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2010 Senate Bills

SF 2490 (Dibble): See companion bill HF 2837. A bill to include "green chemistry" (developing green materials, supplies and products) as part of Minnesota’s commitment to a “green economy.” 
Status: Introduced 2/9/10; referred to Business, Industry and Jobs. Set for hearing 2/22/10. Amended, Committee report Do Pass as amended 2/22/10. Second reading 2/25/10. Passed Senate (52-15) 3/29/10; received by House and compared to companion bill HF 2837. SF 2490 substituted for HF 2837 on House floor; second reading 4/6/10. See SF 2510, Article 1, Section 1 and SF 3275, Article 6, Section 3. Passed as part of SF 2510; signed by Governor 5/15/10.

SF 2518 (Rest): See also companion bill HF 2958.  An open meetings bill defining the term “meeting”, requiring notice publication, and requiring the development of policies for the public to record or photograph meetings.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations and Oversight. Set for hearing 2/15/10. Laid over for further discussion 2/15/10. Set for hearing 3/1/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended 3/1/10. Second reading 3/4/10. No further action before end of session.
 
SF 2519 (Anderson): See also companion bill HF 2798. A bill restricting interim rate recovery.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/16/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Judiciary 3/16/10. Set for hearing 3/18/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended 3/18/10; referred to Senate floor. Second reading 3/22/10. Passed Senate (48-19) 3/29/10; received by House and compared to companion bill HF 2798. SF 2519 substituted for HF 2798 on House floor; second reading 4/6/10. Amended on floor; third reading; bill passed (99-23) 4/13/10; referred back to Senate. Senate not concur; conference committee requested 4/19/10. Conferees: Senators Anderson, Dahle, Sieben, Frederickson, and Dibble; Representatives Hilstrom, Falk, Hortman, Jackson and Abeler. Senate adopted Conference Committee report (41-19) 5/7/10; House adopted Conference report (99-32) 5/7/10. Signed by Governor 5/13/10.

SF 2561 (Dibble): See companion bill HF 2834. Authorizing a study on the integration of electric vehicles into the electric grid.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. See SF 3327, Article 5, Section 1. No further action before end of session.

SF 2589 (Prettner Solon): See also companion bill HF 3125. A bill that requires the PUC to place priority on using existing utility corridors and highway/rail rights-of-way for the routing of high voltage transmission; requires the Dept. of Transportation to work with the PUC on the routing process.
Status: Introduced 2/15/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 2/25/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended; referred to Transportation 2/25/10. Set for hearing 3/9/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 3/9/10. Re-referred to Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Budget Division 3/12/10. Set for hearing 3/19/10. Committee reports Do Pass 3/18/10; referred to Finance. Finance Committee reports Do Pass as amended; second reading 4/21/10. Passed as part of HF 1182; signed by Governor April 30.

SF 2602 (Kubly):  See also companion bill HF 3298.  Easement discharge provisions modified—allowing discharge of a portion of an easement no longer in use.
Status: Introduced 2/15/10; referred to Judiciary. Set for hearing 3/5/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended (3/5/10). Second reading 3/9/10. Committee reports Do Pass; Second reading 3/9/10. Passed Senate (66-0) 3/11/10; referred to House Local Government Division 3/15/10. Division reports Do Pass; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections 3/15/10. No further action before end of session.

SF 2620 (Bonoff):  See also companion bill HF 3011. State and local government Service Innovation Commission established.
Status: Introduced 2/15/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight. Set for hearing 3/10/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended; referred to Rules & Administration 3/10/10. Set for hearing 3/23/10. Committee reports Do Pass; referred to Finance 3/23/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Rules and Administration 4/19/10. See SF 3134, Article 2. Passed as part of SF 3134; signed by Governor May 25, 2010.
 
SF 2651 (Gerlach):  See also companion bill HF 2833.  A bill to repeal the rulemaking authority of the Dept. of Commerce to make rules covering maintenance, location, and construction of utility lines crossing or paralleling railroad lines.
Status: Introduced 2/16/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 2676 (Tomassoni): See also companion bill HF 3033. A bill requiring the Dept. of Commerce to establish a solar photovoltaic rebate program and appropriation.
Status: Introduced 2/18/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/9/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 3/9/10. Referred to Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Budget Division 3/11/10. Set for hearing 3/23/10. Amended and laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill 3/23/10. See SF 3275, Article 6, Section 2. Passed as part of SF 3275; signed by Governor May 13.

SF 2720 (Doll): See also companion bill HF 3109. A bill authorizing cities and counties to issue green energy revenue bonds and to locally assess property to pay for green funds. (PACE—public assessed clean energy.)
Status: Introduced 2/18/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communication. Set for hearing 2/25/10. Committee recommends Do Pass; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight 2/25/10. Set for hearing 3/15/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/15/10. Second reading 3/18/10. Passed Senate (56-11) 3/29/10; received by House and referred to House Finance. See also HF 2695, section 3-4, 21-22. Passed as part of HF 2695; signed by Governor April 1, 2010.

SF 2786 (Doll): See also companion bill HF 3261. A bill to modify the state microenergy loan program to include energy efficiency, demand response and smart grid projects along with renewable energy projects as being eligible for funds.
Status: Introduced 2/22/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 2/25/10. Laid over 2/25/10. No further action before end of session.

SF 2827 (Saxhaug): See also companion bill HF 2876.  Repeal of the property tax exemption for pollution control equipment.
Status: Introduced 2/25/10; referred to Taxes. Set for hearing 3/9/10. Withdrawn 3/8/10 and referred to Senate Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Laid over by committee 3/9/10. No further action before end of session.

SF 2834 (Bakk): See also companion bill HF 2669.  A bill repealing tort claims liability limits for local governments; prohibits municipal contracts from requiring certain insurance levels of contractors.
Status: Introduced 2/25/10; referred to Judiciary. No further action before end of session.

SF 2845 (Skoe):  See also companion bill HF 3291. Allowing the Commissioner of public lands to waive the supplemental application fee for utility crossings when the crossing is in an existing right-of-way of a public road.
Status: Introduced 2/25/10; referred to Finance. Referred to Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Budget Division. Set for hearing 3/16/10. Laid over for consideration in Omnibus bill 3/16/10. See SF 3275, Article 3, Section 5. Passed as part of SF 3275; signed by Governor May 17, 2010.

SF 2868 (Stumpff):  See also companion bill HF 3158. Repeal of the moratorium on importation of new coal-fired electric generation.
Status: Introduced 2/25/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 2887 (Kelash): See also companion bill HF 2977. A bill to allow cities to pass ordinances to establish a special assessment for a fund to offer grants for energy efficiency.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.
 
SF 2896 (Marty): See also companion bill HF 3232.  Establishing a state nuclear waste storage commission and redirecting fees for nuclear waste storage to the commissioner of homeland security.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.
 
SF 2951 (Sheran): See also companion bill HF 3313. A bill to provide for the study of long-term nuclear waste storage and costs.
Status: Introduced 3/4/10; referred to Environment and Natural Resources. Withdrawn and referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications 3/8/10. Set for hearing 3/11/10. Laid over 3/11/10. No further action before end of session.

SF 2961 (Hann): See also companion bill HF 3102. Prohibiting state agency rulemaking while the legislature is in regular session.
Status: Introduced 3/4/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight. No further action before end of session.

SF 2971 (Prettner Solon): See also companion bill HF 3009. A bill revising utility report filings, weatherization programs, PUC assessments and utility metering.
Status: Introduced 3/4/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/16/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended 3/16/10; referred to Agriculture and Veterans Budget & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/18/10. Amended to require utilities to file an informational report in 2011 on the status of Smart Grid development. Committee report Do Pass as amended; referred to Senate floor 3/18/10. Second reading 3/22/10. Passed Senate (63-4) 3/29/10; received by House and compared to companion bill HF 3009. SF 2971 substituted for HF 3009 on House floor; second reading 4/6/10. See SF 2737, Article 1, Sections 16-17, 22. Amended on House floor: amended to state that a utility that builds a new nuclear facility in MN may not recover from MN ratepayers costs for planning, design, engineering, or regulatory permitting until the plant is operating at 85% capacity; a utility building a new nuclear facility in MN may not recover any construction costs exceeding initial estimates; and adding an new “off-ramp” to the RES regarding the availability of suitable siting/land. Passed House 86-43) 5/6/10. Senate not concur; conference committee appointed: Sens. Prettner Solon, Dibble, Koch; and Reps. Hilty, Knuth and Gunther 5/7/10. No further action before end of session. 
 
SF 3012 (Dille): See also companion bill HF 3455. Temporarily allows non-spent CIP money to be used to pay for LIHEAP.
Status: Introduced 3/4/10; referred to Finance. Referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3036 (Vandeveer): See also companion bill HF 3431. Income tax subtraction for the purchase and installation of an energy management system.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Taxes. Set for hearing 4/8/10. Laid over for possible inclusion in Omnibus bill 4/8/10. No further action before end of session.
 
SF 3046 (Sparks): See also HF 3429. Providing for a large solar energy electric generation/conservation demonstration.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications. Set for hearing 3/11/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/11/10. Second reading 3/17/10. Passed Senate (65-0) 4/26/10; referred to House. SF 3046 substituted for companion bill HF 3429 on House floor; second reading 4/28/10. Passed House as amended (104-17) 5/7/10. Senate did not concur with House amendments; conference committee appointed 5/10/10: Sens. Sparks, Prettner Solon, Senjem and Reps. Welti, Hilty and Demmer. Senate adopts conference committee report and re-passes bill (64-0) 5/13/10. Signed by Governor May 19, 2010.

SF 3050 (Anderson): See also companion bill HF 3501. A bill directing the MPCA to draft a proposed regional cap and trade rule if the federal government fails to adopt greenhouse gas legislation by September 1, 2010.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Environment & Natural Resources. No further action before end of session.

SF 3051 (Anderson): See also companion bill HF 3493. Allowing IOUs to adopt low-income customer rates with an inverted block rates provision.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/11/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/11/10. Second reading 3/17/10. Passed Senate (49-18) 4/28/10; referred to House floor. SF 3051 substituted for companion bill HF 3493 on House floor; second reading 5/3/10. No further action before end of session.

SF 3080 (Prettner Solon): Modifying provisions of the electric generating plants emission reduction programs.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/11/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/11/10. Second reading 3/17/10. Passed Senate (58-9) 3/29/10; received by House and compared to companion bill HF 3667. SF 3080 substituted for HF 3667 on House floor; second reading 4/6/10. Passed House as amended (117-14) 5/6/10. Senate concurred with House amendment and re-passed bill (57-5) 5/7/10. Signed by Governor 5/13/10.

SF 3081 (Prettner Solon): See also companion bill HF 3641.  Modifications to CBED.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/11/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/11/10. Second reading 3/17/10. Passed Senate (66-1) 3/29/10; received by House and compared to companion bill HF 3641. SF 3081 substituted for HF 3641 on House floor; second reading 4/6/10. Amended by House to cap CBED at 15 MW; passed House (103-29) 5/6/10. Senate not concur; conference committee appointed: Sens. Prettner Solon, Rosen and Skogen; and Reps. Welti, Hilty and Gunther. Senate adopts conference committee report and re-passes bill (67-0) 5/10/10. House adopts conference committee report and re-passes bill (81-49) 5/12/10. Signed by Governor May 17, 2010.

SF 3124 (Skoe): See also companion bill HF 3473. Expanding the small city energy efficiency grant program to include commercial buildings.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/16/10.
Committee reports Do Pass; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight 3/16/10. Set for hearing 3/19/10. Committee report Do Pass 3/19/10; referred to Senate floor. Second reading 3/22/10. Passed Senate (67-0) 3/29/10; received by House and compared to companion bill HF 3473. SF 3124 substituted for HF 3473 on House floor; second reading 4/6/10. No further action before end of session.

SF 3126 (Skogen): See also companion bill HF 3640.  Requires advance determination of prudence for emission control projects of $10 million or more.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Set for hearing 3/11/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/11/10. Second reading 3/17/10. Passed Senate (63-3) 3/29/10; received by House and compared to companion bill HF 3640. SF 3126 substituted for HF 3640 on House floor; second reading 4/6/10. No further action before end of session.

SF 3148 (Olseen): See also companion bill HF 2681. A bill that repeals current law that caps payments in lieu of personal property taxes to a generation facility’s host county, township or school district at $600,000.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.
 
SF 3166 (Skoe): See also companion bill HF 3666. A resolution urging congress to delay EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3168 (Senjem): See also companion bill HF 3255. A bill to repeal the coal moratorium.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3172 (Anderson): See also companion bill HF 3714. Changing the net metering threshold from 40 kW to 2 MW.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3182 (Dibble): See also companion bill HF 3415. The “ratepayer protection act”—modifies IOU interim rate recovery, requires that a CON for a new energy facility must consider Energy Efficiency that exceeds that required by the state goal, would apply to RES and the Energy Efficiency goal to each and every applicant for a new energy facility, and commissions a state study on decoupling and rate design.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3211 (Marty): See also companion bill HF 3669. Requiring all open meetings of public bodies to either be audio or video recorded and make the recording available to the public.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight. No further action before end of session.

SF 3217 (Rummel): See also companion bill HF 3498. Requiring the DOC to adopt appliance energy efficiency standards for those appliances not already under federal standards.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3219 (Dibble): Requiring utilities to submit reports on their Smart Grid development plans.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. See amendments to SF 2971, Section 4, and HF 3009. No further action before end of session.

SF 3221 (Doll): Authorizing expanded powers for cities to do renewable energy projects.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3224 (Koch): See also companion bill HF 3545. Sunsetting the nuclear prohibition.
Status: Introduced 3/15/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.
 
SF 3230 (Ingebrigtsen): See also companion bill HF 3582. Repealing the 25% by 2025 renewable energy standard.
Status: Introduced 3/15/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3255 (Kubly): See also companion bill HF 3551. A bill limiting wind easements and wind development; a landowners’ bill of rights.
Status: Introduced 3/15/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3284 (Rosen): See also companion bill HF 2681. Repealing GHG consideration in integrated resource planning.
Status: Introduced 3/18/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.
 
SF 3285 (Hann): See also companion bill HF 3621. A repeal of the energy efficiency statewide goal; allowing each utility to set its own cost-effective energy efficiency goals.
Status: Introduced 3/18/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3298 (Koch):  See also companion bill HF 3546.  A bill to require the PUC to submit a report on what the emissions reduction riders in 216B.1692 cost the ratepayers.
Status: Introduced 3/22/10; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. No further action before end of session.

SF 3318 (Dibble): See also companion bill HF 3682. Changing provisions in the current state energy improvement financing program.
Status: Introduced 3/24/10; referred to Finance. Set for hearing 4/7/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended/ referred to Finance 4/7/10. Rules suspended, passed Senate (61-0) 5/8/10. SF 3318 substituted for HF 3682 on House floor 5/11/10. Passed House (90-41) 5/13/10. Signed by Governor May 18, 2010.

SF 3320 (Anderson): See also companion bill HF 3618. The Energy Security & Economic Development Act of 2010. Allowing the PUC to set a standard rate (Feed in Tariff) for customer owned renewable generation, including CBED; allowing rate recovery riders to be used for IOUs to recover the cost.
Status: Introduced 3/24/10; referred to Finance. Referred to Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Budget Division 3/29/10. No further action before end of session.

2010 House Bills

HF 1182 (Bly):  See also companion bill SF 1112.  A bill to change eminent domain and easement proceedings for electric utilities.
Status: Introduced 3/2/09. Re-referred 1/25/10 to Energy Finance and Policy Division. Hearing set 2/8/10 at 2:45 pm. Laid over until 2/15/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended. Referred to Civil Justice. Committee report Do Pass as amended; Second reading 3/8/10. Passed House (123-5) 3/23/10. Referred to Senate floor; HF 1182 substituted for SF 1112; second reading 3/25/10. Passed Senate (59-5) 4/26/10. Received by House from Senate; House re-passes bill as amended by Senate (124-7) 4/28/10. Approved by Governor 4/30/10.

HF 2019 (Falk): See also companion bill SF 1891. A bill to increase the capacity of wind energy conversion systems over which counties have authority to issue site permits.
Status: Introduced 3/23/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/1/10. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended 3/1/10; placed on General Register. Second reading 3/11/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 2440 (Atkins):  A bill to create a Minnesota Nuclear Waste Storage Commission.
Status: Introduced 1/7/10; referred to Finance. Referred by chair to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2577 (Carlson):  See also companion bill SF 2260. A state constitutional amendment to allow legislators to call a special session.
Status: Introduced 2/4/10; referred to State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. Committee report Do Pass; referred to Finance 2/22/10. Referred by Chair to State Government Finance Division.  Division reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 3/18/10. Set for hearing 4/13/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Ways & Means 4/15/10. Set for hearing 4/21/10. Committee reports Do Pass; referred to Rules and Legislative Administration 4/26/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 2586 (Sailer):  See also companion bill SF 2491. A bill to authorize bonding for funding for a solar power installation grant program.
Status: Introduced 2/4/10; referred to Finance. Referred by Chair to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2669 (Dill): See also companion bill SF 2834.  State and local government tort liability limits; requirement of contractors to provide liability in excess of limits prohibited.
Status: Introduced 2/4/10; referred to Civil Justice. No further action before end of session.

HF 2681 (Kalin):  See also companion bill SF 3148. A bill that repeals current law that caps payments in lieu of personal property taxes to a generation facility’s host county, township or school district at $600,000.
Status: Introduced 2/4/10; referred to Taxes. Referred by chair to Property & Local Sales Tax Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2695 (Lenczewski):  See also SF 2568.  A job creation bill which includes the ability for a county or city to pass a special assessment to pay for energy efficiency improvements.
Status: Introduced 2/4/10; referred to Taxes. Set for hearing 3/10/10. Re-set for hearings in Taxes 3/15 and 3/16. Laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill 3/15/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Ways and Means 3/24/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/25/10. Second reading 3/25/10. Placed on Fiscal Calendar 3/29/10. Passed House (112-20) 3/29/10; received by Senate. Senate declared rules suspended/urgency. Passed Senate (58-3) 3/29/10; presented to Governor. Approved by Governor 4/1/10.

HF 2790 (Welti): A bill to exempt pollution control equipment for electric generating plants from sales taxes.
Status: Introduced 2/8/10; referred to Taxes. No further action before end of session.

HF 2791 (Welti):  Exempting materials used to construct renewable energy facilities from state sales taxes.
Status: Introduced 2/8/10; referred to Taxes. No further action before end of session.

HF 2792 (Knuth):  See companion bill SF 2486.  A resolution urging the President and Congress to pass clean energy jobs and climate legislation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, supports renewable energy, does not preempt state legislation to control carbon emissions or to promote renewables.
Status: Introduced 2/8/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2798 (Hilstrom):  See also companion bill SF 2519. A bill limiting approval of interim rates for IOUs; requires disclosure of travel, entertainment and similar expenses.
Status: Introduced 2/8/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 2/17/10. Set for further hearing 2/22/10. Set for further hearing 2/22/10. Division recommends Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 3/1/10. Set for hearing 3/8/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended 3/8/10; second reading 3/9/10. Compared with companion bill SF 2519, 3/29/10. SF 2519 substituted for HF 2798. HF 2798 indefinitely postponed 4/6/10; see SF 2519. See SF 2519; signed by Governor 5/13/10.

HF 2833 (Johnson): See also companion bill SF 2651. A bill to repeal the rulemaking authority of the Dept. of Commerce to make rules covering maintenance, location, and construction of utility lines crossing or paralleling railroad lines.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Commerce & Labor. Referred to Telecommunications Regulation & Infrastructure Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2834 (Hornstein): See also companion bill SF 2561. Requiring the PUC to open a docket to study the integration of electric vehicles into the electric grid.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.
 
HF 2835 (Emmer): A bill repealing Minnesota’s requirement to work on a regional greenhouse gas emissions policy.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2837 (Knuth): See also companion bill SF 2490. A bill to include “green chemistry” (development of green materials, supplies and products) as part of the definition of Minnesota’s “green economy.”
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development Finance & Policy Division. Re-referred to Bioscience & Workforce Development Policy and Oversight Division 2/15/10. Set for hearing 2/24/10. Division recommends Do Pass as amended and returned to Higher Education & Workforce Development Finance & Policy Division 2/24/10. Set for hearing 3/9/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/9/10. Second reading 3/15/10. Compared with companion bill SF 2490, 3/29/10. SF 2490 substituted for HF 2837. HF 2837 indefinitely postponed 4/6/10; see SF 2490. Passed as part of SF 2510; signed by Governor 5/15/10.

HF 2862 (Seifert): See also companion bill SF 2390. A resolution urging Congress to refuse to enact cap and trade legislation that would increase the costs of goods and services.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2866 (Carlson): See also companion bill SF 2566. A bill limiting the Governor’s use of unallotment power.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections.  Committee report: Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance. Referred by Chair to State Government Finance Division. Division reports Do Pass; referred to Finance 3/18/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 2876 (Solberg): See also companion bill SF 2827.  Eliminating the real and personal property tax exemption for pollution control equipment on a generating facility.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to Taxes. Referred by Chair to Property & Local Sales Tax Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 2884 (Mariani): See also companion bill SF 2496. A bill establishing a Legislative Commission for Policy Innovation and Research to pick issues, discuss and make recommendations on policy to the legislature.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. No further action before end of session.

HF 2899 (Pelowski): See also companion bill SF 2354. A bill revising filing and handling of complaints and enforcement of open meeting law violations.
Status: Introduced 2/11/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. Set for hearing 2/25/10. Set for hearing 3/2/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended; referred to Civil Justice 3/2/10. Set for hearing 3/10/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/10/10. Second reading 3/15/10. Motion to refer bill to Finance; motion prevailed 3/15/10; referred to State Government Finance Division. Division reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 3/16/10. Set for hearing 3/22/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Ways & Means 3/23/10. Committee report Do Pass 3/25/10; second reading on House floor 3/25/10. Passed House (130-0) 4/8/10. Received by Senate; introduction and first reading 4/12/10. Referred to Finance 4/12/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; second reading 4/21/10. Passed Senate (66-1) 4/28/10. House concurs with Senate amendments and re-passed bill (133-0) 5/4/10; presented to Governor. Signed by Governor 5/10/10.

HF 2958 (Pelowski): See also companion bill SF 2518. An open meetings bill defining the term “meeting”, requiring notice publication, and requiring the development of policies for the public to record or photograph meetings.
Status: Introduced 2/15/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. Set for hearing 3/18/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/23/10; second reading on House floor. Motion on floor to refer to State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections; motion prevailed 4/13/10. Set for hearing 4/27/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended; referred to Rules & Legislative Administration 4/28/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 2971 (Lenczewski): See also companion bill SF 2696. A bill to revise state taxes, includes local government aid changes, property taxes on wind turbines, and JobZ eligibility.
Status: Introduced 2/15/10; referred to Taxes. Set for hearing 3/3/10. Laid over as amended 3/3/10. Committee report Do Pass (5/11/10); second reading.  No further action before end of session.

HF 2972 (Lenczewski): See also companion bill SF 2701. A bill to revise state taxes, includes changes on property taxes on wind turbines.
Status: Introduced 2/15/10; referred to Taxes. Set for hearing 2/22/10. Laid over as amended 2/22/10. Committee report Do Pass (5/11/10); second reading. No further action before end of session.

HF 2977 (Thissen):  See also companion bill SF 2887. PACE—public assessed clean energy. This bill allows cities to make loans to property owners to install energy efficiency or renewable energy projects; repayment is made through a special assessment collected through property tax.
Status: Introduced 2/15/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3009 (Hilty): See also companion bill SF 2971.  A bill revising utility report filings, weatherization programs, PUC assessments and utility metering.
Status: Introduced 2/16/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/3/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended (3/3/10). Second Reading 3/8/10. Compared with companion bill SF 2971, 3/29/10. SF 2971 substituted for HF 3009. HF 3009 indefinitely postponed 4/6/10; see SF 2971. No further action before end of session.

HF 3011 (Downey): See companion bill SF 2620. State and local government Service Innovation Commission established.
Status: Introduced 2/16/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. No further action before end of session.

HF 3033 (Rukavina): See also companion bill SF 2676. A bill requiring the Dept. of Commerce to establish a solar photovoltaic rebate program and appropriation.
Status: Introduced 2/18/10; referred to Finance. Referred by Chair to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/3/10. Committee recommends Do Pass 3/3/10; placed on General Register. Re-set for committee hearing 4/13/10. Division reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 4/14/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Ways & Means 4/21/10. Committee reports Do Pass; second reading 4/28/10. Passed House (98-33) 5/6/10; referred to Senate Finance. No further action before end of session.
 
HF 3060 (Hornstein): A bill to remove municipal solid waste from the definition of “renewable energy.”
Status: Introduced 2/18/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3079 (Hortman): See also companion bill SF 2761. Permitting efficiency provided for MPCA and other departments.
Status: Introduced 2/18/10; referred to Environment Policy & Oversight. Referred to Bioscience & Workforce Development Policy & Oversight Division. Set for hearing 3/2/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended 3/4/10; referred to Civil Justice 3/8/10. Committee report Do Pass; referred to Finance 3/11/10. Referred by Chair to Environment & Natural Resources Finance Division 3/11/10. Set for hearing 3/23/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3102 (Emmer): See also companion bill SF 2961. Limiting agency rulemaking to take place only when the legislature is not meeting in regular session; providing that newly adopted rules expire at the end of the next legislative session.
Status: Introduced 2/22/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. No further action before end of session.

HF 3109 (Kalin): See also companion bill SF 2720. Allowing cities and counties to locally assess property to create a funding pool for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Status: Introduced 2/22/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/1/10.  Referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. Hearing set for 3/3/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended 3/3/10; referred to Finance 3/8/10. Referred by Chair to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/24/10. Division reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 3/24/10. See SF 2720. Passed as part of HF 2695; signed by Governor April 1, 2010.

HF 3125 (Hilty): See also companion bill SF 2589. A bill that requires the PUC to place priority on using existing utility corridors and highway/rail rights-of-way for the routing of high voltage transmission; requires the Dept. of Transportation to work with the PUC on the routing process.
Status: Introduced 2/22/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/1/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended 3/3/10. Second reading 3/8/10. No further action before end of session.
 
HF 3132 (Mullery): Awarding fees and expenses to prevailing parties in certain actions involving municipalities.
Status: Introduced 2/22/10; referred to Civil Justice. No further action before end of session.

HF 3158 (Olin):  See also companion bill SF 2868.  A bill to repeal the moratorium on the importation of new coal-fired generation.
Status: Introduced 2/25/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3228 (Rukavina): Renewable energy source conversion grant program for mu nicipal utilities and cooperatives.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Finance. Referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/3/10. Referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development Finance & Policy Division 3/4/10. Set for hearing 3/9/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3232 (Atkins): See companion bill SF 2896. Creating the Minnesota Nuclear Waste Storage Commission.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3254 (Kelly):  Modifying provisions regarding county siting of wind turbines.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/8/10. Failed to Pass committee (6-11) 3/8/10.

HF 3255 (Beard): See also companion bill SF 3168. Repealing the prohibition on constructing new coal plants or importing coal-fired generation.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3261 (Sailer): See also companion bill SF 2786.  A bill modifying the existing state low-interest “microenergy” loan program to allow units of local government to apply for funds for energy efficiency projects as well as renewable projects.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3284 (Kahn):  See also companion bill SF 3315.  A bill to eliminate the Governor’s line item veto authority.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. No further action before end of session.

HF 3291 (Sailer):  See also companion bill SF 2845.  Allowing the Commissioner of public lands to waive the supplemental application fee for utility crossings when the crossing is in an existing right-of-way of a public road.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Environment & Natural Resources Finance Division. Set for hearing 3/23/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3292 (Davnie): See also companion bill SF 2826.  Authorizing Hennepin County to be co-owner in a generation facility.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Local Government Division. Set for hearing 3/8/10. Division recommends Do Pass and returns bill to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections 3/8/10; set for hearing 3/10/10. Committee report Do Pass 3/10/10. Second reading 3/15/10. Compared with companion bill SF 2826, 3/29/10. SF 2826 substituted for HF 3292. HF 3292 indefinitely postponed 4/6/10; see SF 2826. No further action before end of session.

HF 3298 (Koenen): See also companion bill SF 2602.  Easement discharge provisions modified—allowing discharge of a portion of an easement no longer in use.
Status: Introduced 3/1/10; referred to Local Government Division. Set for hearing 3/15/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3313 (Atkins): See also companion bill SF 2951. Long-term storage of nuclear waste.
Status: Introduced 3/4/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3317 (Mullery): Revising the collection, dissemination and disclosure of public records.
Status: Introduced 3/4/10; referred to Civil Justice. Set for hearing 3/9/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3415 (Kalin): See also companion bill SF 3182. The “ratepayer protection act”—modifies IOU interim rate recovery, requires that a CON for a new energy facility must consider Energy Efficiency that exceeds that required by the state goal, would apply to RES and the Energy Efficiency goal to each and every applicant for a new energy facility, and commissions a state study on decoupling and rate design.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Finance. Referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 4/15/10. Tabled by committee chair 4/20/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3429 (Welti): See also companion bill SF 3046. Providing for a large solar energy electric generation/conservation demonstration.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/17/10. Committee reports Do Pass 3/17/10; referred to House floor. Second reading 3/22/10. Companion bill SF 3046 substituted for HF 3429 on House floor 4/28/10. HF 3429 indefinitely postponed. See SF 3046.

HF 3431 (Dettmer): See also companion bill SF 3036. Income tax subtraction for the purchase and installation of an energy management system.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Taxes. No further action before end of session.

HF 3455 (Shimanski): See also companion bill SF 3012. Allowing non-spent CIP money to be spent on LIHEAP.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Finance. Referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3493 (Hilty): See also companion bill SF 3051. Allowing IOUs to adopt low-income customer rates with an inverted block rates provision.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/17/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; second reading on House floor 3/23/10. See SF 3051. No further action before end of session.

HF 3498 (Knuth): See also companion bill SF 3217. Requiring the Dept. of Commerce to adopt appliance efficiency standards.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3501 (Knuth): See also companion bill SF 3050. A bill directing the MPCA to draft a proposed regional cap and trade rule if the federal government fails to adopt greenhouse gas legislation by September 1, 2010.
Status: Introduced 3/8/10; referred to Environment Policy and Oversight. No further action before end of session.
 
HF 3533 (Rukavina): See also companion bill SF 3075. Providing that joint powers agreements may not circumvent or impinge on the rights of employees covered by certain collective bargaining agreements.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 3/16/10. Set for hearing 3/18/10. Re-set for hearing 3/23/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3545 (B. Anderson): See also companion bill SF 3224. Sunsetting the moratorium on nuclear power plants.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3546 (Beard): See also companion bill SF 3298.  Requiring a report from the PUC on the cost to ratepayers of the emission reduction laws, requires study be paid for by assessment on utilities.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Re-referred to Finance 3/18/10. Motion to recall prevailed 3/18/10; referred back to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/24/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3547 (B. Anderson): Exempting smaller facilities from the requirement to report greenhouse gas emissions.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Environment Policy & Oversight. No further action before end of session.

HF 3550 (Atkins): See also companion bill SF 2673. Exempting state and political subdivisions from increased interest rates on certain judgments and awards.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Civil Justice. No further action before end of session.

HF 3551 (Falk): See also companion bill SF 3255. Limiting wind easements; requiring notice to landowners.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3556 (Hortman): Fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamp information requirements modified.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Environment Policy & Oversight. No further action before end of session.

HF 3562 (Welti): See also companion bill SF 3220. Energy efficiency definition modified to include ways to decrease consumption of delivered fuels.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3582 (Seifert): See also companion bill SF 3230. A bill to abolish the Renewable Energy Standard, replacing it with a Renewable Energy Objective.
Status: Introduced 3/9/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/17/10. Referred by Chair to Public Safety Finance Division 3/17/10. Failed to pass committee.

HF 3618 (Bly):  See also companion bill SF 3320. Establishing a feed in tariff for renewable energy in Minnesota.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Finance. Referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Referred to Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Budget Division 3/29/10. Set for informational hearing 4/27/10. Tabled by committee 4/27/10. No further action before end of session.

HF 3621 (Emmer):  See also companion bill SF 3285. A bill to repeal the state energy efficiency goal and replace it with a spending goal.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3640 (Eken): See also companion bill SF 3126.  Requiring advance determination of prudence for emission reduction projects in excess of $10 million.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/17/10. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 3/17/10; referred to House floor. Second reading 3/22/10. Compared with companion bill SF 3126, 3/29/10. SF 3126 substituted for HF 3640. HF 3640 indefinitely postponed 4/6/10; see SF 3126.

HF 3641 (Welti):  See also companion SF 3081.  A bill modifying the current CBED law on qualified landowners/CBED owners.
Status: Introduced 3/11/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/17/10. Set for hearing 3/19/10. Amended by committee; report Do Pass 3/19/10; referred to House floor. Second reading 3/23/10. Compared with companion bill SF 3081, 3/29/10. SF 3081 substituted for HF 3641. HF 3641 indefinitely postponed 4/6/10; see SF 3081.

HF 3666 (Dill): See also companion bill SF 3166. A bill to urge Congress to adopt legislation to delay EPA enactment of greenhouse gas legislation.
Status: Introduced 3/15/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3667 (Hilty): https:// See also companion bill SF 3080. Modifying provisions of the electric generating plants emission reduction programs.
Status: Introduced 3/15/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Set for hearing 3/17/10. Re-set for hearing 3/19/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended; second reading on House floor 3/23/10. Compared with companion bill SF 3080, 3/29/10. SF 3080 substituted for HF 3667. HF 3667 indefinitely postponed 4/6/10; see SF 3080. See SF 3080; signed by Governor 5/13/10.

HF 3669 (Sterner): See also companion bill SF 3211. A bill for an act relating to open meetings; requiring open meetings to be recorded and made available to the general public.
Status: Introduced 3/15/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. No further action before end of session.

HF 3681 (Beard): See also companion bill SF 3284. A bill to repeal the greenhouse gas considerations in the integrated resource planning process.
Status: Introduced 3/17/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.
 
HF 3714 (Kalin): See companion bill SF 3172. A bill to raise the threshold for net metering from 40 kW to 2 MW.
Status: Introduced 3/18/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3720 (Emmer):  A bill making various financing and tax changes; changes the taxation on utility property and reallocates some duties of the Environmental Quality Board.
Status: Introduced 3/22/10; referred to Health Care & Human Services Policy & Oversight. No further action before end of session.

HF 3729 (Lenczewski):  See also companion bill SF 3327. Omnibus tax bill; contains some minimal wind tax provisions.
Status: Introduced 3/22/10; referred to Taxes. Committee report Do Pass as amended; referred to Ways & Means 5/4/10. Minority report offered and laid on the table (85-48) 5/4/10. Committee report Do Pass as amended 5/5/10. Amended on House floor; passed as amended (90-34) 5/7/10. Referred to Senate Rules & Administration. Committee report; recommend that Senate floor amends HF 3729 to be identical to SF 3327. Senate amended HF 3729 to conform with SF 3327 and substituted HF 3729 for Senate bill 5/7/10. Second reading 5/8/10. Passed Senate (54-13); House did not concur with Senate amendments; conference committee appointed 5/10/10: Sens. Bakk, Skoe, Rest, Moua, Senjem and Reps. Lenczewski, Marquart, Koenen, Loffler, Urdahl. House adopts conference committee report and re-passes bill (78-53) 5/15/10. Senate adopts conference report and re-passes bill (50-17) 5/15/10. Signed by Governor May 27, 2010.

HF 3772 (Falk): To set the Renewable Energy Standard at 100% by 2050.
Status: Introduced and first reading 4/13/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.

HF 3793 (Drazkowski): Allowing political subdivisions to publish some proceedings, notes and other information on their websites in lieu of newspaper publication.
Status: Introduced and first reading 4/19/10; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections. No further action before end of session.

HF 3814 (Hilty): Modifying provisions regarding generating electricity from anaerobic digester systems; defining such base-load facilities as a qualifying facility under state net metering laws.
Status: Introduced 4/28/10; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. No further action before end of session.
 

2009 Senate Bills

SF 3 (Berglin, Lynch):  See also companion bill HF 3. A bill to eliminate unfunded state mandates.
Status: Passed Senate (56-10) 4/7/09. Referred to House State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections 4/14/09. See HF 1849 (requiring state agencies to determine if a local ordinance would need to be passed before implementing rulemaking); and HF 1276 (streamlining some aspects of county health services).
     
SF 13 (Sheran, Prettner Solon): See also companion bill HF 86. To establish a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) on transportation fuels.
Status: Introduced 1/8/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. 
   
SF 43 (Betzold): See also companion bill HF 235. Prohibiting a public utility (IOU) from acquiring a nonutility company.
Status: Amended; Motion FAILED to refer to the Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs without recommendation.
    
SF 140 (Latz, Marty): See also companion bill HF 84. Allowing for a private cause of action for consumer fraud.
Status: Introduced 1/22/09. Passed Senate (37-29) 4/28/09. House compares to HF 84 4/30/09. Bills determined to be identical; SF 140 substituted for HF 84 on the record. Second reading 5/4/09. Placed on General Register 5/15/09.
   
SF 249 (Dahle, Rosen): See also companion bill HF 214. Allowing school boards to form a business entity to own a wind facility, and exempting such a project from production taxes.
Status: Introduced 1/26/09. Committee reports Do Pass; referred to Finance 3/24/09. Committee report To Pass 5/8/09; second reading. 
 
SF 399 (Kubly, Rosen): See also companion bill HF 357. A bill to establish a Feed In Tariff for CBED projects; CBED mandate.  
Status: Introduced 2/2/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Telecommunications. Standardized Contract requirement for small wind passed as part of SF 550, Section 10.
   
SF 444 (Prettner Solon): See also companion bill HF 774. A bill to establish a greenhouse gas emissions registry; the reporting and monitoring rules will be established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Status: Passed as part of HF 2123.    
   
SF 512 (Rosen, Prettner Solon): See also companion bill HF 1336. To provide an income tax credit for small wind (not more than 100 kW).
Status: Introduced 2/9/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Committee reports Do Pass as amended; referred to Taxes 2/12/09.
 
SF 526 (Prettner Solon, Kubly): See also companion bill HF 862. Requiring the PUC to submit a written report to the chairs of energy legislative committees each January 15, detailing the transmission needs of the next 15 years and recommendations to overcome any barriers.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 20.
     
SF 550 (Prettner Solon): Senate Omnibus Energy Bill. See also companion bill HF 863.  Allowing utilities to carry forward any excess energy savings, and requiring the Legislative Energy Commission to study the CIP program and how to credit utilities, how the use of third parties are counted.
Status: Approved by Governor 5/19/09.

SF 595 (Moua): See also companion bill HF 701.  A bill to establish a Minnesota Institute for Public Policy to advise legislators.
Status: Introduced 2/12/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight.

SF 630 (Koch): See also companion bill HF 165. Prohibiting a public official from authorizing the use of funds for campaign purposes or to pay fees/dues to an organization that lobbies.
Status: Introduced 2/12/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight.

SF 657 (Prettner Solon; Dibble): Senate Energy Stimulus Bill. See also companion bill HF 680.  A bill requiring that federal stimulus money be spent on energy efficiency, weatherization and other energy programs.
Status: Approved by Governor 5/21/09.
 
SF 670 (Dibble): See also companion bill HF 689. See SF 550, section 14. Allowing strategic tree planting to count towards CIP spending.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 18.

SF 736 (Doll): See also companion bill HF 1049.  See SF 550. Allowing utilities to carry forward any savings in excess of 1.5%; requiring the Legislative Energy Commission to study on attributing savings due to customer education to utilities.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 15.

SF 761 (Higgins): See also companion bill HF1398. Allowing some local government notices to be published on the internet instead of local newspapers.
Status: Introduced 2/16/09; referred to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight.

SF 843 (Anderson, Dibble): See also companion bill HF 932. Energy Security and Economic Development Act of 2009. Establishing a Feed In Tariff for renewable energy.
Status: Introduced 2/19/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. 
 
SF 863: See companion bill HF 1083. The Omnibus Data Practices Act.
Status: Introduced 2/23/09; referred to Judiciary. Amended to become Omnibus Bill 4/1/09; committee report Do Pass as amended. Second reading. Passed Senate (51-12) 5/4/09. Compared to companion bill HF 1083 on House floor. SF 863 substituted for HF 1083; second reading 5/5/09. Returned to General Register 5/18/09.

SF 912 (Latz, Dibble):  Sales tax exemption for sales to local government units.
Status: Introduced 2/23/09; referred to Taxes. 
 
SF 916 (Dibble): See also companion bill HF 1250. A bill promoting electric vehicle infrastructure.
Status: Passed. Governor approval 5/21/09.
 
SF 964 (Saltzman, Wiger): Allowing Government entities to release confidential documents to their legal representation. See also companion bill HF 442.
Status: Introduced 2/25/09; referred to Judiciary. No committee action taken 3/11/09. Laid over for possible Omnibus Bill inclusion. See SF 863, Data Practices Omnibus Bill.

SF 997 (Anderson, Stumpf): See also companion bill HF 1775. Setting up a renewable energy grant program bond issue for school districts.
Status: Passed in SF 657, article 3, section 5.

SF 1006 (Anderson, Dibble): See also companion bill HF 1553. Setting up a renewable energy grant program bond issue for local government.
Status: Passed in SF 657, article 3, section 5.

SF 1020 (Anderson, Prettner Solon):  See also companion bill HF 1078.  A bill stating that it is the policy of the state to encourage solar energy and biomass in commercial and industrial processes. Requires MPCA to make recommendations to implement this policy.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 29.

SF 1062 (Rosen, Anderson):  See also companion bill HF 1194.  A bill to establish green job zones, tax credits for green investment, and green investment job growth.
Status: Some items passed in SF 657: development grants for green industry (SF 657, article 3, section 6), commercial and industrial energy project grants (SF 657, article 4); training and workforce development (SF 657, article 5, section 1).

SF 1108 (Doll, Dibble):  A bill to appropriate funds for designing renewable energy projects in public buildings (wind, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic).
Status: Passed in SF 657, article 2, section 8.
   
SF 1121 (Moua):  A bill to classify city budget proposals as nonpublic data.
Status: Introduced 3/2/09; referred to Judiciary. 
 
SF 1181 (Rest): Allowing some notices by political subdivisions to be posted on websites instead of newspaper publication.
Status: Introduced 3/5/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations & Oversight.
   
SF 1194 (Skogen): See also companion bill HF 1408. A bill creating a grant for small wind and renewable development.
Status: Passed in SF 657, article 3, sections 2 and 3.
 
SF 1207 (Betzold): See also companion bill HF 1180. Making changes to the Data Practices Act.
Status: Laid over as amended; may be considered for Data Practices Omnibus bill 3/25/09. See SF 863, Articles 2 and 3.
 
SF 1330 (Dibble, Rosen): See also companion bill HF 1533.  A bill to allow IOUs to recover R & D costs associated with renewable energy; repeals the sunset on the green pricing law.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Sections 12 and 38—Voluntary-Only Green Pricing Program implemented in place of former mandate.

SF 1335 (Doll, Dibble): See also companion bill HF 1478. Allowing utilities to spend CIP money on solar energy installations.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Sections 16 and 19.
 
SF 1420 (Murphy, Higgins): https:// See also companion bill HF 1574. Changing the property tax classification on electric utility property; tax increase.
Status: See HF 2323 Omnibus Property Tax Bill. Failed to be adopted into HF 2323 before end of 2009 session.
 
SF 1430 (Pappas, Anderson): See also companion bill HF 1623. Including solar projects on public buildings as “renewable energy” for the RES.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 20.
 
SF 1440 (Kubly, Dille): See also companion bill HF 2021. Providing a tax credit for residential solar installations.
Status: Introduced 3/12/09; referred to Taxes.
 
SF 1465 (Sheran, Moua): See also companion bill HF 1654. Excluding electronically stored personal notes/information from being open to the public.
Status: Introduced 3/12/09; referred to Judiciary.
 
SF 1537 (Berglin): See also companion bill HF 1633. Modifying the CON proceedings to include any HVTL that is 100 kV or more and located within one mile of areas with population density of 8,000 persons per square mile.
Status: Introduced 3/16/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications.
   
SF 1542 (Rest, Prettner Solon): See also companion bill HF 1675. A bill to require the MPCA to adopt rules regarding high global warming potential gases.
Status: Differing language was adopted as part of HF 2123, requiring the MPCA to open a rulemaking docket on high GHG gas registration.

SF 1544 (Rest, Gerlach): A bill to remove some state local government mandates. See also companion bill HF 1849.
Status: Second reading in Senate 5/11/09. HF 1849 Substituted for SF 1544. 
   
SF 1555 (Kubly, Dibble): See also HF 2085. Allowing counties to jointly purchase energy and electric generation projects. 
Status: Introduced 3/16/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. 
 
SF 1557 (Anderson): See also HF 1754.  Assessing all utilities for costs associated with the state carrying out activities under 216C.
Status: Passed as part of HF 2123, Article 2, section 11.
 
SF 1641 (Anderson, Frederickson): See also companion bill HF 1299. Appropriations bill which assesses utilities for the costs associated with MPUC carrying out code section 216C.
Status: Passed as part of HF 2123, Article 2, section 11.
   
SF 1642 (Anderson, Metzen): See also HF 2089. Transfering the MPCA and the Office of Energy Security to a single new agency called the Energy and Environmental Protection Department.
Status: Introduced 3/18/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. Amended and Passed Committee Without Recommendation. Referred to Environment & Natural Resources 3/19/09.
 
SF 1861 (Dahle): See also HF 1862. Establishing distributed generation cooperatives. Status: Introduced 3/25/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. 

SF 1891 (Kubly):  See also HF 2019. Allowing counties to permit/site wind generation systems up of less than or equal to 25,000 kW.
Status: Introduced 3/26/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications.

SF 1919 (Anderson, Dibble):  See also HF 2096.  Creating the Minnesota green enterprise authority to create green jobs and to promote green energy projects.
Status: See SF 2099, Article 2, section 6. See also SF 2081, Article 2, Sections 13 and 42. Grant money extended for workforce training (SF 657, article 5, section 2) and green industry development (SF 657, article 3, section 6).

SF 1940 (Anderson):  See also HF 2185. Requiring the MPCA to recover costs for permits and certifications; requiring project proposer to pay for costs of preparing environmental assessment worksheet.
Status: Introduced 3/30/09; referred to Environment & Natural Resources. Set for hearing 4/6/09. Committee laid on the table 4/6/09.

SF 1995 (Anderson):  See also HF 2111.  A bill to appropriate stimulus money for a demonstration project to deliver 1 MW of electricity from solar PV in a single neighborhood.
Status: Introduced 4/1/09; referred to Finance. Referred to Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Budget Division. Was not included in SF 657.
 
SF 2074 (Bakk): See also companion bill HF 2323. Omnibus Property Tax bill; contains language repealing exemptions for utility property taxes; changes utility personal property tax class.
Status: Introduced 4/16/09; referred to Taxes. Committee report Do Pass as amended 4/22/09. Second reading 4/22/09. Passed Senate (35-31) 4/24/09. Laid on the table. See HF 2323. Senate substitutes HF 2323 for SF 2074 4/28/09.

SF 2111 (Kubly): Allowing counties to jointly finance and purchase energy for county projects. See also companion bill HF 2297.
Status: Introduced 4/23/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. 
 
SF 2115 (Kubly): A bill to appropriate money to develop a state agency for solar energy technology development and job creation.
Status: Introduced 4/24/09; referred to Finance. Referred to Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Budget Division 4/24/09.

SF 2129 (Koch): See also companion bill HF 2365. A resolution supporting the United States Congress reviewing using spent nuclear fuel.
Status: Introduced 5/5/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications. 
 
SF 2157 (Skogen): A bill to exempt from greenhouse gas regulations the Antelope Valley power plant carbon sequestration program. See also companion bill HF 2390.
Status: Introduced 5/16/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications.
 
SF 2158 ( Skogen, Sparks): A bill to grant an exemption to the carbon moratorium for coal plants in states where a public/private partnership exists for carbon sequestration. See also companion bill HF 2394.
Status: Introduced 5/16/09; referred to Energy, Utilities, Technology & Communications.
 
SF 2165 (Marty): The Minnesota Emergency Employment Development (MEED) Act of 2009; a bill to promote jobs through state programs for affordable housing, green energy investments and retrofits, and emergency bond issue and appropriation to fund it. See also companion bill HF 2406.
Status: Introduced 5/18/09; referred to Finance.
  
  
 

House Bills
 

HF 3 (Welti, Morrow): See also companion bill SF 3. Calling for elimination of unnecessary state mandates; including redundant paperwork and reporting.
Status: Introduced 1/12/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. 
 
HF 84 (Mullery): See also companion bill SF 140. Allowing for a private cause of action for consumer fraud.
Status: Introduced 1/12/09. Committee report Do Pass 3/12/09; second reading on House floor. Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF 140 4/30/09. Compared to SF 140; SF 140 substituted for HF 84. Second reading on SF 140 5/4/09.

HF 86 (Hortman, Juhnke): See also companion bill SF 13. A bill to establish a low carbon fuel standard for transportation fuels.
Status: Introduced 1/12/09; referred to Environment Policy & Oversight.

HF 126 (Mahoney): A bill to repeal the ban on nuclear power siting.
Status: Removed from SF 550 (Omnibus Energy Bill) by Conference Committee.
 
HF 165 (Emmer): See also companion bill SF 630. A bill to prohibit public revenue to be spent on lobbying and to prohibit public revenue from being used to pay dues to an association that lobbies.
Status: Introduced 1/22/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections.
 
HF 357 (Falk, Hilty): See also companion bill SF 399. Standardized CBED contracts/Feed In Tariff.
Status: Standardized contract provision only passed as part of SF 550, Section 10.
   
HF 442 (Swails): See also companion bill SF 964. Providing for the release of classified data to the government entity’s legal counsel/insurance adjuster.
Status: Introduced 2/2/09; referred to Civil Justice. 
 
HF 689 (Knuth): See also companion bill SF 670: Authorizing strategic tree planting as eligible for direct CIP spending.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 18.
 
HF 885 (Lenczewski): New Omnibus Tax Bill. Amended substantially 5/7/09.
Status: Conference report adopted by House (86-45) 5/8/09. Conference report adopted by Senate (44-20) 5/8/09. Vetoed by Governor 5/8/09. House Motion to lay on table passes (86-44) 5/12/09. Veto override failed (85-49) 5/17/09.
 
HF 932 (Bly, Hilty): See also companion bill SF 843. Energy Security and Economic Development Act of 2009. Establishing a Feed In Tariff for renewable energy.
Status: Introduced 2/19/09; referred to Finance. Referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division 2/23/09. Set for hearing 4/6/09. Set for hearing 4/15/09. No committee action taken 4/15/09.

HF 1049 (Kalin): See also companion bill SF 736. Allowing utilities to carry forward any savings over 1.5%.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 15.

HF 1078 (Thissen, Hilty): See also companion bill SF 1020. A bill stating that it is the policy of the state to encourage solar energy and biomass in commercial and industrial processes. Requires MPCA to make recommendations to implement this policy.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 29.
 
HF 1194 (Downey, Brod): See also companion bill SF 1062. Green jobs incentives provided; green job zones established; biomethane energy projects allowed. 
Status: See also HF 863, Section 14. Some items passed in SF 657: development grants for green industry (SF 657, article 3, section 6), commercial and industrial energy project grants (SF 657, article 4); training and workforce development (SF 657, article 5, section 1). 
 
HF 1195 (Lanning, Marquart): Providing for streamlining of political subdivision reporting and eliminating mandates.
Status: Introduced 3/2/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. Referred to Property & Local Sales Tax Division 3/24/09. Laid over for possible inclusion in property tax division report.
 
HF 1250 (Hornstein, E. Murphy): See also companion bill SF 916. Regulating electric vehicle infrastructure; incentives for electric vehicles. 
Status: Introduced 3/2/09; referred to Transportation & Transit Policy & Oversight Division. Passed House as amended (114-17) 5/12/09. Received by Senate; second reading 5/14/09. Senate passes bill (59-6) 5/17/09. House concurs with Senate amendments and repasses bill (116-18) 5/17/09. Governor Approval 5/21/09.
 
HF 1299 (Hackbarth):  See also SF 1641.  A bill to fund various environmental programs; assessment against utilities for activities under 216C.
Status: Passed as part of HF 2123, Article 2, section 11.
 
HF 1398 (Winkler): See also companion bill SF 761. Allowing publication of some notices on government websites instead of newspapers. 
Status: Introduced 3/5/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections. Referred to Local Government Division 3/11/09.
 
HF 1408 (Eken, Koenen): See also companion bill SF 1194. A bill to establish a grant program for residential renewable energy.
Status: Passed in SF 657, article 3, sections 2 and 3.
 
HF 1478 (Sailer, Hilty): See also companion bill SF 1335. A bill to allow additional CIP funds to be spent on solar PV installations for municipal and REC customers.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Sections 16 and 19.

HF 1533 (Sailer):  Xcel-backed legislation to put in a voluntary Green Pricing program.
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Sections 12 and 38—Voluntary-Only Green Pricing Program implemented in place of former mandate.

HF 1553 (Persell, Kalin): See also companion bill SF 1006. Creating a local government renewable energy grant funding and board.
Status: Grant money passed in SF 657, article 3, section 5.
 
HF 1574 (Koenen, Rukavina): See also companion bill SF 1420. Changing the utility property class rate; tax increase.
Status: Introduced 3/12/09; referred to Taxes. Referred to Property & Local Sales Tax Division 3/19/09. Laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus tax bill 4/15/09. See HF 2323. Failed to be amended into HF 2323.
 
HF 1614 (Thissen): Establishing community solution grants for priority community issues, including energy efficiency.
Status: Introduced 3/12/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections.
 
HF 1623 (Kalin, Sailer): See also companion bill SF 1430. Allowing solar equipment installed on public buildings to qualify as “renewable energy.”
Status: Passed as part of SF 550, Section 20.
 
HF 1633 (Clark): See also companion bill SF 1537. Expanding the definition of a high voltage transmission line for CON purposes to include any line of 100kV or more within one mile of an area with population exceeding 8,000 persons per square mile.
Status: Introduced 3/12/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division.
 
HF 1654 (Pelowski, Brynaert): See also companion bill SF 1465. Excluding electronically stored personal notes as public data.
Status: Introduced 3/12/09; referred to Civil Justice. Motion to return bill to author; motion prevailed 3/26/09.
 
HF 1675 (Atkins, Davnie): See also companion bill SF 1542. Directing the MPCA to adopt rules to limit emissions of high global warming potential gases.
Status: Differing language was adopted as part of HF 2123, requiring the MPCA to open a rulemaking docket on high GHG gas registration.
 
HF 1754 (Hilty): See also companion bill SF 1557. Funding MPUC activities under 216C by assessing utilities.
Status: Passed as part of HF 2123, Article 2, section 11.
 
HF 1775 (Obermueller, Kalin): See also companion bill SF 997. Appropriating money and creating the school district renewable energy grant program.
Status: Introduced 3/16/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Passed in SF 657, article 3, section 5.
  
HF 1782 (Lenczewski, Marquart): Removing a tax exemption on bonds issues by Minnesota government subdivisions.
Status: Introduced 3/16/09; referred to Taxes. Laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill 3/23/09. See HF 2323. Failed to be amended into HF 2323.
 
HF 1786 (Haws, Olin): See also SF 1796.  Elimination of unnecessary state mandates on local government.
Status: Introduced 3/16/09; referred to State & Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections.

HF 1849 (Nelson, Marquart):  A bill to removed some state local government mandates. See also companion bill SF 1544.
Status: Governor Approval 5/22/09.

HF 1862 (Kelliher):  See also SF 1861.  Allowing for formation of a Distributed Generation Cooperative.
Status: Introduced 3/18/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division.

HF 1877 (Hackbarth):  See also SF 1746.  Requiring analysis of the state’s air quality and water quality.
Status: Introduced 3/18/09; referred to Environment Policy & Oversight.

HF 2018 (Falk):  Providing for intervenor compensation in CON proceedings.
Status: Introduced 3/23/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division.

HF 2019 (Falk):  See also SF 1891.  Increasing to 25,000 kW the capacity over which counties have siting authority.
Status: Removed from SF 550 (Omnibus Energy Bill) by Conference Committee.

HF 2085 (Koenen, Hilty):  See also SF 1555. 
Authorizing counties to jointly purchase energy.
Status: Introduced 3/24/09; referred to State and Local Government Operations. Referred to Local Government Division 3/27/09.

HF 2096 (Kalin):  See also SF 1919.
Authorizing the Minnesota Green Enterprise Authority to promote green economy efforts and to report recommendations to the legislature.
Status: Grant money extended for workforce training (SF 657, article 5, section 1) and green industry development (SF 657, article 3, section 6).
 
HF 2097 (Kahn):  Establishing a state Chief Environmental Officer.
Status: Introduced 3/24/09; referred to Environment Policy & Oversight. 
 
HF 2123 (Wagenius): See also companion bill SF 2099. Omnibus Environment Finance Bill.
Status: Governor approved 5/7/09—line item veto to Page 8, lines 8.5 to 8.9. 
   
HF 2159 (Westrom):  Allowing some CIP dollars to be spent on renewable energy projects for residential heating.
Status: Removed from SF 550 (Omnibus Energy Bill) by Conference Committee.
 
HF 2160 (Westrom):  Allowing utilities to spend CIP money on renewable sources to electricity and to receive energy efficiency credit for that spending.
Status: Introduced 3/25/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division.

HF 2161 (Westrom):  Setting up a grant fund (with federal stimulus money) to fund renewable energy projects—particularly CBED.
Status: Introduced 3/25/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Grant money available for renewable development (SF 657, article 3).

HF 2185 (Wagenius, Dill):  See also SF 1940.  Requiring the MPCA to recover costs for permits; requires proposer to pay costs of environment assessment worksheet.
Status: Introduced 3/25/09; referred to Environment & Natural Resources Finance Division.

HF 2201 (McFarlane):  See also companion bill SF 1942. Appropriating money to develop a solar panel manufacturing facility in Minnesota.
Status: Introduced 3/26/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division. Laid over as amended, for possible inclusion in omnibus tax bill 4/17/09.
 
HF 2297 (Koenen, Magnus): See also companion bill SF 2111. Authorizing counties to make joint purchases of energy generation projects.
Status: Introduced 4/7/09; referred to Taxes. Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill 4/15/09.  

HF 2323 (Lenczewski): Omnibus Property Tax bill. See also companion bill SF 2074.
Status: Governor Veto 5/21/09.
 
HF 2329 (Davnie): See also companion bill SF 1232. Establishment of Green Jobs Zones (JOBZ approach) , providing tax relief and incentives to develop green jobs.
Status: Introduced 4/17/09; referred to Taxes. 
 
HF 2365 (B. Anderson): See also SF 2129. A resolution asking Congress to review using spent nuclear fuel.
Status: Introduced 5/4/09; referred Energy Finance & Policy Division. 
  
HF 2373 (Brod): A bill to repeal the nuclear moratorium.
Status: Introduced 5/7/09; referred to Energy Finance Policy Division. 
 
HF 2390 (Faust, Beard): A bill to exempt from greenhouse gas regulations the Antelope Valley power plant carbon sequestration program. See also companion bill SF 2157. 
Status: Introduced 5/15/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division.
 
HF 2394 (Faust, Beard): A bill to grant an exemption to the carbon moratorium for coal plants in states where a public/private partnership exists for carbon sequestration. See also companion bill SF 2158.
Status: Introduced 5/16/09; referred to Energy Finance & Policy Division.
 
HF 2406 (Mariani): The Minnesota Emergency Employment Development (MEED) Act of 2009; a bill to promote jobs through state programs for affordable housing, green energy investments and retrofits, and emergency bond issue and appropriation to fund it. See also companion bill SF 2165.
Status: Introduced 5/18/09; referred to Finance.