Minnesota House of Representatives bill in Session 2026 Regular.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 16, 2026.
A bill for an act relating to data centers; modifying the criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers; exempting certain data centers' electricity sales in calculating a utility's solar energy standard; exempting certain data centers from paying a fee; exempting certain data centers from paying sales tax on electricity purchases; providing for data center energy generation redundancy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116D.04, subdivision 4a; 216B.02, by adding a subdivision; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216I.02, by adding a subdivision; 216I.07, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 103G.265, subdivision 5; 216B.02, subdivision 12; 216B.1623; 216B.1691, subdivision 2f; 216B.72; 216I.07, subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivision 42.
Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-16 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-16 | Latest Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy pg. 5716 Intro |