Vikings Stadium Bill Clears House Hurdle

The Minnesota Vikings are safe ... so far. 

At 10:34 p.m. Monday night, the House of Representatives passed the Vikings stadium bill 73-58.

Passage came as a surprise to some lawmakers who were predicting a much closer vote before 42 amendments were added to the House version. Among the amendments was a change authored by Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) which called for the Vikings to put up $105 million more than originally offered.

Rep. Kurt Bills (R-Rosemount) voted against the measure.

Interviewed after the vote, Vikings vice president Lester Bagley called the additional $105 million "problematic" and said it was a condition that is "unworkable." 

The Minnesota Senate is scheduled to take up its deliberations on the stadium bill early Tuesday morning. The Senate will see the original version of the bill—not the one including the amendments that passed in the House.

If the Senate passes a version of the bill, it will be sent to committee where a final version—one that negotiates a resolution to all the House and Senate amendments—will be sent to Gov. Mark Dayton's desk to be signed into law.  

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