2025 Bills of interest to Renewables Bills
Updated 9/13/26 5:24 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 & Hearings | Position |
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| SF 4504 (HF 4374) | Omnibus Energy, Utilities, Environment, And Climate Policy Bill | Frentz | Renewables Solar Energy Climate Finance | Third reading Passed as amended (5/12/26) 04/30/26 8:30 AM in 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Finance 04/13/26 12:30 PM in 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 04/08/26 12:30 PM in 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg. - Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate |
data center moratorium amendment on Senate floor (video) |
| HF 4928 (SF 5102) | Lower Sioux Indian Community Grant Funding Provided For Renewable Energy, Reports Required, And Money Appropriated. | Torkelson | Renewables Energy | Author added Keeler (4/16/26) |
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| SF 5102 (HF 4928) | Lower Sioux Indian Community Renewable Energy Projects Grant Appropriation | Dahms | Renewables Energy | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (4/13/26) |
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| HF 4374 (SF 4504) | Use Of Certain Money Provided To The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority Clarified. | Acomb | Renewables Solar Energy Climate Finance | See Senate file in House SF4504 (3/16/26) 04/14/26 1:00 PM in Capitol 123 - Energy Finance and Policy |
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| SF 3683 (HF 3545) | New Residential Energy Code Adoption Requirement Repealer | Howe | Renewables | Author added Dornink (3/2/26) |
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| HF 3545 (SF 3683) | Requirement To Adopt A New Residential Energy Code Repealed. | Mekeland | Renewables | Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy (2/19/26) 03/10/26 8:15 AM in Capitol G3 - Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
Oppose |
| SF 2664 (HF 1707) | Local Government And Tribal Approval For All Solar Projects Requirement | Mathews | Renewables | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (3/17/25) |
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| SF 2369 (HF 1738) | RDA Repealer Renewable Development Account Repeal; Solar Production Initiative Program Sunset Establishment; Appropriating Money |
Mathews | Renewables | Author added Gruenhagen (3/13/25) |
Oppose |
| HF 1738 (SF 2369) | RDA Repealer Renewable Development Account Repealed, Conforming Changes Made In Associated Statutes, Utility Solar Production Incentive Program Sunset, Accounts Established, And Money Appropriated. |
Swedzinski | Renewables | Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means (3/6/25) 03/04/25 1:00 PM in Capitol 123 - Energy Finance and Policy |
Oppose |
| HF 1859 | Wind Energy Conversion Systems Residential Setbacks Established. | Burkel | Renewables | Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy (3/3/25) 04/03/25 1:00 PM in Capitol 123 - Energy Finance and Policy |
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| HF 1707 (SF 2664) | Local Government And Tribal Approval For All Solar Projects Required. | Mekeland | Renewables | Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy (2/27/25) |
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| SF 1434 | Solar Energy Production Incentive Program Allocations From The Renewable Development Account Elimination After 2025 Provision | Mathews | Renewables | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate (2/17/25) |