Senate Bill Introductions
SF 58 (Green): A bill to exempt cooperatives from all clean and renewable energy standards. See also Companion Bill HF 1200.
Status: Introduced 1/15/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 350 (Eichorn): Repealing the nuclear moratorium.
Status: Introduced 1/21/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 1/27/25. Laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill 1/29/25.
SF 426 (Eichorn): Repealing the 100-MW limit on new hydropower from the definition of renewable/eligible energy technology.
Status: Introduced 1/21/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 1/27/25. Laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill 1/29/25. See Omnibus Bill SF 2393.
SF 434 (Mathews): Repealing ROFR rights for incumbent utilities. See also Companion Bill HF 2553.
Status: Introduced 1/21/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 465 (Mathews): Requiring IOUs to file decommissioning plans for coal generation in Minnesota. See also Companion Bill HF 486.
Status: Introduced 1/21/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 466 (Mathews): Prohibiting local governments from banning natural gas or propane service to buildings. See also Companion Bill HF 483.
Status: Introduced 1/21/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 467 (Mathews): Prohibiting local governments from banning new natural gas hookups. See also Companion Bill HF 484.
Status: Introduced 1/21/25; referred to Labor.
SF 468 (Mathews): Repealing the nuclear moratorium as to new units of 300 MW or less. See also Companion Bill HF 485.
Status: Introduced 1/21/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate. Set for hearing 1/27/25. Failed to pass committee as amended 1/29/25.
SF 570 (Hauschild): Modifying permitting around wetland development; streamlining the process and timeframes.
Status: Introduced 1/23/25; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy. Set for hearing 4/4/25. Laid over 4/4/25. Re-referred to State and Local Government; hearing set 4/30/25. Hearing re-set for 5/1/25. Committee recommends Do Pass; referred to Finance 5/1/25.
SF 572 (Mathews): Repealing the 100-MW cap on new hydropower; repealing the nuclear moratorium, and allowing a delay in the RES/CFS if utility rates fail to stay at a certain level below national average. See also Companion Bill HF 9.
Status: Introduced 1/23/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 573 (Mathews): A bill to remove the 100-MW cap on hydroelectric power as renewable.
Status: Introduced 1/23/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 577 (Eichorn): Increasing the efficiency of permitting around wetlands. See also Companion Bill HF 8.
Status: Introduced 1/23/25; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy.
SF 608 (Lieske): Restricting the placement of data centers within city limits. See also Companion Bill HF 1109.
Status: Introduced 1/27/25; referred to State and Local Government. Set for hearing 2/20/25. Removed from committee hearing agenda 2/20/25.
SF 635 (Lang): Setting up a biomass business compensation fund and setting up an application process for claims of damage due to the early closure of a biomass plant. See companion bill HF 1772.
Status: Introduced 1/27/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 701 (Lucero): Prohibiting the installation of smart meters/AMI without a property owner’s consent. See also Companion Bill HF 2633.
Status: Introduced 1/27/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 718 (Lucero): Repealing the moratorium on nuclear facilities. See also Companion Bill HF 2670.
Status: Introduced 1/27/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 769 (Hauschild): Providing tax exemptions for data centers. See also Companion Bill HF 1277.
Status: Introduced 1/30/25; referred to Taxes. Set for hearing 2/5/25. Laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill 2/5/25.
SF 787 (Coleman): Allowing revising remote participation on public meetings.
Status: Introduced 1/30/25; referred to State and Local Government. Set for hearing 3/13/13; removed from agenda.
SF 794 (Limmer): Expanding the penalties and remedies for Data Practices violations. See also Companion Bill HF 390.
Status: Introduced 1/30/25; referred to Judiciary and Public Safety. Set for hearing 3/3/25. Bill not heard on 3/3/25. Set for hearing 3/21/25. Amended and recommended to pass; re-referred to State and Local Government 3/21/25.
SF 821 (Lang): Removing the hydro cap on new hydropower that counts as renewable. See companion bill HF 75.
Status: Introduced 1/30/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 851 (Lucero): Prohibits bans on companies investing in oil, natural gas, etc. (ESG legislation). See also Companion Bill HF 2806.
Status: Introduced 1/30/25; referred to State and Local Government.
SF 997 (Koran): Requiring that subscribers to community solar gardens reside in the same county as the garden. See also Companion Bill HF 880.
Status: Introduced 2/6/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate.
SF 1117 (Maye Quade): A bill requiring a study of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence (data centers) to Minnesota. See also Companion Bill HF 1150.
Status: Introduced 2/6/25; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy.
SF 1142 (Rarick): Revising net metering laws; providing for avoided cost payment for certain interconnections. See also Companion Bill HF 845.
Status: Introduced 2/10/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, & Climate. Set for hearing 3/10/25. Laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill 3/10/25. See Omnibus Bill SF 2393.
SF 1260 (Gruenhagen): Repeal the nuclear moratorium.
Status: Introduced 2/13/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 1393 (Mathews): A bill exempting data center/large loads from the certificate of need process to site localized generation of 50 MW or more. See also Companion Bill HF 28.
Status: Introduced 2/13/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate. Set for hearing 3/12/25. Laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill 3/12/25. Withdrawn and re-referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 4/23/25.
SF 1429 (Rasmusson): Exempting energy produced out of state from the carbon free standard requirements. See also Companion Bill HF 787.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1432 (Farnsworth): Clarifying that wood waste biomass counts as an eligible energy technology.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1433 (Mathews): Prohibiting time of use (TOU) rates without customers’ consent.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1434 (Mathews): Removing the solar incentives program from the Renewable Development Account.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1435 (Mathews): Requiring a study on advanced nuclear power; provides funding for study.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1436 (Mathews): Exempts munis and coops from the RES/CFS standards.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1472 (Dibble): Opening up “lobbying” to include any action before the PUC. See also Companion Bill HF 2188.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Elections. Set for hearing on 2/25/25; removed from agenda.
SF 1530 (Mathews): Requiring a delay in compliance for circumstances (e.g. lack of transmission access) are beyond the utility’s control.
Status: Introduced 2/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1662 (Westlin): Clarifying what constitutes a “major decision” of non-elected officials under MN lobbying laws.
Status: Introduced 2/20/25; referred to Elections. Set for hearing 3/25/25. Laid over for omnibus bill 3/25/25.
SF 1741 (Port): Requiring local governments to establish a residential instant solar permitting platform. See also Companion Bill HF 2059.
Status: Introduced 2/20/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1879 (Gruenhagen): Providing a sales tax exemption for cryptocurrency and AI data centers.
Status: Introduced 2/27/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1915 (Boldon): Appropriating funds and mandating a study on campaign spending limits. See also Companion Bill HF 3118.
Status: Introduced 2/27/25; referred to Elections. No committee action recorded 3/4/25. Laid over for possible omnibus bill inclusion.
SF 1924 (Pratt): Establishing the A+ Energy Act. Modifying the Clean and Renewable Energy standards; removing the hydro cap, removing the nuclear moratorium, and removing the requirement of a certificate of need for nuclear, hydroelectric and biomass generation.
Status: Introduced 2/27/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1975 (Bahr): Modifying net metering to clarify capacity and to move compensation to avoided cost.
Status: Introduced 2/27/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 1996 (Marty): Expanding the definition of what constitutes supporting a candidate or measure for campaign finance purposes.
Status: Introduced 2/27/25; referred to Elections. Set for hearing 3/6/25. Re-set for hearing 3/11/25. Laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill 3/11/25.
SF 2018 (Weber): Allowing certain uses of B100 fuel as “carbon free”. See also Companion Bill HF 2681.
Status: Introduced 2/27/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/19/25; laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill. See Omnibus Bill SF 2393.
SF 2077 (Hawj): Omnibus Environment Finance Bill.
Status: Amended to become the Omnibus Environment Policy & Finance Bill in Environment, Climate & Legacy 4/22/25; referred to Finance. Amended to remove policy provisions to become the Omnibus Environment Finance bill and passed to Senate floor 4/28/25. Second reading 4/28/25. Passed Senate (35-30) 4/29/25. Referred to House Ways and Means. Committee amends bill to delete all and insert language of HF 2439. Bill sent to House floor 4/30/25. Second reading 5/1/25. Passed House (129-5) 5/5/25. Returned to Senate; Senate refuses to concur with House amendments 5/6/25. Conference committee appointed: Senators Hawj, Kunesh, Johnson Stewart, Green, and McEwen; Representatives Heintzeman, Schultz, Nelson, Fischer, Pursell and Finke.
SF 2092 (Johnson Stewart): Placing a per kWh charge on electric vehicle charging. See also Companion Bill HF 3189.
Status: Introduced 3/3/25; referred to Transportation. Set for hearing 3/26/25. Heard 3/26/25; no committee action recorded. Re-referred to Taxes; set for hearing 4/9/25. See Commerce Omnibus Bill SF 2216.
SF 2216 (Klein): This is now the Commerce Omnibus Bill.
Status: Delete all amendment was offered and the bill was heavily amended to become the Omnibus Commerce bill. Passed committee and referred to Finance 4/10/25. Committee reports Do Pass 4/22/25. Passed Senate (34-28); passed Senate on reconsideration (35-29) 4/23/25. Referred to Senate Finance. Provisions of SF 2216 replaced with provisions of HF 2443. Passed committee and sent to House floor 4/25/25. Second reading on House floor 4/25/25. Passed House (122-10) 4/29/25. Senate refused to concur with House amendments; conference committee appointed (Klein, Dahms, Seeberger) 5/1/25. House conferees: Reps. Her, Elkins, O’Driscoll, and Rymer.
SF 2241 (Maye Quade): Prohibiting political subdivisions from sharing personally identifiable information with federal agencies.
Status: Introduced 3/6/25; referred to Judiciary and Public Safety.
SF 2283 (Lucero): Prohibiting the MPUC from issuing a permit for wind or solar construction, unless it has verified that all the components are free from child labor. See also Companion Bill HF 2803.
Status: Introduced 3/6/25; referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.
SF 2369 (Mathews): Repealing the Renewable Development Account. See also Companion Bill HF 1738.
Status: Introduced 3/10/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
SF 2393 (Frentz): Establishing the Budget for the Dept. of Commerce (MPUC, etc.).: This will be the vehicle for the Senate Energy Committee Omnibus bill. See also Companion Bill HF 2442.
Status: Introduced 3/10/25; referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection. Re-referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate 3/13/25. Set for hearing 3/19/25; laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill. Referred to Senate Finance 4/10/25. Set for hearing 5/8/25. See HF 2442.
SF 2411 (Anderson): Revising laws regarding adding or reducing the number of persons on the local utility board. See also Companion Bill HF 1345.
Status: Introduced 3/13/25; referred to State and Local Government.
SF 2562 (Westlin): Revising and narrowing the definition of lobbyists as it pertains to local government. See also Companion Bill HF 2284.
Status: Introduced 3/13/25; referred to Elections. Set for hearing 3/25/25. Laid over for omnibus bill 3/25/25.
SF 2653 (Kupec): Modifying the solar pollinator program; allowing for a special issue license plate for the pollinator program. See also Companion Bill HF 2297.
Status: Introduced 3/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate. Re-referred to Transportation 4/1/25.
SF 2664 (Mathews): Requiring local government and Tribal approval for solar projects. See also Companion Bill HF 1707.
Status: Introduced 3/17/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 2710 (Farnsworth): Including woody biomass as “carbon free.” See also Companion Bill HF 249.
Status: Introduced 3/20/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 4/2/25; no committee action recorded. Laid over for possible omnibus bill. See Omnibus Bill SF 2393.
SF 2758 (Xiong): Funding for microgrid research. See also Companion Bill HF 2573.
Status: Introduced 3/20/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/24/25. Laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill. See Omnibus Bill SF 2393.
SF 2781 (Hawj): Omnibus Environment Policy Bill.
Status: Bill set for hearing in Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy. It will be come the Omnibus Environment Policy Bill. Hearing 5/1/25. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended; referred to Finance 5/1/25. Re-referred to Rules and Administration 5/5/25.
SF 2833 (Johnson Stewart): A bill revising environmental assessments—Grants the MPCA the authority to require air dispersion modeling. See also Companion Bill HF 1208.
Status: Introduced 3/20/25; referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy. Set for hearing 4/4/25. See Environment Omnibus Bill SF 2077.
SF 2855 (Frentz): Sunsetting the community solar garden program. See also Companion Bill HF 2793.
Status: Introduced 3/20/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate. Set for hearing 3/26/25. Passed committee (8-3) 3/26/25 and sent to Senate floor. See Omnibus Bill SF 2393.
SF 2885 (Westlin): Revising the data practices act regarding release of information; official Records Act modification. See also Companion Bill HF 2739.
Status: Introduced 3/24/25; referred to Judiciary and Public Safety. Set for hearing 3/28/25. Laid over 3/28/25.
SF 2892 (Lucero): Requiring vendors to have a disposal plan for wind/solar infrastructure and land reclamation for it. See also Companion Bill HF 1040.
Status: Introduced 3/24/25; referred to Environment, Climate & Legacy.
SF 2953 (Mathews): Repeal the nuclear moratorium. See also Companion Bill HF 2002.
Status: Introduced 3/24/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 3045 (Xiong): Public program funding, includes funding for state building renewable energy, energy storage and electric vehicle promotion. See also Companion Bill HF 2783.
Status: Introduced 3/24725; referred to State and Local Government. Set for hearing 4/3/25. Laid over 4/3/25. Committee reports Do Pass as amended 4/23/25; second reading on Senate floor. Passed Senate (35-29) 4/25/25. Referred to House Ways and Means. House Ways and Means amends bill to delete all and language of HF 2783 was inserted. Sent to House floor 4/29/25. Second reading 4/29/25. Passed House as amended (113-21) 5/1/25.
SF 3209 (McEwen): Requiring IOUs to include a virtual power plant (VPP) program in their IRPs with additional peak shaving requirements using the VPPs. See also Companion Bill HF 2986.
Status: Introduced 4/1/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 3221 (Hoffman): Putting billing requirements in for submetered utility service. See also Companion Bill HF 2974.
Status: Introduced 4/2/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 3265 (McEwen): Repealing sales and use tax exemptions for data centers.
Status: Introduced 4/3/25; referred to Taxes.
SF 3320 (Johnson Stewart): A bill requiring county and city employees to contact the MPCA, in writing, anytime that they’ve been contacted by a “large water appropriation project”—even if the potential project has not made a decision on location of its project. This would then result in an inquiry by the MPCA on water usage, environmental impact of the proposed project, etc. See Companion Bill HF 3007.
Status: Introduced 4/7/25; referred to Environment, Climate and Legacy.
SF 3429 (McEwen): Establish Energy performance standards See Companion Bill HF 3179.
Status: Introduced 4/24/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate.
SF 3444 (Gruenhagen): Exempting data centers from the Energy Conservation and Optimization requirements.
Status: Introduced 4/25/25; referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment & Climate. See Companion Bill HF 3296.