The seventy-eighth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1993.

The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1993, to May 17, 1993.

A special session was convened on May 27, 1993, to consider the state budget, health and human services finance, higher education finance, financial disclosure of election campaign contributions, contingency airplane replacement funding, sentencing for repeat domestic abusers, and a revisor's bill to correct technical errors.

[1] A continuation of the regular session was held between February 22, 1994, and May 6, 1994.

An additional special session was convened on August 31, 1994, to strengthen legislation regarding sexual predators.