Wednesday, March 12, 2025
12:30 PM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Nick A. Frentz, Senator Steve Green, Senator Glenn H. Gruenhagen, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Matt D. Klein, Senator Andrew Mathews, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Bill Weber, Senator Tou Xiong
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator Nick A. Frentz called the meeting to order at 12:36pm
Call to Order
S.F. 1455: Senator Hoffman: Large energy facility definition modification.
• Jamie Fitzke, CenterPoint
• John Heer, CenterPoint
Senator Frentz moved that S.F. 1455, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.
S.F. 1393: Senator Mathews: Data center energy generation redundancy establishment.
Senator Mathews offers the A5 author’s amendment
Passes via voice vote
Senator Mathews offers an oral amendment
Passes via voice vote
• Joel Johnson, IBEW State Council
• Courtney Lee, Amazon Web Services
• Charles Sutton, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 & the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
• Christopher DeLaForest, MN Pipe Trades
• Greg Lerud, City of Becker
• Jeremy Schmidt, Becker Public Schools
• Aaron Klemz, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
• Avonna Starck, Clean Water Action
• Aurora Vautrin, 100%
• Joshua Lewis, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
• Sarah Mooradian, CURE
• Patty O'Keefe, Vote Solar
• Cathy Johnson, Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development
• Peter Wagenius, Sierra Club North Star Chapter
McEwen offers the A3 amendment
Does not prevail via 8-3 roll call vote
McEwen offers the A4 amendment
Does not prevail via divided voice vote
McEwen offers the A6 amendment
Does not prevail via 8-3 roll call vote
Senator Frentz moves to lay the bill over for possible inclusion
Motion Prevails
Senator Frentz moved that S.F. 1393, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:33pm
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Senator Nick A. Frentz, Chair
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Travis Urness, Legislative Assistant
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