2021-2022 Regular Session
Report Date: December 27, 2022 7:01:40 AM
Bill # | Senate Author | Description | Date Received | Hearing Date | Action Taken | Senate Last Action |
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SF51 | Rest | Carbon Assessment and Dividend Act | 01/11/2021 | |||
SF204 | Ingebrigtsen | Solar energy generating systems setbacks establishment | 01/21/2021 | 03/25/2021 | ||
SF225 | Kiffmeyer | New nuclear power plant certificate of need issuance prohibition abolishment | 01/21/2021 | 03/24/2022 | Recommended to pass | |
SF225 | Kiffmeyer | New nuclear power plant certificate of need issuance prohibition abolishment | 03/24/2022 | Recommended to pass | ||
SF227 | Rarick | Energy Conservation and Optimization Act of 2021 | 01/21/2021 | 02/11/2021 | Amended and recommended to pass | |
SF301 | Kiffmeyer | Municipal utilities and cooperative electric associations reduction of annual energy-savings goal authorization; waste heat recovery converted to electricity counting toward a municipal utility's or cooperative electric association's annual energy-savings goal disallowance | 01/25/2021 | 02/25/2021 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF305 | Senjem | Nuclear generated hydrogen feasibility study appropriation | 01/25/2021 | |||
SF338 | Dibble | Biomass as an eligible energy technology definition modification; energy that electricity-generating utilities must supply from renewable sources and setting target dates by which those goals must be achieved proportion increase | 01/25/2021 | |||
SF339 | Dibble | Small wireless facilities requirements modification and appropriation | 01/25/2021 | |||
SF421 | Weber | Natural Gas Innovation Act | 01/28/2021 | 02/11/2021 | Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 8, Sec. 20-21 |
SF543 | Frentz | State buildings energy conservation revolving loan fund establishment and appropriation | 02/01/2021 | 02/16/2021 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 2, Sec. 5, Art. 8, Sec. 1-2 |
SF582 | Rarick | Bioincentive program modification and appropriation | 02/25/2021 | 03/11/2021 | Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy | |
SF643 | Frentz | Electric utility renewable energy standards obligations modifications; Public Utility Commission authority to issue site permits for electric generation facilities modifications | 02/04/2021 | |||
SF758 | Rarick | Local telecommunications exchange carrier authorization to elect competitive market regulation under certain conditions establishment; service offered throughout a service territory if regulated under competitive market regulation requirement | 02/08/2021 | 03/02/2021 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF865 | Carlson | False caller identification information prohibition | 02/11/2021 | |||
SF922 | Marty | Utilities renewable energy standard obligation biomass technologies modifications | 02/11/2021 | |||
SF936 | Dibble | Beneficial building electrification goals establishment | 02/11/2021 | |||
SF955 | Senjem | Electric utilities resource needs fulfillment using carbon-free resources requirement; study and cost of service evaluation requirements | 02/11/2021 | 03/04/2021 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF992 | Mathews | Energy conservation improvement program repeal | 02/15/2021 | 02/25/2021 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF1015 | Lang | Business compensation process for loss of business opportunity resulting from the sale and closure of a biomass energy plan establishment | 02/15/2021 | |||
SF1018 | Senjem | 2021 polar vortex loan account establishment and appropriation; sunset for recovery of gas utility infrastructure costs elimination | 02/15/2021 | 03/11/2021 | Recommended to pass | |
SF1030 | Westrom | Ammonia production pilot research and demonstration project appropriation | 02/15/2021 | 03/09/2021 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 2, Sec. 4 |
SF1047 | Senjem | Power purchase agreement for certain electric cogeneration activities authorization | 02/15/2021 | 02/18/2021 | Recommended to pass | |
SF1163 | Utke | Wood pellet production financial incentives program establishment | 02/18/2021 | 03/09/2021 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF1304 | Westrom | Existing easements held by rural electric cooperatives to be used to provide broadband service authorization | 02/22/2021 | 03/11/2021 | Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy | |
SF1353 | Westrom | Ammonia production pilot demonstration project; Mountain Iron economic development authority solar module plant expansion; appropriations | 02/22/2021 | 03/09/2021 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 2, Sec. 2, Sub. 2, Sec. 4 |
SF1508 | Rarick | Community solar garden program modifications | 02/25/2021 | 03/16/2021 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF1566 | Housley | Energy Transition Legacy Office establishment; transition communities and workers advisory committee creation; state transition plan for communities and workers impacted by the retirement of power plants development requirement; appropriating money | 03/08/2021 | 03/11/2021 | Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 1, Sec. 6, Art. 8, Sec. 6-8 |
SF1566 | Housley | Energy Transition Legacy Office establishment; transition communities and workers advisory committee creation; state transition plan for communities and workers impacted by the retirement of power plants development requirement; appropriating money | 03/11/2021 | 03/11/2021 | Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 1, Sec. 6, Art. 8, Sec. 6-8 |
SF1602 | Howe | Electric fuel distributed by a utility through an electric vehicle charging station at a public or private parking space tax imposition | 02/24/2022 | |||
SF1612 | Mathews | Energy utilities facility retirement inclusion of information on efforts to minimize impacts to workers requirement | 03/01/2021 | 03/11/2021 | Amended and recommended to pass | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 8, Sec. 19 |
SF1612 | Mathews | Energy utilities facility retirement inclusion of information on efforts to minimize impacts to workers requirement | 03/11/2021 | Amended and recommended to pass | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 8, Sec. 19 | |
SF1621 | Frentz | Public Utilities Commission proceedings participant's compensation authorization | 03/01/2021 | 03/08/2022 | Amended, recommended to pass and included in the omnibus bill | |
SF1630 | McEwen | State greenhouse gas reduction goals modification; governmental actions consistency with greenhouse gas reduction goals requirement | 03/01/2021 | |||
SF1666 | Rarick | Community solar gardens governing siting provisions modification | 03/04/2021 | |||
SF1667 | Rarick | Minnesota efficient technology accelerator establishment | 03/04/2021 | 03/16/2021 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 8, Sec. 17 |
SF1674 | Housley | Photovoltaic demand credit rider submission by all investor-owned utilities with the Public Utilities Commission requirement | 03/04/2021 | |||
SF1678 | Pratt | Reuse and redevelopment of qualified energy facilities authorization; solar project at closed landfill bond retirement appropriation | 03/04/2021 | 03/09/2021 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF1684 | Senjem | Electric vehicles purchase for state fleet preference establishment; motor vehicle employees certification and training requirement; electric vehicle rebates for purchase establishment; utilities filing of plans with the Public Utilities Commission to promote electric vehicles requirement; grants to automobile dealers to defray cost of manufacturer certification allowing electric vehicle sales authorization; appropriating money | 03/04/2021 | |||
SF1713 | Isaacson | Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations and public utility commission electric generation facilities site permits issuance authority modifications | 03/04/2021 | |||
SF1747 | Torres Ray | Annual diversity report energy grantee and utilities submission requirement | 03/04/2021 | |||
SF1751 | Kunesh | Tribal council on energy established by the 11 federally recognized Indian tribes in Minnesota department of Commerce assistance requirement | 03/04/2021 | |||
SF1840 | Port | Period covered by the cold weather rule extension | 03/08/2021 | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 8, Sec. 9, 11-13 | ||
SF1955 | Mathews | Residential housing construction local new natural gas hookups ban prohibition | 03/10/2021 | |||
SF1999 | Senjem | Minnesota Innovation Finance Authority establishment | 03/11/2021 | 03/16/2021 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF2027 | Senjem | Future Fuels Act; transportation fuels carbon intensity reduction standard establishment | 03/11/2021 | |||
SF2074 | Senjem | Solar energy production incentive program extension | 03/15/2021 | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 8, Sec. 5 | ||
SF2075 | Senjem | Omnibus energy and utilities policy and finance bill | 03/15/2021 | 04/06/2021 | Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance | |
SF2076 | Senjem | Solar photovoltaic devices state-owned buildings installation appropriation | 03/15/2021 | |||
SF2090 | Dornink | Public utility ratepayer relief bill credit appropriation | 03/15/2021 | |||
SF2095 | Tomassoni | Mountain Iron Economic Development Authority grant to expand a city-owned building housing a solar panel manufacturer appropriation | 03/15/2021 | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 2, Sec. 2, Sub. 2 | ||
SF2132 | Senjem | Loan program for municipal utilities paying unusually high prices for natural gas in February of 2021 establishment; program to defray high natural gas bills from the February 2021 price spike for low-income households; appropriating money | 03/17/2021 | 03/18/2021 | Recommended to pass as amended and referred to Committee on Finance | See SF1018, Sec. 1-2 |
SF2144 | Miller | Solar for schools program establishment and public utility requirements | 03/17/2021 | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Sub. 8(c), Art. 8, Sec. 23-24 | ||
SF2156 | Housley | Decommissioning and demolition plan for a scheduled retirement of a coal-fired electric generation facility submission requirement | 03/18/2021 | 03/15/2022 | Laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill | |
SF2183 | Senjem | Legislative coordinating commission legislative coverage captioning appropriation | 03/18/2021 | See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Sub. 4(a)(3) | ||
SF2185 | Kiffmeyer | Political subdivision bans on new natural gas or propane service to buildings prohibition | 03/18/2021 | 03/15/2022 | Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy | |
SF2204 | Mathews | Community energy transition grant program modification and appropriation | 03/22/2021 | |||
SF2322 | Frentz | Public Utilities Commission regulated process allowing electric utilities to reduce the cost impacts on customers when generating plants are retired establishment; creating an account; transition services for workers at retiring electric generating plants establishment | 03/25/2021 | |||
SF2367 | Champion | Energy guidelines for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change requirement | 04/06/2021 | |||
SF2382 | Rarick | Right to market-based power supply for certain customers establishment | 04/07/2021 | |||
SF2416 | Housley | Electric vehicle charging stations installation at county government centers requirement | 04/14/2021 | 03/15/2022 | Laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill | |
SF2420 | Senjem | Electric motorboat and qualifying electric marine power train purchases energy rebates establishment appropriation | 04/15/2021 | |||
SF2452 | Frentz | Renewable energy qualifying facility avoided cost pricing requirement elimination | 04/21/2021 | |||
SF2526 | Marty | Planning strategy for equitable, sustainable energy for future by 2040 requirement | 05/13/2021 | |||
SF2527 | Champion | Energy conservation and renewable energy systems for certain buildings grant program establishment and appropriation | 05/13/2021 | |||
SF2878 | Newton | Geothermal energy demonstration project appropriation | 02/03/2022 | 03/29/2022 | Recommended to pass and included in the omnibus bill | |
SF2947 | Frentz | Resolution disputes between public utilities and residential customers procedure establishment | 02/07/2022 | 03/08/2022 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF2961 | Senjem | Revenue sharing allocation process provision for cost-shared electric transmission lines | 02/07/2022 | |||
SF3003 | Goggin | Prairie Island Net Zero project modification and grant establishment; appropriating money | 02/10/2022 | 02/17/2022 | Recommended to pass as amended and referred to Committee on Finance | |
SF3023 | Senjem | Sunset extension for recovery of gas utility infrastructure costs | 02/10/2022 | 02/17/2022 | Recommended to pass | |
SF3051 | Rarick | Energy facilities and public utilities provisions modifications | 02/10/2022 | 03/17/2022 | Amended, recommended to pass and maybe considered for omnibus bill | |
SF3060 | Weber | Property assessed clean energy program modification | 02/10/2022 | 03/01/2022 | Amended and recommended to pass | |
SF3138 | Coleman | Excavation notice system performance reporting requirement | 02/14/2022 | |||
SF3225 | Senjem | Acquisition cost limit requiring Public Utilities Commission approval increase | 02/17/2022 | 03/01/2022 | Amended and recommended to pass | |
SF3397 | Senjem | Refundable credit provision and appropriation for investments in energy efficient home improvements, electric vehicles and renewable energy | 03/16/2022 | |||
SF3404 | Bigham | Prairie Island Net Zero deadline modification | 02/24/2022 | |||
SF3461 | Mathews | Certain incumbent electric transmission owner rights elimination | 02/24/2022 | |||
SF3508 | Dahms | Granite Falls hydroelectric generating facility repair grant appropriation | 02/28/2022 | 03/08/2022 | Laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill | |
SF3660 | Koran | Community solar garden subscribers requirement to reside in the same county as the solar garden generating facility | 03/02/2022 | |||
SF3661 | Benson | State policy supporting the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies establishment | 03/02/2022 | 03/10/2022 | Recommended to pass | |
SF3838 | Tomassoni | Customer heating cost bill relief authorization | 03/09/2022 | 03/29/2022 | Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Taxes | |
SF3901 | Howe | Cost recovery for motor vehicle incentive programs prohibition; motor vehicle incentive programs are not efficient fuel-switching improvement for consumer-owned utilities establishment | 03/10/2022 | |||
SF3944 | Ingebrigtsen | Pipeline definition modification | 03/14/2022 | |||
SF3946 | Ingebrigtsen | Pipeline definition amendment | 03/14/2022 | |||
SF4024 | Rarick | Residential electric panel upgrade grants pilot program establishment and appropriation | 03/16/2022 | |||
SF4032 | Benson | Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modification | 03/16/2022 | |||
SF4081 | Marty | Disposition of abandoned pipelines provision | 03/16/2022 | |||
SF4082 | Mathews | Prohibition modification on construction of new nuclear-powered electric generating plants | 03/16/2022 | 03/24/2022 | Amended and recommended to pass | |
SF4089 | Senjem | Solar for schools program appropriation | 03/17/2022 | 03/29/2022 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF4102 | Senjem | Solar photovoltaic array installation costs contingency fund establishment | 03/17/2022 | |||
SF4119 | Senjem | Solar energy production incentive program extension | 03/17/2022 | 03/29/2022 | Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF4163 | Mathews | Advanced nuclear study requirement and appropriation | 03/21/2022 | 03/24/2022 | Recommended to pass as amended and referred to Committee on Finance | |
SF4192 | Utke | A resolution urging the President of the United States to consider the current geopolitical tensions and support policies and take measures to ensure America's long-term energy affordability, security, leadership and progress, including actions that result in the continued operation of existing oil and natural gas pipelines, the construction of new pipelines, and an end to restrictions on developing our nation's onshore and offshore oil and natural gas resources | 03/21/2022 | |||
SF4241 | Frentz | Owners of certain buildings requirement to enter energy use data into a benchmarking tool | 03/23/2022 | |||
SF4262 | Senjem | Process regulated by the Public Utilities Commission creation allowing natural gas utilities to sell bonds as a way to reduce economic impacts on costumers | 03/24/2022 | 03/29/2022 | Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill | |
SF4269 | Senjem | Energy provisions modifications | 03/24/2022 | 03/31/2022 | Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance | |
SF4275 | Benson | A Resolution urging the President of the United States to consider the current geopolitical tensions and support policies and take measure to ensure America's long-term energy affordability, security, leadership and progress | 03/24/2022 | |||
SF4306 | Rarick | Broadband service standards established by the Public Utilities Commission requirement | 03/28/2022 | |||
SF4364 | Port | Public utility permission to file a program with the public utilities commission to promote the deployment of electric school buses | 03/29/2022 | |||
SF4392 | Senjem | Energy and climate change supplemental appropriations establishment | 03/31/2022 | 04/07/2022 | Laid over | |
SF4466 | Senjem | Residential weatherization programs modification and appropriation | 04/06/2022 | |||
SF4515 | Utke | Notice to an operator of interstate natural gas or liquid pipeline requirement under certain conditions | 04/21/2022 | |||
SF4583 | Draheim | Rate recovery prohibition with respect to certain new facilities | 05/10/2022 |