Senate Bill Introductions
SF 4 (Frentz): A bill to establish a 55% RES, a 100% carbon free mandate, and conforming language to the Integrated Resource Plan. See also companion bill HF 7.
Status: Introduced 1/4/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 1/23/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 1/27/23; referred to Senate floor. Companion bill HF 7 was substituted for SF 4 in Senate. Passed Senate (34-33) 2/2/23; pending Governor’s signature. See HF 7, signed by Governor 2/7/23.
SF 24 (Dibble): A bill to appropriate transportation funds to further transportation grants/awards under the federal IIJA. See companion bill HF 26.
Status: Introduced 1/4/23; referred to Transportation. Set for hearing 1/24/23. See HF 24, signed by Governor 2/7/23.
SF 41 (Rest): Assess a fee for carbon emissions for the generation of fossil-fueled based electric generation in MN or for use in MN.
Status: Introduced 1/5/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 66 (Port): Prohibiting candidates for office from accepting contributions from registered lobbyists or PACs if it grants “special access” to a meeting or place. See also companion bill HF 496.
Status: Introduced 1/9/23; referred to Elections. Set for hearing 1/17/23. Hearing postponed to 1/24/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 1/24/23. Pending on Senate floor.
SF 211 (Howe): A bill prohibiting state agencies to adopt rules unless specific authority is given.
Status: Introduced 1/12/23; referred to Senate State and Local Government and Veterans.
SF 262 (Green): A bill requiring state interagency meetings to be open to the public. See also companion bill HF 388.
Status: Introduced 1/12/23; referred to Senate Judiciary and Public Safety.
SF 298 (Eichorn): A bill to provide that it is a general policy of the state to support Carbon Capture and Utilization technology. See also companion bill HF 342.
Status: Introduced 1/17/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 299 (Eichorn): A bill to include hydro-electric power of 100 MW or more as an eligible technology for the Renewable Energy Standard. See also companion bill HF 343.
Status: Introduced 1/17/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 315 (Hawj): A bill requiring utilities to report diversity in hiring and diversity in contracting with vendors. See also companion bill HF 49.
Status: Introduced 1/17/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 2/1/23.
SF 342 (Koran): A bill to require solar subscribers to live in the same county as the community solar garden. See also companion bill HF 528.
Status: Introduced 1/17/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 343 (Koran): A bill reducing the fees for filing data practices violation complaints. See also companion bill HF 479.
Status: Introduced 1/17/23; referred to Judiciary and Public Safety.
SF 455 (Carlson): Clarifying open-meeting rules where some participants are at a non-public location.. See also companion bill HF 198.
Status: Introduced 1/19/23; referred to State and Local Government and Veterans. Committee reports Do Pass 2/16/23. Pending on Senate floor.
SF 466 (Champion): A bill requiring state agencies to consider the full air permit, carbon footprint and other environmental analysis before a permit issues. See also companion bill HF 637.
Status: Introduced 1/19/23; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy. Set for hearing 3/7/23. Committee recommends to pass; re-referred to State and Local Government and Veterans committee. 3/7/23. Committee recommends to pass as amended re-referred to State and Local Government and Veterans. Placed into Senate Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources Bill SF 2438. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310; only pertains to IOUs in the seven-county metro and the cities of Duluth and Rochester.
SF 467 (Lang): A bill to compensate for loss of business opportunities from the sale and closure of a biomass facility. See also companion bill HF 1714.
Status: Introduced 1/19/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 534 (Dahms): A bill for grants for repair to the Granite Falls hydroelectric generation facility. See also companion bill HF 1837.
Status: Introduced 1/23/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Heard 2//1/23; laid on table for possible Omnibus bill inclusion. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23.
SF 658 (Dibble): A bill to provide a dispute resolution procedure between complainants and their utility (IOUS). See also companion bill HF 393.
Status: Introduced 1/25/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 2/8/23. Amended and re-referred to State and Local Government and Veterans 2/8/23. Set for hearing 2/21/23. Committee recommends to pass; referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2/21/23. Committee reports to pass; re-referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 3/17/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 799 (Howe): A bill to remove requirements for renewable energy investment in certain state-owned buildings. See also companion bill HF 1148.
Status: Introduced 1/26/23; referred to State and Local Government and Veterans.
SF 952 (Lucero): Repealing the prohibition on nuclear power certificates of need. See also companion bill HF 1907.
Status: Introduced 1/30/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 1003 (Coleman): Requiring utilities provide customers' electric use data within 10 days of the date the utility receives the request; data to include, but not limited to — total usage by customer monthly, usage by time period if there is a time-of-use tariff, and the data used to calculate a customer’s demand charge. The bill also prohibits HOA restrictions on rooftop solar. See also companion bill HF 1262.
Status: Introduced 2/1/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Amended; recommended to pass and re-referred to Committee on Finance 2/27/23. Committee reports to pass; re-referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 3/17/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Policy Bill, SF 2542; committee recommends to pass; referred to Senate floor 3/22/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 1069 (Westlin): A bill to prohibit monopolies and monopsonies. See also companion bill HF 398.
Status: Introduced 2/1/23; referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.
SF 1171 (Mathews): Funding a state advanced nuclear study. See also companion bill HF 2426.
Status: Introduced 2/2/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 2/8/23. Heard and laid on the table for possible omnibus inclusion 2/8/23. Finance portion placed into Senate Omnibus Finance Bill SF 2847; policy regarding study placed into Senate Omnibus Policy Bill, SF 2542. Failed to pass as part of any bill.
SF 1227 (Champion): Making penalties for repeated environmental violations to be unforgiveable. See also companion bill HF 671.
Status: Introduced 2/6/23; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy.
SF 1228 (Champion): Increasing financial penalties for repeated environmental violations. See also companion bill HF 708.
Status: Introduced 2/6/23; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy.
SF 1229 (Champion): Requiring public meetings every 5 years on non-expiring air permits. See also companion bill HF 672.
Status: Introduced 2/6/23; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy.
SF 1252 (Gustafson): Additional reporting on air toxic emissions. See also companion bill HF 673.
Status: Introduced 2/6/23; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 1296 (Mitchell): Establishing a preference for EVs in fleet vehicles and providing incentives. See also companion bill HF 413.
Status: Introduced 2/6/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Amended and recommended Do Pass; referred to Transportation. Set for hearing 3/8/23. Committee recommends to pass; re-referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 3/8/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 1315 (Hauschild): Appropriating money to upgrade a DC line between ND and MN. See also companion bill HF 2011.
Status: Introduced 2/6/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Committee recommends to pass; laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/1/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23.
SF 1388 (McEwen): To provide a grant program to assist cities in addressing climate change. See also companion bill HF 597.
Status: Introduced 2/8/23; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy. Amended and laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/20/23. Laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill 3/20/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 1404 (Port): Establishing a grant program for solar on public buildings. See also companion bill HF 747.
Status: Introduced 2/8/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 2/13/23. Set for hearing 2/22/23. Re-set for hearing 3/15/23. Amended and laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/15/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 1456 (Mathews): Repealing the Right of First Refusal.
Status: Introduced 2/9/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1614 (Xiong): Storage mandate bill. See also companion bill HF 1386.
Status: Introduced 2/13/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Amended in Conference Committee as a study for the MPUC on optimal energy storage; passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 1622 (Frentz): Establishing matching funds for federal energy grants. See also companion bill HF 1656.
Status: Introduced 2/13/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Amended and recommended to pass by committee; referred to Finance 2/15/23. Committee recommends To Pass as amended; referred to Senate floor 3/15/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23.
SF 1736 (Eichorn): Repealing the nuclear moratorium. See also companion bill HF 341.
Status: Introduced 2/16/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1759 (Mohamed): Establishing energy use goals for commercial and residential buildings. See also companion bill HF 1983.
Status: Introduced 2/16/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Committee recommends to pass; laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/1/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310; does not apply to municipal or cooperative utilities, except Rochester.
SF 1834 (Xiong): Allows for IOU rate-recovery for storage, repeals the legislative review for additional dry cask storage, extends natural gas recovery for IOUs. It also requires that certain transmission projects must have a MPUC finding of “public interest” prior to MPUC certification. See also companion bill HF 2035.
Status: Introduced 2/20/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/8/23. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/8/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Policy Bill, SF 2542; committee recommends to pass; referred to Senate floor 3/22/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 1877 (Green): Exempting electric sales from use and sales taxes. See also companion bill HF 852.
Status: Introduced 2/23/23; referred to Taxes.
SF 1968 (Kunesh): Authorization for the Department of commerce to assist Tribal advocacy council on energy. See also companion bill HF 1918.
Status: Introduced 2/20/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/6/23. Laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill 3/6/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2024 (Xiong): Expanding the uses of state supplementary weatherization grants. See also companion bill HF 2014.
Status: Introduced 2/21/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 3/13/23. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/15/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2201 (Dibble): Establishing building guidelines to account for climate resiliency and energy reduction. See also companion bill HF 749.
Status: Introduced 2/27/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/13/23. Committee recommends To Pass; referred to State and Local Government and Veterans 3/13/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2249 (Xiong): Establishing a Minnesota Innovative Finance Authority (Greenbank) to provide financing and loans for clean energy and other projects. See also companion bill HF 2524.
Status: Introduced 3/1/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/15/23. Amended and laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/15/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Jobs, Economic Development, Labor, and Industry Bill, SF 3035.
SF 2267 (Dibble): Appropriating additional funding for energy assistance/weatherization. See also companion bill HF 2493.
Status: Introduced 3/1/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/13/23. Amended and laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/13/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2269 (Mitchell): Requiring the owners of certain buildings to use an energy use data benchmarking tool. See also companion bill HF 2269.
Status: Introduced 3/1/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310; does not apply to municipal or cooperative utilities, except Rochester.
SF 2297 (McEwen): Prevailing wage required for construction of regional transmission lines; repeal of Right of First Refusal (ROFR) for regionally-planned transmission lines. See also companion bill HF 2441.
Status: Introduced 3/1/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 2301 (Xiong): Establishing a Minnesota Innovative Finance Authority (Greenbank) to provide financing and loans for clean energy and other projects. See also companion bill HF 2336.
Status: Introduced 3/1/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/13/23. Committee recommends To Pass; referred to State and Local Government and Veterans 3/13/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Jobs, Economic Development, Labor, and Industry Bill, SF 3035.
SF 2438 (Hawj): Senate Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources Bill. See also companion bill HF 2310.
Status: Amended to become Senate Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources Bill; passed and referred to Senate Finance 3/30/23. HF 2310 substituted for SF 2438 in committee 4/11/23. Rolled into Omnibus Environment, Energy and Climate Bill HF 2310; referred to Senate floor 4/18/23.
SF 2460 (Xiong): Providing intervenor compensation for appearances in certain public utilities commission dockets. See also companion bill HF 2439.
Status: Introduced 3/2/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/6/23. Laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill 3/6/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2505 (Hoffman): Providing a separate process for “off-ramps” under the 100% by 2040 mandate for municipals and cooperatives.
Status: Introduced 3/6/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 2510 (Xiong): Modifying the existing community solar gardens program. See also companion bill HF 2416.
Status: Introduced 3/6/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2542 (Frentz): Allowing the use of biodiesel in certain generation units to be counted as carbon neutral under the 100% by 2040 mandate. See also companion bill HF 2601.
Status: Introduced 3/6/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/15/23. Re-set for hearing 3/22/23. Amended to become Senate Omnibus Energy Policy Bill; heard and recommended to pass 3/22/23. Pending on Senate floor.
SF 2591 (McEwen): Requiring MN Department of Transportation to allow the use of its rights-of-way for the construction of transmission lines. See also companion bill HF 2570.
Status: Introduced 3/6/23; referred to Transportation. Heard in committee and laid over for further discussion 3/17/23. Re-set for further discussion 3/20/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Transportation Bill SF 3157. Placed into final Omnibus Transportation bill, HF 2887, and passed.
SF 2688 (Frentz): Increase maximum capacity of the IOU community solar gardens program. See also companion bill HF 2432.
Status: Introduced 3/7/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/22/23.
SF 2689 (Frentz): Making technical changes to the solar for schools program. See also companion bill HF 1990.
Status: Introduced 3/7/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/15/23. Committee recommends To Pass; referred to Senate floor 3/15/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310; allows installations adjacent to school and up-rates to 1,000 kW with consent of consumer-owned utility.
SF 2690 (Frentz): Appropriating funds for the solar on schools program. See also companion bill HF 1991.
Status: Introduced 3/7/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/15/23. Committee recommends To Pass; referred to Finance 3/15/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2720 (Rasmussen): Adding definitions of gas and hazardous liquids to pipeline regulation statutes. See also companion bill HF 2710.
Status: Introduced 3/8/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/13/23. Committee recommends To Pass; referred to State and Local Government and Veterans 3/13/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Policy Bill, SF 2542; committee recommends to pass; referred to Senate floor 3/22/23.
SF 2723 (Hoffman): Revising “one call” laws to require an electronic system to report complaints, damages, etc.; requires the notification center to publish an annual report summarizing operator performance reporting; defines liability for cost of delay. See also companion bill HF 2717.
Status: Introduced 3/8/23; referred to Transportation. Set for hearing 3/10/23.
SF 2747 (Mitchell): Appropriating funds from the Renewable Development Account to upgrade distribution systems in Xcel’s service area. See also companion bill HF 2620.
Status: Introduced 3/8/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Re-set for hearing 3/22/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2757 (McEwen): A bill requiring IOUs to purchase all output of wind or solar distributed generation at an elevated rate equal to 60% of the retail residential rate, plus 100% of the adjustment charge, up to 5 MW in size. See also companion bill HF 2349.
Status: Introduced 3/9/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/15/23. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/15/23.
SF 2761 (Xiong): Significantly revising the solar for schools grant programs to include money for curriculum support, interconnection fees, and loans to supplement grants. Recalculates the maximum size allowable.
Status: Introduced 3/9/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 2775 (McEwen): Establish a Dept. of Commerce program for rebates for residential heat pumps. See also companion bill HF 2771.
Status: Introduced 3/9/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/15/23. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/15/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2824 (Mathews): Authorizing certificates of need for small modular nuclear reactors.
Status: Introduced 3/13/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/20/23.
SF 2847 (Frentz): Senate Omnibus Energy Bill. See also companion bill HF 2754.
Status: Amended to become Senate Omnibus Energy Bill; passed and referred to Senate Finance 3/29/23. Set for hearing 4/18/23. Rolled into Omnibus Environment, Energy and Climate Bill HF 2310; referred to Senate floor 4/18/23. See HF 2310, Omnibus Environment, Natural Resources, Energy and Climate bill.
SF 2855 (Howe): Taxing electric fuel used for transportation. See also companion bill HF 2878.
Status: Introduced 3/13/23; referred to Transportation. Set for hearing 3/20/23.
SF 2876 (Mitchell): Extending the availability of Xcel’s solar rewards program; extending it to home storage as well. See also companion bill HF 2892.
Status: Introduced 3/13/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion 3/20/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2899 (McEwen): Requiring the MPCA to adopt rules governing greenhouse gas emission goals into its air permit process.
Status: Introduced 3/14/23; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy.
SF 2936 (Mitchell): Requiring decommissioning plans for certain wind (CBED) and payments of up to $33/MWh by utilities. See also companion bill HF 2783.
Status: Introduced 3/15/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 2937 (Xiong): Providing temporary tax credit for rooftop solar. See also companion bill HF 2311.
Status: Introduced 3/15/23; referred to Taxes.
SF 2948 (Hoffman): A bill requiring the MPUC to allow for off ramps to the 100% clean energy mandate when certain criteria is proven.
Status: Introduced 3/16/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 2958 (Weber): Modifying the existing Property Assessed Clean Energy Program to be available for certain water programs. See also companion bill HF 3018.
Status: Introduced 3/16/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Laid over for possible omnibus inclusion 3/20/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Policy Bill, SF 2542; committee recommends to pass; referred to Senate floor 3/22/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 2987 (Rarick): Amending the definition of low income households for the purpose of receiving energy assistance. See also companion bill HF 3003.
Status: Introduced 3/20/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/22/23. Placed into Senate Omnibus Policy Bill, SF 2542; committee recommends to pass; referred to Senate floor 3/22/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 3030 (Frentz): Establishing a grant program for developing distributed energy projects.
Status: Introduced 3/22/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Heard in committee 3/27/23; held over for inclusion in omnibus bill. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Passed as part of Final Omnibus Environment, Energy, and Climate Bill, HF 2310.
SF 3034 (Rasmussen): Exempting electricity generated out of the state from the 100% carbon free mandate. See also companion bill HF 3105.
Status: Introduced 3/22/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 3055 (Pratt): Establishing the A+ Energy Act. Revising the 100% mandate to emphasize reliability and to include all hydroelectric power as renewable; revising the certificate of need to allow for an expedited process for nuclear, hydroelectric and biomass facilities.
Status: Introduced 3/22/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 3120 (Mathews): Funding for a study of advanced nuclear technologies. See also companion bill HF 3002.
Status: Introduced 3/23/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Placed into Senate Omnibus Energy Finance Bill, SF 2847, 3/27/23. Failed to pass as part of any bill.
SF 3141 (Frentz): Funding a third party feasibility study on using MN taconite for long-term energy storage.
Status: Introduced 3/27/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 3157 (Dibble): Omnibus Transportation Finance and Policy Bill. See also companion bill HF 2887.
Status: Amended to become Omnibus bill; committee reports do pass as amended; re-referred to Taxes 4/3/23. Set for hearing 4/13/23. Set for hearing 4/25/23. See HF 2887, the Omnibus Transportation bill.
SF 3183 (Morrison): Appropriating additional funds for solar on schools. See also companion bill HF 2747.
Status: Introduced 3/30/23; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 3189 (Morrison): Establishing a medium and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle grant program.
Status: Introduced 3/30/23; referred to Transportation.
SF 3229 (Howe): Classification of real property taxes for solar energy systems.
Status: Introduced 4/11/23; referred to Taxes.
SF 3278 (Abeler): Allowing ranking minority members of standing legislative committees to request fiscal notes. See also Companion Bill HF 3281.
Status: Introduced 4/18/23; referred to State and Local Government and Veterans.