2025 Bills of interest to New & Notable Bills
Updated 3/23/26 5:06 AM
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 4197 (SF 4578) | Methods Of Emissions Measurements, Emissions Limits, And Capacity Limits For Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators Provided. | Lee, F. | Waste New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy (3/12/26) |
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| SF 4578 (HF 4197) | Methods Of Emissions Measurements, Emissions Limit, And Capacity Limits For Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators Provisions | Fateh | Waste New & Notable | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (3/18/26) |
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| HF 4246 (SF 4441) | Core Moose Range Designated, Moose Co-stewardship Committee And Moose Restoration And Research Account Established, Report Required, Rulemaking Authority Provided, Money Transferred, And Money Appropriated. | Kozlowski | New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy (3/12/26) |
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| SF 4441 (HF 4246) | Core Moose Range Designation | Hauschild | New & Notable | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (3/17/26) |
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| HF 4290 (SF 4479) | Counties Allowed To Designate Agricultural Lands As Unsuitable For Electric Power Facilities. | Schultz | Energy New & Notable | Authors added Schwartz and Allen (3/18/26) |
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| SF 4479 (HF 4290) | Counties Permission To Designate Certain Agricultural Lands As Unsuitable For Electric Power Facilities | Kupec | Energy New & Notable | Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development (3/17/26) |
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| HF 4295 (SF 4547) | County Authorized To Approve Up To 24 Chickens On Any Lot By Ordinance. | McDonald | New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations (3/16/26) 03/23/26 1:00 PM in Capitol G23 - Elections Finance and Government Operations |
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| SF 4547 (HF 4295) | County Authorization To Approve Up To 24 Chickens On Any Lot By Ordinance | Hoffman | New & Notable | Referred to State and Local Government (3/18/26) |
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| HF 4305 (SF 4651) | A Joint Resolution Applying To Congress To Call A Convention To Propose An Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States. | Heintzeman | Democracy New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy (3/16/26) |
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| SF 4651 (HF 4305) | A Joint Resolution Applying To Congress To Call A Convention To Propose An Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States | Heintzeman | Democracy New & Notable | Referred to Rules and Administration (3/23/26) |
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| HF 4308 | Annual Payments By The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Terminated, Distributed Solar Energy Standard Modified, Sales Tax Exemption On Residential Natural Gas And Electricity Extended Year Round, And Electric And Natural Gas Facilities Exempted From Payment Of The State Commercial-industrial Property Tax. | Swedzinski | Nuclear Fossil and Biofuels Solar Energy New & Notable | Author added Allen (3/18/26) |
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| HF 4345 | Public Utilities Prohibited From Recovering Infrastructure Costs Incurred To Extend Service To New Natural Gas Customers From Existing Natural Gas Customers. | Luger-Nikolai | Energy New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy (3/16/26) |
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| HF 4348 (SF 4503) | Thermal Energy Networks Designated As Public Improvements And Waterworks. | Kraft | Energy New & Notable | Authors added Xiong and Rehrauer (3/18/26) 03/25/26 1:00 PM in Capitol G23Co- - Elections Finance and Government Operations |
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| SF 4503 (HF 4348) | Thermal Energy Networks Designation As Public Improvements And Waterworks | Johnson Stewart | Energy New & Notable | Referred to State and Local Government (3/17/26) |
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| HF 4363 | Civil Cause Of Action For Trespass Of Intangible Particulate Matter Created. | Hansen, R. | Sustainable Agriculture New & Notable | Author added Rehrauer (3/18/26) |
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| HF 4374 (SF 4504) | Use Of Certain Money Provided To The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority Clarified. | Acomb | Climate New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy (3/16/26) |
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| SF 4504 (HF 4374) | Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority Use Of Certain Money Clarification | Frentz | Climate New & Notable | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (3/17/26) |
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| HF 4377 (SF 4554) | Required Elements In An Application To The Public Utilities Commission For A Certificate Of Need For A Petroleum Pipeline Specified. | Jones | Fossil and Biofuels New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy (3/16/26) 03/24/26 1:00 PM in Capitol 123 - Energy Finance and Policy |
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| SF 4554 (HF 4377) | Required Elements Clarification In An Application To The Public Utilities Commission For A Certificate Of Need For A Petroleum Pipeline | Dibble | Fossil and Biofuels New & Notable | Author added McEwen (3/23/26) |
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| HF 4380 (SF 194) | Conveyance Of State Lands To Red Lake Band Of Chippewa Indians Required, Report Required, And Money Appropriated. | Jordan | New & Notable | Author added Fischer (3/18/26) |
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| SF 194 (HF 4380) | Upper Red Lake And Red Lake State Forest Land Transfer To The Red Lake Band Of Chippewa Indians Requirement And Appropriation | Kunesh | New & Notable | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (1/16/25) |
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| HF 4383 (SF 4528) | Forests And Forestry Capital Projects Funding Provided, Bonds Issued, And Money Appropriated. | Igo | Climate New & Notable | Author added Kraft (3/18/26) 03/26/26 10:15 AM in Capitol G23Co- - Capital Investment |
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| SF 4528 (HF 4383) | Forests And Forestry Capital Projects Appropriation And Bond Issuance Authorization | Dibble | Climate New & Notable | Referred to Capital Investment (3/17/26) |
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| HF 4388 (SF 3686) | Rotational Grazing Pilot Program Established, Report Required, And Money Appropriated. | Nelson | Sustainable Agriculture New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy (3/16/26) 03/23/26 1:00 PM in Capitol G3Co- - Agriculture Finance and Policy |
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| SF 3686 (HF 4388) | Rotational Grazing Pilot Program Establishment And Appropriation | Westrom | Sustainable Agriculture New & Notable | Comm report: Amended, No recommendation, re-referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy (3/2/26) |
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| HF 4396 (SF 4451) | Minneapolis; Our Saviour's Community Services Grant Funding Provided, And Money Appropriated. | Mahamoud | Build Right New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment (3/16/26) |
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| SF 4451 (HF 4396) | Our Saviour's Community Services Appropriation | Fateh | Build Right New & Notable | Referred to Capital Investment (3/17/26) |
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| HF 4409 | Social Studies Standards Required To Include The Dangers And Perils Of Communism And Socialism. | Allen | New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy (3/16/26) |
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| HF 4411 (SF 4463) | 100 Percent Carbon Free By 2040 Standard Repealed. | Wiener | Carbon Free Rollbacks New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy (3/16/26) |
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| SF 4463 (HF 4411) | Repeal The 100 Percent Carbon Free By 2040 Standard | Mathews | Carbon Free Rollbacks New & Notable | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (3/17/26) |
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| HF 4459 (SF 2080) | State Vegetable Designated. | Cha | New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy (3/18/26) |
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| SF 2080 (HF 4459) | Pea Designation As The State Vegetable | Hemmingsen-Jaeger | New & Notable | Chief author added Hemmingsen-Jaeger (2/19/26) |
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| HF 4481 (SF 4734) | Periodic Competitions Authorized To Update The Design Of "i Voted" Stickers. | Virnig | New & Notable | Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations (3/18/26) |
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| SF 4734 (HF 4481) | I Voted | Westlin | New & Notable | Referred to Elections (3/23/26) 03/24/26 3:00 PM in Hybrid Hearing 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg. and Remote - Elections |
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| SF 4548 | Ban Local Elected Officials From Entering Certain Nondisclosure Agreements | Hauschild | Data Centers New & Notable | Referred to State and Local Government (3/18/26) 03/24/26 11:00 AM in 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - State and Local Government |
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| SF 4558 | Sears Site Road And Utility Infrastructure Appropriation And Bond Issuance Authorization | Pappas | Build Right New & Notable | Referred to Capital Investment (3/18/26) |
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| SF 4590 | Public Utilities Commission Technical And Clarification Changes To Statues | Frentz | Energy New & Notable | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (3/18/26) 03/23/26 12:30 PM in 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate |
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| SF 4591 | Establish Standards For Distributed Energy Resource Aggregators | Frentz | Energy New & Notable | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (3/18/26) |
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| SF 4610 | Certain Single-use Plastic Use Prohibition | Johnson Stewart | Plastics New & Notable | Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection (3/18/26) |
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| SF 4618 | Operation Of Certain Autonomous Vehicles And On-demand Autonomous Vehicle Networks Authorization | Dibble | New & Notable | Referred to Transportation (3/18/26) 03/25/26 3:00 PM in Hybrid Hearing 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg. and Remote - Transportation |