	Yea	Pass 122–12
2026-05-12	HF 3945 Niska motion Suspension of Rules Greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program created, account established, reports required, and money appropriated.	Nay	Fail 0–130
2026-05-12	SF 4760 Repassage, as amended by Conference Omnibus Public Safety policy bill	Nay	Pass 100–32
2026-05-12	SF 3210 Passage, as amended Disability accommodations as protection inclusion from discrimination	Nay	Pass 88–42
2026-05-12	HF 4017 Passage, as amended Unlawful shipment of infectious or pathological waste study required, and money appropriated.	Yea	Pass 126–8
2026-05-11	HF 1695 Passage, as amended Metropolitan Council; special transportation service forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.	Yea	Pass 106–27
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Amendment Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 63–67
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Amendment Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 62–67
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Amendment Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 62–67
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Passage, as amended Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Nay	Pass 107–21
2026-05-11	SF 476 Passage, as amended Omnibus Human Services policy bill	Nay	Pass 93–39
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Amendment Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 60–68
2026-05-11	HF 3658 FOR THE DAY H.F. 3658 Processes for applying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders modified.	Nay	Pass 67–61
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Amendment Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 61–68
2026-05-11	SF 3210 FOR MAY 12, 2026 S.F. 3210 Disability accommodations as protection inclusion from discrimination	Nay	Pass 68–57
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Amendment Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 61–67
2026-05-11	SF 4476 Amendment Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Pass 127–0
2026-05-11	HF 4546 Passage Human services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.	Nay	Pass 86–45
2026-05-07	SF 4612 Amendment Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Nay	Fail 67–67
2026-05-07	SF 4612 "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore Olson stand as the judgment of the House?" Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Nay	Pass 70–64
2026-05-07	SF 4612 "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore Olson stand as the judgment of the House?" Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Nay	Pass 68–66
2026-05-07	HF 3682 Amendment Grantee fraud risk rating system and corresponding grants management required, and money appropriated.	Nay	Fail 67–67
2026-05-07	SF 4612 Amendment to Bierman Amendment Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 67–67
2026-05-07	SF 4612 Amendment Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Nay	Fail 67–67
2026-05-07	HF 3295 Amendment Open Meeting Law; meeting broadcasting through social media authorized.	Yea	Fail 62–68
2026-05-07	SF 4612 Passage, as amended Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Pass 69–63
2026-05-07	HF 3131 Passage Issuance of cancer-related disability parking certificates authorized.	Yea	Pass 130–0
2026-05-07	SF 4612 Amendment Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Nay	Fail 67–67
2026-05-07	SF 4612 Amendment to Liebling Amendment Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yea	Fail 67–67
2026-05-07	SF 856 Amendment Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation	Nay	Fail 66–67
2026-05-07	SF 4612 Amendment Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Nay	Fail 67–67