AA Top Priorities Bills
Updated 3/8/23 4:01 PM
Bills highlighted green were tracked this past week. Status cells highlighted yellow either had a status change this past week and/or have an upcoming hearing.
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Categories | Status & Upcoming Hearings | Position |
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| HF 7 (SF 4) (100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2040) | Electric Utility Renewable Energy Standard Obligations Modified, Utility Cost Recovery Provided, Wind Projects Exempted From Certificate Of Need Proceedings, Low-voltage Transmission Lines Included In Definition Of Solar Energy Generating System For Siting Purposes, Provisions Supporting Local Energy-related Employment Added, Public Utility Commission Authority Modified To Issue Permits For Electric Generation Facilities, And Technical Changes Made. | Long | Transition to Clean Electricity Right Goals AA Top Priorities | Chapter number 7 (2/6/23) |
Support |
| SF 4 (HF 7) | Electric Utility Renewable Energy Standard Obligations Modifications | Frentz | Transition to Clean Electricity Right Goals AA Top Priorities | Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF7 (2/1/23) |
Support |
| HF 637 (SF 466) (Cumulative Impacts Bill) | Requirement Modified To Analyze And Consider Cumulative Pollution Before Issuing Air Quality Permit, Environmental Justice Areas Identification Provided, Environmental Permitting And Review Demographic Analysis Required, And Technical Corrections Made. | Lee, F. | Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Author added Freiberg (3/8/23) |
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| SF 466 (HF 637) | Requirement To Analyze And Consider Cumulative Pollution Before Issuing Air Quality Permit Modification; Identification Of Environmental Justice Areas Establishment; Demographic Analysis In Certain Environmental Permitting And Review Requirement | Champion | Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (1/19/23) |
Support |
| HF 1973 (SF 2188) (Next Generation Climate Act) | State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals Amended. | Acomb | Right Goals AA Top Priorities | Author added Jordan (2/21/23) |
Support |
| SF 2188 (HF 1973) (Next Generation Climate Act) | Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals Modification | McEwen | Right Goals AA Top Priorities | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (2/27/23) |
Support |
| HF 2063 (Replace Lead Pipes) | Drinking Water Revolving Fund Law Modified To Address Replacement Of Lead Service Lines And Emerging Contaminants. | Jordan | Environmental Justice Get the Lead Out AA Top Priorities | Introduction and first reading, referred to Economic Development Finance and Policy (2/20/23) |
Support |
| HF 2076 (SF 1937) (PCA Community Board) | Pollution Control Agency Citizen Membership Reinstated. | Pursell | Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Author added Feist (3/8/23) |
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| SF 1937 (HF 2076) | Pollution Control Agency Citizen Membership Reinstatement | Hawj | Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Author added Putnam (3/1/23) 03/09/23 12:30 PM in 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - State and Local Government and Veterans |
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| HF 2178 (SF 2135) | Pollution Control Agency Authority Clarified To Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions. | Hornstein | Right Goals AA Top Priorities | Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy (2/27/23) |
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| SF 2135 (HF 2178) (Clarifying PCA can regulated GHG emissions) | Pollution Control Agency Authority To Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Authorization | Dibble | Right Goals AA Top Priorities | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (2/27/23) |
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| HF 2336 (SF 2301) (Climate Finance Solutions) | MNIPL's Fact Sheet Here |
Greenman | Transition to Clean Electricity Building to the Right Standard Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy (3/1/23) |
Support https://docs.google.com/document/d/10jFht-lOVnTBiPdFl8Q1syXlWZWyi0Dpv0NQntrjvh0/edit |
| SF 2301 (HF 2336) | Minnesota Innovation Finance Authority Establishment | Xiong | Transition to Clean Electricity Building to the Right Standard Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (3/1/23) 03/13/23 12:30 PM in 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate |
Support |
| HF 2493 (SF 2267) (More Energy Assistance Funding) | Supplemental Energy Assistance Funding Provided, Annual Report Required, And Money Appropriated. | Kraft | Transition to Clean Electricity Building to the Right Standard Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Introduction and first reading, referred to Climate and Energy Finance and Policy (3/2/23) 03/08/23 3:00 PM in 200 - State Office Building - Climate and Energy Finance and Policy |
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| SF 2267 (HF 2493) | Supplemental Energy Assistance Fund Appropriation | Dibble | Transition to Clean Electricity Building to the Right Standard Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (3/1/23) 03/13/23 12:30 PM in 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate |
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| HF 49 (SF 315) (Diversity report for utilities) | Renewable Development Account Grantees And Utilities Required To Submit An Annual Diversity Report. | Richardson | Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Author added Hussein (1/17/23) |
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| SF 315 (HF 49) | Energy Grantees And Utilities Submission Of An Annual Diversity Report Requirement; | Hawj | Environmental Justice AA Top Priorities | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (1/17/23) |