House Bill Introductions
HF 76 (Greenman): A bill to limit rate recovery for executive pay (IOUs only). See companion SF 2074.
Status: Introduced 2/10/25; referred to Energy Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 3/17/26. Laid over 3/17/26.
HF 2928 (Acomb): Setting pre-application environmental assessments for data center permitting and siting. See Companion Bill SF 3968.
Status: Introduced 3/27/25; referred to Energy Finance & Policy. Laid over by committee 4/1/25.
HF 2986 (Kraft): Requiring IOUs to study virtual power plants in their integrated resource plans and to implement a virtual power plant tariff. See also Companion Bill SF 3209.
Status: Introduced 4/1/25; referred to Energy Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 2/24/26. Laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
HF 3458 (Acomb): Exempting tribal lands from electric service territory laws. See also companion bill SF 3732.
Status: Introduced 2/19/26; referred to House Energy Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 3/10/26. Bill failed to pass to the floor (7-8) 3/10/26.
HF 3555 (Kraft): Allowing plug-in solar devices to be installed without interconnection/utility notice. See also Companion Bill SF 3873.
Status: Introduced 2/23/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 2/24/26; laid over for possible omnibus bill.
HF 3556 (Acomb): Naming the community solar garden program for Melissa Hortman. See also Companion bill SF 3800.
Status: Introduced 2/23/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Heard in committee 3/3/26; passed committee on voice vote. Pending on House floor. Passed House (133-0) 3/12/26. Received by Senate and substituted for SF 3800; second reading in Senate 3/17/26.
HF 3686 (Sexton): Prioritizing non-profits when determining recipients of state energy grants. See Companion bill SF 4226.
Status: Introduced 2/25/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy.
HF 3688 (Sexton): Allowing fuel switching improvements made to low-income households to apply to the spending requirements for municipal and cooperative utilities. See Companion Bill SF 4534.
Status: Introduced 2/25/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 3/12/26. Passed to House floor on voice vote 3/12/26. Second reading 3/23/26.
HF 3733 (Carroll): Limiting the fees that recreational camping owners can charge renters for utilities. See also Companion Bill SF 3792.
Status: Introduced 2/25/26; referred to Commerce Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 3/10/26. Motion to move bill to Ways and Means committee failed (10-10); bill laid over 3/10/26.
HF 3777 (Mahamoud): Requiring the PUC to consider promoting affordable service and customers’ ability to pay in setting IOU rates. See Companion Bill SF 3992.
Status: Introduced 2/26/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 3/10/26. Laid over 3/10/26.
HF 3778 (Mahamoud): Requiring IOUs and other rate-regulated entities to supply an annual report on the total authorized revenue for each year. See Companion Bill SF 4002.
Status: Introduced 2/26/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 3/10/26. Laid over 3/10/26.
HF 3802 (Hollins): Exempting rebuilds and upgrades of certain lines from the Certificate of need process. See Companion Bill SF 3760.
Status: Introduced 2/26/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Heard in committee 3/5/26; passed committee on voice vote. Pending on House floor. Bill passed House (133-1) 3/23/26. Substituted for companion bill SF 3760 on Senate floor. Second reading in Senate 3/26/26.
HF 3829 (Repisnki): Required reporting of fires involving alternative energy systems. See Companion Bill SF 3636.
Status: Introduced 3/2/26; referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy.
HF 3912 (Hollins): Prohibiting utilities from charging reconnection fees or late fees in certain circumstances. See Companion Bill SF 3991.
Status: Introduced 3/2/26; referred to House Energy Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 3/10/26. Laid over 3/10/26.
HF 3945 (Hollins): Setting up a strict liability standard to be applied to businesses extracting fossil fuels or refining crude oil and emitting greenhouse gases. It allows the state to seek cost recovery payments from responsible parties due to climate and other damage attributable to the parties’ greenhouse gas emission. See Companion Bill SF 4126.
Status: Introduced 3/5/26; referred to State Government Finance and Policy.
HF 4023 (Baker): The A+Energy Act; requiring a showing of reliability impacts in the CFS and RES; repealing the nuclear moratorium. See Companion Bill SF 1924.
Status: Introduced 3/5/26; referred to House Energy Finance & Policy.
HF 4051 (Kresha): Requiring railroads to update their websites regarding utility crossings; allowing railroads to require flagging services for utility crossings at the utility’s expense. See companion bill SF 4278.
Status: Introduced 3/9/26; referred to Commerce Finance & Policy.
HF 4077 (Greenman): A bill on Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for cities; amended to prohibit all political subdivisions from entering into NDAs. See Companion Bill SF 4379.
Status: Introduced 3/9/26; referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations. Amended and passed by committee to the House floor 3/16/26. Second reading 3/16/26.
HF 4103 (Myers): Requiring payment from the trunk highway fund to a local utility to move services for a trunk highway project. See companion bill SF 4051.
Status: Introduced 3/9/26; referred to Transportation.
HF 4153 (Mekeland): Setting criteria for preapplication evaluations of water and electric use for data center siting and permitting. See Companion Bill SF 4681.
Status: Introduced 3/12/26; referred to Energy Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 3/26/26. Laid over in committee 3/26/26.
HF 4189 (Hollins): Transferring funds from the RDA to a pre-weatherization account. See Companion Bill SF 4450.
Status: Introduced 3/12/26; referred to Energy Finance & Policy.
HF 4233 (Kraft): Revising utility excavations by requiring electronic positive response. See Companion Bill SF 4339.
Status: Introduced 3/12/26; referred to Transportation Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 3/17/26. Bill laid over 3/16/26.
HF 4308 (Swedzinski): Affordability bill: terminating certain annual payments by nuclear facilities, modifying the distributed solar energy standard, expanding sales tax exemptions for residential natural gas use, and exempting electric facilities from certain taxes. See Companion Bill SF 4835.
Status: Introduced 3/16/26; referred to Energy Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 3/26/26. Failed to pass committee (7-8) 3/26/26.
HF 4345 (Luger-Nikolai): Prohibiting IOUs from recovery costs from existing customers for extending service to new natural gas customers.
Status: Introduced 3/16/26; referred to Energy Finance & Policy.
HF 4411 (Wiener): Repealing the 100 percent by 2040 standard. See Companion Bill SF 4463.
Status: Introduced 3/16/26; referred to Energy Finance & Policy.
HF 4512 (Smith): Requiring public hearings and certain disclosures prior to local data center approvals or rezoning. See Companion Bill SF 4296.
Status: Introduced 3/23/26; referred to Elections Finance & Government Operations.
HF 4559 (Acomb): Expanding the Dept. of Commerce’s ability to enter into energy research projects and partnerships; provide authority for energy security planning. See Companion Bill SF 4720.
Status: Introduced 3/23/26; referred to Energy Finance & Policy. Set for hearing 4/7/26.
HF 4560 (Acomb): Public Utilities Commission technical and clarifying changes bill. See Companion Bill SF 4590.
Status: Introduced 3/23/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 4/7/26.
HF 4659 (Roach): Prohibiting state and municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements. See Companion Bill SF 4824.
Status: Introduced 3/25/26; referred to State Government Finance & Policy.
HF 4703 (Igo): Funding an interim study on nuclear power in Minnesota, including impacts and siting. See Companion Bill SF 4900.
Status: Introduced 3/25/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 3/26/26. Failed to pass committee 3/26/26.
HF 4711 (Igo): Allowing nuclear power as an option in IRPs. See Companion Bill SF 4901.
Status: Introduced 3/25/26; referred to Energy Finance and Policy. Set for hearing 3/26/26. Bill was not heard 3/26/26.
HF 4717 (Murphy): Revising the tax on electricity as a vehicle fuel. See Companion Bill SF 4169.
Status: Introduced 3/25/26; referred to Taxes.
HF 4758 (Murphy): Revising surcharges on EVs.
Status: Introduced 3/26/26; referred to Transportation Finance & Policy.