Carla J. Nelson
Born
1957
Contact
Email · sen.carla.nelson@mnsenate.gov
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0
Bills sponsored
this session · 161 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 226 all-time
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Enacted into law
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9
Recorded votes
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Vote coverage too thin to report
Voting scorecard
94-2025-0 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Based on only 9 votes so far — treat these scores as early and low-confidence.
Party unity
100%
based on 9 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 9 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 9 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
161 billsHistorical 161 bills
- SF 389 Early learning scholarship program administration modification; predetermined qualifying programs scholarships designation prohibition Died
- SF 2130 Early learning programs eligibility to accept scholarships modification Died
- SF 443 Minnesota reading corps program appropriation Died
- SF 945 General education aid calculation clarification Died
- SF 1821 Charter schools serving at-risk student populations contract accountability measures establishment Died
- SF 1996 Minnesota Medal of Honor commemorative memorial appropriation Died
- SF 1260 Family child care providers exit interviews conducted by county licensing agencies requirement; family child care fix-it ticket issuance authorization Died
- SF 3731 Minor children background studies authorization; fingerprint data notification requirement; unified single background study establishment direction Died
- SF 718 Omnibus E-12 education appropriations bill Died
- SF 2370 Tobacco products in schools prohibition application to charter schools; tobacco sale age increase; administrative penalties increase Died
- SF 3928 Miscellaneous prekindergarten through grade 12 education provisions modifications; school safety; academic balance policy; facilities, technology and libraries; forecast adjustments; appropriations Died
- SF 944 School district operating capital levy clarification Died
- SF 115 Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota in Olmsted county establishment, bond issue and appropriation Died
- SF 122 Resolution expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic of China Died
- SF 2094 Special education activities funding increase and appropriation Died
- SF 665 State property tax general levy phase out Died
- SF 1184 Biological products substitution standards establishment and pharmaceutical drug definition modification Died
- SF 2128 Perpich Center for the Arts Education authority to operate the Crosswinds school repeal; Crosswinds school sale by the commissioner of administration requirement; Crosswinds school sale proceeds paid as direct aid to the teachers retirement association (TRA) and the St. Paul teachers' retirement fund association requirement Died
- SF 1556 Education funding basic formula allowance increase and appropriation Died
- SR 226 A Senate resolution congratulating LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools on its 100 percent high school graduation rate Died
- SF 2305 Voluntary prekindergarten programs contracts for mixed delivery of services requirement Died
- SF 954 Extended time revenue charter school calculation modification Died
- SF 1553 Legislative commission on data practices and personal data privacy legislative records and meetings expanded public access directive Died
- SF 3439 Competency-based courses and education programs school district implementation authority clarification Died
- SF 867 State general levy phase out Died
Co-sponsored
226 billsHistorical 226 bills
- SF 442 Math corps program appropriation Died
- SF 305 Minnesota principals academy appropriation Died
- SF 252 Pet or companion animal death or bodily harm infliction criminal penalties imposition Died
- SF 2918 Student health initiative to limit opioid harm Died
- SF 386 Health professionals employed by supplemental nursing services agencies overseen by the commissioner of health modification Died
- SF 2364 Community food shelves appropriations of funds by towns authorization Died
- SF 27 State Capitol building governors' portraits public display requirement Died
- SF 571 Vehicle parking violations surcharges removal Died
- SF 142 U.S. highway #14 four-lane divided reconstruction bond issue and appropriation Died
- SF 4029 Greater southeast Minnesota diversification revolving loan program creation and appropriation Died
- SF 2105 Nonpublic students in tenth grade enrollment in postsecondary enrollment options authorization and appropriation Died
- SF 2465 Educational child sexual abuse prevention curriculum expansion to include child sex trafficking prevention in academic standard Died
- SF 1489 Graduation incentives program eligibility modification Died
- SF 3797 Capitol preservation commission approval for the display of art in certain areas of the Capitol requirement; Capitol art advisory committee establishment Died
- SF 547 Trunk highway #14 reconstruction bond issue and appropriation Died
- SF 2451 Free expression policy establishment requirement for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and request for the University of Minnesota (U of M) Died
- SF 505 Higher education state grant amounts calculation modification Died
- SF 676 Trunk highway or airport traffic access obstruction penalties increase; transit obstruction crime modification Died
- SF 453 Dyslexia and literacy specialist employment and grant program establishment and appropriation Died
- SF 119 Summer academic enrichment program grants appropriation Died
- SF 1791 Family and medical leave savings accounts and income tax deductions, exemptions, and credits authorization and appropriation Died
- SF 2996 Minnesota licensing and registration system (MNLARS) deputy registrars records editing authority requirement Died
- SF 250 Medical assistance (MA) asset and spenddown limits increase for elderly and persons with disabilities Died
- SF 1687 Shade tree replacement grants bond issue and appropriation Died
- SF 2030 East African women small businesses loans appropriation Died
Voting record
Current session 9 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
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HF 3
Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of legislative auditor recommendations, and money appropriated.
Niska motion - Motion to Reconsider (2) |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2025 |
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HF 3
Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of legislative auditor recommendations, and money appropriated.
Passage |
Yea | fail | March 10, 2025 |
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HF 4
Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Passage, as amended (7) |
Yea | fail | — |
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HF 4
Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
"Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as the judgment of the House?" (6) |
Yea | fail | — |
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HF 4
Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Amendment (5) |
Nay | fail | — |
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HF 4
Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Amendment (4) |
Nay | fail | — |
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HF 4
Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Amendment (3) |
Nay | fail | — |
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HF 4
Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Amendment (2) |
Yea | pass | — |
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HF 4
Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Amendment |
Yea | fail | — |