Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

S.F.0004: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Mohamed, Maye quade, Xiong and Mitchell; Companion to HF No. 7.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying electric utility renewable energy standard obligations; providing for certain utility cost recovery; exempting certain wind projects from certificate of need proceedings; including low-voltage transmission lines in the definition of "solar energy generating system" for siting purposes; adding provisions supporting local energy-related employment; modifying Public Utility Commission authority to issue site permits for electric generation facilities; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.16, subdivision 13; 216B.1645, subdivision 2; 216B.1691, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, by adding subdivisions; 216B.2422, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, by adding subdivisions; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216E.01, subdivision 9a; 216E.03, subdivisions 5, 7, 10, 11; 216E.04, subdivision 2; 216F.04; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0004 01/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve - Livestream YouTube     Discussion only 01/25/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass

S.F.0315: (AUTHORS: HAWJ, Dibble, Xiong, Klein and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 49.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring certain grantees to submit an annual diversity report; requiring utilities to submit an annual diversity report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116C.779, subdivision 1; 216B.1641; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0315 02/01/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve - Livestream YouTube     Laid on the table

S.F.0432: (AUTHORS: HOFFMAN, Kreun, Gustafson and Abeler; Companion to HF No. 299.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a solar array at the National Sports Center.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0432 02/01/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve - Livestream YouTube     Laid on the table

S.F.0534: (AUTHORS: DAHMS and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 1837.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a grant to repair the Granite Falls hydroelectric generating facility.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0534 02/01/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve - Livestream YouTube     Laid on the table

S.F.0658: (AUTHORS: DIBBLE and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 393.)

A bill for an act relating to public utilities; providing a procedure to resolve disputes between public utilities and residential customers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.17, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0658 02/08/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.0747: (AUTHORS: HOFFMAN, Frentz, Mcewen, Farnsworth and Abeler; Companion to HF No. 826.)

A bill for an act relating to prevailing wages; requiring prevailing wage agreements for projects funded in whole or in part with renewable development account funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116C.779, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0747 02/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Labor

S.F.0898: (AUTHORS: HOUSLEY; Companion to HF No. 1062.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring submission of a decommissioning and demolition plan for a scheduled retirement of an electric generation facility.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0898 03/08/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.1003: (AUTHORS: COLEMAN, Frentz, Dibble, Hoffman and Duckworth; Companion to HF No. 1262.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying certain utility requirements; prohibiting certain restrictions on the use of residential solar energy systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.164, by adding a subdivision; 515B.2-103; 515B.3-102; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1003 02/27/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.1171: (AUTHORS: MATHEWS, Frentz, Rarick, Hoffman and Xiong; Companion to HF No. 2426.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring an advanced nuclear study; requiring a report; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1171 02/08/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid on the table

S.F.1173: (AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Housley, Mathews, Eichorn and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 1398.)

A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the community energy transition grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.55, subdivisions 1, 5, 6.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1173 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development

S.F.1180: (AUTHORS: PAPPAS; Companion to HF No. 1135.)

A bill for an act relating to public buildings; appropriating money for research to integrate weather trends in designing and operating public buildings to reduce operational costs and prevent damage from extreme weather events; requiring a report.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1180 02/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.1296: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL, Hauschild and Duckworth; Companion to HF No. 413.)

A bill for an act relating to electric vehicles; establishing preference for purchase of electric vehicles for state fleet; requiring certification of training of motor vehicle dealer employees; providing rebates for electric vehicle purchases; requiring certain utilities to file plans with the Public Utilities Commission to promote electric vehicles; awarding grants to automobile dealers to defray cost of manufacturer certification allowing electric vehicle sales; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.58, by adding a subdivision; 16C.135, subdivision 3; 16C.137, subdivision 1; 168.27, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 216C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.24, subdivision 13.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1296 02/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid on the table 02/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation

S.F.1315: (AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Mcewen, Gustafson and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 2011.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to upgrade an existing high-voltage direct current transmission line from North Dakota to Minnesota.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1315 03/01/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.1368: (AUTHORS: PORT, Dibble and Marty; Companion to HF No. 772.)

A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; modifying how the energy code for new commercial buildings is adopted; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326B.106, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1368 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.1388: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN; Companion to HF No. 597.)

A bill for an act relating to climate change; establishing grant program to provide financial assistance to cities to address climate change; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1388 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Not heard

S.F.1404: (AUTHORS: PORT, Mitchell, Dibble and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 747.)

A bill for an act relating to solar energy; establishing a program to award grants for the installation of solar energy generating systems on public buildings; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1404 02/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Not heard 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.1457: (AUTHORS: MATHEWS, Draheim, Lucero and Gruenhagen; Companion to HF No. 1594.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; prohibiting bans by political subdivisions on new natural gas or propane service to any building; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1457 02/21/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda 03/13/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.1458: (AUTHORS: MATHEWS, Draheim, Lucero and Gruenhagen; Companion to HF No. 1592.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; prohibiting a local ban on new natural gas hookups in residential construction; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1458 02/21/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Removed from agenda 03/13/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.1622: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Hauschild, Seeberger and Rarick; Companion to HF No. 1656.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing grant programs to enhance the competitiveness of Minnesota entities in obtaining federal money for energy projects; creating an account; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1622 02/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.1759: (AUTHORS: MOHAMED, Marty and Boldon; Companion to HF No. 1983.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing an energy-use goal for certain commercial and residential buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216C.05, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1759 03/01/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.1778: (AUTHORS: MURPHY and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 1021.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a contingency fund to pay certain costs associated with installation of a solar photovoltaic array; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116C.779, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1778 02/27/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.1783: (AUTHORS: DIBBLE, Rarick, Kupec, Mcewen and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 2032.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to clean energy resource teams.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1783 02/27/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.1787: (AUTHORS: XIONG and Mitchell; Companion to HF No. 849.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a grant program to upgrade electric panels in residential buildings; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1787 03/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.1834: (AUTHORS: XIONG, Hoffman and Rarick; Companion to HF No. 2035.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying various provisions governing utilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.1645, subdivision 2a; 216B.2425, subdivision 3; 216B.50, subdivision 1; Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10, section 3, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116C.83, subdivision 3.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1834 03/08/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.1939: (AUTHORS: XIONG, Frentz, Mitchell and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 2165.)

A bill for an act relating to building codes; prohibiting limitation of use of certain designated refrigerants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326B.106, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1939 03/08/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.1968: (AUTHORS: KUNESH, Frentz, Abeler and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 1918.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing the Department of Commerce to assist any Tribal advocacy council on energy established by the 11 federally recognized Indian Tribes in Minnesota.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1968 03/01/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Not heard 03/06/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.1984: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ and Boldon; Companion to HF No. 2100.)

A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the air ventilation program for public school buildings; authorizing grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1984 03/27/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Discussion only

S.F.2024: (AUTHORS: XIONG and Port; Companion to HF No. 2014.)

A bill for an act relating to energy conservation; expanding the uses of state supplementary weatherization grants; establishing a weatherization training grant program; creating an account; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216C.264, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2024 03/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Not heard 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2036: (AUTHORS: HOFFMAN, Abeler, Bahr, Frentz and Gustafson; Companion to HF No. 2169.)

A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for studies and work related to the repair and reconstruction of the Rum River Dam in the city of Anoka.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2036 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2156: (AUTHORS: MURPHY, Dibble, Mitchell and Maye quade; Companion to HF No. 2170.)

A bill for an act relating to state purchasing; requiring the establishment of global warming impact standards for certain construction materials used in state buildings and roads; creates an environmental procurement task force; requires the commissioners of transportation and administration to establish processes for incorporating recommendations of environmental procurement task force; establishing pilot program to encourage submission environmental product data from vendors; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2156 03/06/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.2166: (AUTHORS: XIONG and Gruenhagen; Companion to HF No. 2255.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing natural gas utilities to sell extraordinary event bonds under certain circumstances; establishing an account; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2166 03/06/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2201: (AUTHORS: DIBBLE and Port; Companion to HF No. 749.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring energy guidelines for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.325, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2201 03/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.2249: (AUTHORS: XIONG, Frentz and Coleman; Companion to HF No. 2524.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for the Minnesota Energy Alley.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2249 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.2267: (AUTHORS: DIBBLE, Xiong, Klein, Mcewen and Port; Companion to HF No. 2493.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for supplemental energy assistance; requiring an annual report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2267 03/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.2294: (AUTHORS: XIONG; Companion to HF No. 2627.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for solar on closed landfills; requiring a feasibility analysis.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2294 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Capital Investment

S.F.2295: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL, Hawj and Mcewen; Companion to HF No. 2269.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring owners of certain buildings to enter energy use data into a benchmarking tool; requiring public disclosure of energy use data; providing grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2295 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill

S.F.2301: (AUTHORS: XIONG; Companion to HF No. 2336.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority to provide financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2301 03/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.2460: (AUTHORS: XIONG and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 2439.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying provisions providing for a participant's compensation in certain Public Utilities Commission proceedings; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.16, subdivision 10.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2460 03/06/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2462: (AUTHORS: XIONG; Companion to HF No. 2147.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for microgrid research and application.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2462 03/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2513: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Frentz and Weber; Companion to HF No. 2762.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to support investment in green fertilizer production using renewable energy; requiring reports.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2513 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development

S.F.2542: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 2601.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying certain utility requirements; prohibiting certain restrictions on the use of residential solar energy systems; modifying the property assessed clean energy program; amending the definition of low-income household for purposes of receiving energy conservation assistance; requiring submission of a decommissioning and demolition plan for a scheduled retirement of an electric generation facility; adding the definitions of gas and hazardous liquid; authorizing natural gas utilities to sell extraordinary event bonds under certain circumstances; modifying various other provisions governing utilities; and modifying various other energy provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.164, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2402, subdivision 16; 216B.2425, subdivision 3; 216B.243, subdivision 8, as amended; 216B.50, subdivision 1; 216C.435, subdivision 8; 216C.436, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 216G.02, subdivision 1; 515B.2-103; 515B.3-102; Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10, section 3, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 500.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2542 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended and recommended to pass

S.F.2688: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ; Companion to HF No. 2432.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; increasing the maximum capacity of community solar gardens; removing a restriction on solar garden location; authorizing a new type of solar garden; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.1641.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2688 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill

S.F.2689: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ; Companion to HF No. 1990.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; making technical changes to the solar for schools program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216C.375, subdivision 4.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2689 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and placed on the Consent Calendar

S.F.2690: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ; Companion to HF No. 1991.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for the solar for schools program.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2690 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.2720: (AUTHORS: RASMUSSON and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 2710.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; adding the definitions of gas and hazardous liquid; authorizing exempt rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216G.02, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2720 03/13/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.2747: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL; Companion to HF No. 2620.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for distribution system upgrades to interconnect certain distributed energy projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116C.779, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2747 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Not heard 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill

S.F.2757: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN; Companion to HF No. 2349.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying provisions governing cogeneration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.164, subdivision 4.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2757 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill

S.F.2775: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 2771.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a program in the Department of Commerce to award rebates for the purchase and installation of residential heat pumps; establishing a program to train heat pump installers; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2775 03/15/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2823: (AUTHORS: MATHEWS; Companion to HF No. 521.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a feasibility study on the use of hydrogen produced by nuclear power plants in Minnesota.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2823 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2824: (AUTHORS: MATHEWS, Eichorn, Rarick and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 3260.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing certificates of need for certain small modular reactors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2824 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2847: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ; Companion to HF No. 2754.)

A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for energy and commerce; establishing and modifying energy, renewable energy, and utility provisions; establishing a strengthen Minnesota homes program; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.325, subdivision 2; 16B.58, by adding a subdivision; 16C.135, subdivision 3; 16C.137, subdivision 1; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116C.7792; 168.27, by adding a subdivision; 216B.1641; 216B.1691, by adding a subdivision; 216B.17, subdivision 1; 216B.2422, subdivision 2; 216B.62, subdivision 3b; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 216C.264, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 216C.375, subdivisions 1, 3, 10, 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; 65A; 116C; 123B; 216B; 216C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.24, subdivision 13; 216B.16, subdivision 10.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2847 03/27/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid on the table 03/29/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.2876: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL, Xiong, Mcewen and Port; Companion to HF No. 2892.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; extending the solar energy production incentive program; establishing an energy storage incentive program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116C.7792; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2876 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2887: (AUTHORS: HOFFMAN and Pratt; Companion to HF No. 2899.)

A bill for an act relating to commerce; appropriating money for a wood dehydrator to help reduce the amount of wood that is infested by emerald ash borer in this state; requiring a report.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2887 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

S.F.2958: (AUTHORS: WEBER; Companion to HF No. 3018.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the property assessed clean energy program; adding definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216C.435, subdivision 8; 216C.436, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2958 03/20/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2973: (AUTHORS: XIONG, Putnam and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 2831.)

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing an emerald ash borer response grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18G.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2973 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill

S.F.2987: (AUTHORS: RARICK, Dibble and Rasmusson; Companion to HF No. 3003.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the definition of low-income household for purposes of receiving energy conservation assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.2402, subdivision 16.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2987 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.2993: (AUTHORS: PORT, Mcewen and Dibble; Companion to HF No. 2502.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing a public utility to file a program with the public utilities commission to promote the deployment of electric school buses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2993 03/22/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill

S.F.3030: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Hoffman and Kupec)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a grant program to develop distributed energy projects; requiring a report; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3030 03/27/2023   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill

S.F.3120: (AUTHORS: MATHEWS, Rasmusson, Gruenhagen and Dornink; Companion to HF No. 3002.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring a study of advanced nuclear reactors; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3120 02/21/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.3535: (AUTHORS: PORT and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 3946.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the commercial property assessed clean energy program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216C.435, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 4, 10, by adding subdivisions; 216C.436, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, 8, 10; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 216C.435, subdivision 8; 216C.436, subdivisions 1b, 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3535 03/06/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended and recommended to pass

S.F.3607: (AUTHORS: XIONG, Fateh and Dibble; Companion to HF No. 3949.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to construct a geothermal energy system.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3607 02/21/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.3682: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN; Companion to HF No. 3457.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a deadline for state agencies to issue permits for a large electric power facility that has been granted a site or route permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 216E.10, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3682 03/11/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Meeting canceled

S.F.3949: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN; Companion to HF No. 3900.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing the construction, placement, or maintenance of high-voltage transmission lines across or along certain highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3949 03/04/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation

S.F.4159: (AUTHORS: PORT, Mcewen, Putnam, Frentz and Pha; Companion to HF No. 4155.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring utilities to accept an individual taxpayer identification number when new customers apply for utility service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.098, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4159 03/06/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention

S.F.4202: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL, Klein, Kupec and Pha; Companion to HF No. 4242.)

A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; modifying residential energy code adoption standards and timelines; creating the residential energy rating rebate program; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 326B.106, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4202 04/15/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Meeting canceled 04/17/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4373: (AUTHORS: LUCERO; Companion to HF No. 4812.)

A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring electric utilities to obtain consent to install certain electric meters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4373 03/18/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4562: (AUTHORS: RARICK, Frentz, Dibble and Mcewen; Companion to HF No. 4574.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing public utilities providing electric service to propose goals for efficient fuel-switching improvement achievements to the commissioner of commerce; authorizing the commission to approve a financial incentive for public utilities providing electric service to implement efficient fuel-switching improvements; allowing recovery of certain advertising expenses of public utilities; increasing utility research allowance to account for efficient fuel-switching and load management investments; repealing a requirement that natural gas utilities meet a certain threshold of energy efficiency savings to be eligible for a financial incentive for efficient fuel-switching improvements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.16, subdivisions 6c, 8; 216B.2402, subdivisions 4, 10, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2403, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8; 216B.241, subdivisions 1c, 2, 11, 12; 216B.2411, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4562 03/20/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As amended, be laid over

S.F.4579: (AUTHORS: DIBBLE, Pappas, Mitchell, Oumou verbeten and Westlin; Companion to HF No. 4558.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for and regulating shared-metered utility service in residential buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.022; 216B.098, subdivision 6; 504B.285, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 216B.172, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 504B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.215.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4579 03/06/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid on the table 03/13/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.4685: (AUTHORS: HOUSLEY, Gustafson, Mitchell, Duckworth and Seeberger; Companion to HF No. 4702.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for energy improvements at a wildlife rehabilitation center.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4685 03/27/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4686: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN and Xiong; Companion to HF No. 4689.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a geothermal heat exchange system rebate program; establishing an account; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4686 03/27/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4687: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN and Xiong; Companion to HF No. 4688.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a utility thermal energy network deployment work group; requiring a report.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4687 03/20/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As amended, be laid over

S.F.4740: (AUTHORS: KLEIN and Port; Companion to HF No. 4778.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for certain energy efficiency projects in Dakota County.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4740 03/20/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As amended, be laid over

S.F.4742: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN and Pha; Companion to HF No. 4659.)

A bill for an act relating to labor; requiring safety standards for broadband industry installers; implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116J.395, subdivision 6; 216B.17, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 181.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4742 03/18/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over 03/20/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development

S.F.4760: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL and Xiong; Companion to HF No. 4423.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for and governing pilot thermal energy network projects; authorizing administrative rulemaking; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.02, subdivision 6; 216B.2427, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 216B.243, subdivision 8.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4760 03/20/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     As amended, be laid over

S.F.4784: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Mitchell, Xiong, Nelson and Pratt; Companion to HF No. 4700.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing the Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act; modifying provisions governing certificates of need; making conforming and technical changes; authorizing administrative rulemaking; providing for coordinated plans to complete environmental review and other state agency actions; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216A.037, subdivision 1; 216B.2421, subdivision 2; 216B.243, subdivisions 3, 3a, 4, 9; 216E.08, subdivision 2; 216E.11; 216E.13; 216E.14; 216E.15; 216E.16; 216E.18, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 10.65, subdivision 2; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216E.06; 216E.07; 216E.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 116; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216I; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216E.001; 216E.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10; 216E.02; 216E.021; 216E.03, subdivisions 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 9; 216E.04, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 216E.05, subdivisions 1, 3; 216E.08, subdivisions 1, 4; 216E.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 216F.01; 216F.011; 216F.012; 216F.015; 216F.02; 216F.03; 216F.05; 216F.06; 216F.07; 216F.08; 216F.081; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 216E.01, subdivisions 3a, 6, 9a; 216E.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11; 216E.04, subdivision 2; 216E.05, subdivision 2; 216F.04; Minnesota Rules, parts 7850.1000; 7850.1100; 7850.1200; 7850.1300; 7850.1400; 7850.1500; 7850.1600; 7850.1700; 7850.1800; 7850.1900; 7850.2000; 7850.2100; 7850.2200; 7850.2300; 7850.2400; 7850.2500; 7850.2600; 7850.2700; 7850.2800; 7850.2900; 7850.3000; 7850.3100; 7850.3200; 7850.3300; 7850.3400; 7850.3500; 7850.3600; 7850.3700; 7850.3800; 7850.3900; 7850.4000; 7850.4100; 7850.4200; 7850.4500; 7850.4600; 7850.4700; 7850.4800; 7850.4900; 7850.5000; 7850.5100; 7850.5200; 7850.5300; 7850.5400; 7850.5500; 7850.5600; 7854.0100; 7854.0200; 7854.0300; 7854.0400; 7854.0500; 7854.0600; 7854.0700; 7854.0800; 7854.0900; 7854.1000; 7854.1100; 7854.1200; 7854.1300; 7854.1400; 7854.1500.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4784 03/11/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Meeting canceled 03/13/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy 03/20/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy

S.F.4794: (AUTHORS: DIBBLE; Companion to HF No. 4709.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a renewable energy certificate tracking system.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4794 03/13/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4849: (AUTHORS: PORT; Companion to HF No. 4759.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a program to award grants to political subdivisions to assess the feasibility of installing geothermal energy systems; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4849 03/27/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4863: (AUTHORS: REST; Companion to HF No. 5016.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing an ongoing grant program for renewable energy projects; appropriating money from the renewable development account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116C.779, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4863 03/27/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4889: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL, Frentz and Xiong; Companion to HF No. 4938.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for an anaerobic digestor energy system.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4889 03/27/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.4942: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ, Putnam and Klein; Companion to HF No. 4975.)

A bill for an act relating to state government; amending agriculture policy provisions; establishing and modifying agriculture programs; providing broadband appropriation transfer authority; requiring an application for federal broadband aid; establishing a supplemental budget for energy, transmission, and renewable energy purposes; adding and modifying provisions governing geothermal energy, solar energy, and other energy policy; establishing the Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act; authorizing administrative rulemaking; making technical changes; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.7371, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding subdivisions; 17.116, subdivision 2; 17.133, subdivision 1; 18B.01, by adding a subdivision; 18B.26, subdivision 6; 18B.28, by adding a subdivision; 18B.305, subdivision 2; 18B.32, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 18B.33, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 18B.34, subdivisions 1, 4; 18B.35, subdivision 1; 18B.36, subdivisions 1, 2; 18B.37, subdivisions 2, 3; 18C.005, subdivision 33, by adding a subdivision; 18C.115, subdivision 2; 18C.215, subdivision 1; 18C.221; 18C.70, subdivisions 1, 5; 18C.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 18C.80, subdivision 2; 18D.301, subdivision 1; 28A.10; 28A.151, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 28A.21, subdivision 6; 31.74; 31.94; 32D.30; 41B.039, subdivision 2; 41B.04, subdivision 8; 41B.042, subdivision 4; 41B.043, subdivision 1b; 41B.045, subdivision 2; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 103I.621, subdivisions 1, 2; 116C.83, subdivision 6; 116J.396, by adding a subdivision; 216A.037, subdivision 1; 216A.07, subdivision 3; 216B.098, by adding a subdivision; 216B.16, subdivisions 6c, 8; 216B.2402, subdivisions 4, 10, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2403, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8; 216B.241, subdivisions 1c, 2, 11, 12; 216B.2421, subdivision 2; 216B.2425, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2427, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 216B.243, subdivisions 3, 3a, 4, 9; 216B.246, subdivision 3; 216C.10; 216C.435, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 4, 10, by adding subdivisions; 216C.436, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, 8, 10; 216E.08, subdivision 2; 216E.11; 216E.13; 216E.14; 216E.15; 216E.16; 216E.18, subdivision 2a; 232.21, subdivisions 3, 7, 11, 12, 13; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 10.65, subdivision 2; 17.055, subdivision 3; 17.133, subdivision 3; 17.134, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 17.710; 18C.425, subdivision 6; 18K.06; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116C.7792; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216C.08; 216C.09; 216C.331, subdivision 1; 216C.435, subdivision 8; 216C.436, subdivisions 1b, 2; 216E.06; 216E.07; 216E.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, sections 2; 4; article 2, section 142, subdivision 9; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 2, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216C; 216G; 346; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216I; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.7371, subdivision 7; 34.07; 216E.001; 216E.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10; 216E.02; 216E.021; 216E.03, subdivisions 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 9; 216E.04, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 216E.05, subdivisions 1, 3; 216E.08, subdivisions 1, 4; 216E.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 216F.01; 216F.011; 216F.012; 216F.015; 216F.02; 216F.03; 216F.05; 216F.06; 216F.07; 216F.08; 216F.081; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 216E.01, subdivisions 3a, 6, 9a; 216E.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11; 216E.04, subdivision 2; 216E.05, subdivision 2; 216F.04; Minnesota Rules, parts 1506.0010; 1506.0015; 1506.0020; 1506.0025; 1506.0030; 1506.0035; 1506.0040; 7850.1000; 7850.1100; 7850.1200; 7850.1300; 7850.1400; 7850.1500; 7850.1600; 7850.1700; 7850.1800; 7850.1900; 7850.2000; 7850.2100; 7850.2200; 7850.2300; 7850.2400; 7850.2500; 7850.2600; 7850.2700; 7850.2800; 7850.2900; 7850.3000; 7850.3100; 7850.3200; 7850.3300; 7850.3400; 7850.3500; 7850.3600; 7850.3700; 7850.3800; 7850.3900; 7850.4100; 7850.4200; 7850.4500; 7850.4600; 7850.4700; 7850.4800; 7850.4900; 7850.5000; 7850.5100; 7850.5200; 7850.5300; 7850.5400; 7850.5500; 7850.5600; 7854.0100; 7854.0200; 7854.0300; 7854.0400; 7854.0500; 7854.0600; 7854.0700; 7854.0800; 7854.0900; 7854.1000; 7854.1100; 7854.1200; 7854.1300; 7854.1400; 7854.1500.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4942 04/17/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.4943: (AUTHORS: FRENTZ; Companion to HF No. 4177.)

A bill for an act relating to energy; making technical and housekeeping changes to various provisions governing or administered by the Department of Commerce; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216C.10; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 216C.08; 216C.09.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4943 03/18/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over

S.F.5271: (AUTHORS: PORT, Xiong, Mcewen and Dibble; Companion to HF No. 5171.)

A bill for an act relating to solar energy; establishing a program to award financial incentives to permitting authorities that install an automated software system to review and issue permits for residential solar energy projects; establishing an account; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF5271 04/15/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Meeting canceled 04/17/2024   Meeting scheduled for twelve in Room 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.     Laid over