SF 4212

A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; adopting 2026 recommendations of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 79.34, subdivisions 3, 4; 79.35; 79.36; 79.362; 79.38, subdivision 1; 175A.05, by adding a subdivision; 176.011, subdivision 15; 176.081, subdivision 9; 176.101, subdivision 2a; 176.155, subdivision 1; 176.221, subdivision 1; 176.322; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 79.34, subdivision 2a; 79.361; 79.363.

A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring covered employers to provide commuter benefits to covered employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

A bill for an act relating to energy; specifying required elements in an application to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of need for a petroleum pipeline; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

A bill for an act relating to corrections; modifying the definition of employee under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act and whistleblower protections to explicitly include incarcerated people; modifying the Public Employee Labor Relations Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 to include incarcerated persons; reclassifying inmates in state correctional institutions as employees; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 177.23, subdivision 7; 179A.03, subdivision 14; 181.931, subdivision 2; 182.651, subdivision 9; 241.27, subdivision 1; 243.23; 243.88, subdivision 2; 363A.03, subdivision 15.

A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating a mobility hub working group; requiring a report.

A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; imposing tax on advertising services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.61, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities in Minnesota.

A bill for an act relating to state government finance; appropriating and transferring money for prekindergarten through grade 12 education, higher education, state government, environment and natural resources, energy, renewable development, jobs and economic development, labor, public safety, and corrections; making policy and technical changes related to those appropriations; deleting land from a state park; authorizing the sale of certain state lands; modifying provisions relating to peace officer compensation; renaming a state building; establishing a battery stewardship program; modifying the Board of Barber Examiners and Board of Cosmetologist Examiners; modifying Medicaid fraud, campaign finance, clemency provisions, the Data Practices Act, and consumer protection restitution account; authorizing administrative rulemaking; imposing penalties; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 10A.01, by adding subdivisions; 10A.02, subdivision 15; 10A.025, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 16A.152, subdivision 2; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.554; 115A.9157; 115C.08, subdivision 4; 115C.09, by adding a subdivision; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.98, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 14; 136A.64, subdivision 1; 136A.675, by adding a subdivision; 136A.822, subdivision 9; 136A.823, subdivision 1; 154.001, subdivision 2; 154.003; 154.01; 154.02, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 154.05; 154.07, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 154.08; 154.09; 154.11, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 155A.20; 155A.23, subdivisions 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 18, by adding a subdivision; 155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 3, 5, 7; 155A.27, subdivisions 5a, 10, by adding subdivisions; 155A.271, subdivision 2; 155A.29, subdivision 2; 155A.30, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12; 155A.31; 155A.32; 155A.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 4; 181.03, subdivision 6; 260E.15; 260E.28, subdivision 1; 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 299D.03, subdivisions 2, 2a; 325E.125, subdivision 5; 325E.1251, subdivision 2; 471.6161, by adding a subdivision; 609.352, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 609.52, subdivision 2; 638.09, by adding a subdivision; 638.12, subdivision 2; 638.14, subdivision 5; 638.16, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 8.37, subdivisions 3, 5; 126C.10, subdivision 3; 126C.15, subdivision 2; 136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.821, subdivision 5; 136A.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 136A.833, subdivision 2; 216B.16, subdivision 15; 256B.12; 260E.065, by adding a subdivision; 260E.20, subdivision 1; 609.902, subdivision 4; 628.26; Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 12, as amended; Laws 2024, chapter 90, article 1, section 52; Laws 2024, chapter 104, article 1, section 2; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 8, section 18, subdivision 5; article 12, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 115A; 181; 216B; 216C; 299A; 299D; 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.9155; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 136A.657; 136A.834, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 155A.275; 325E.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4; 325E.1251, subdivision 1; 609.466; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.834, subdivisions 1, 5; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 29; Minnesota Rules, parts 2100.2500; 2100.2600; 2100.2900; 2100.3000; 2100.3200; 2100.3300; 2100.4500; 2100.5200, subparts 1, 2, 5; 2100.5300; 2100.6000.

A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing requirements for thermal energy network plans; designating thermal energy networks as public improvements and waterworks; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 429.011, subdivision 5; 429.021, subdivision 1; 444.075, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 216B.16, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing provisions regulating plug-in solar photovoltaic devices; expanding the ability of the commissioner of commerce to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts; providing for energy security planning; extending or modifying various energy-related grant programs; providing additional financing mechanisms to support Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority activities; modifying recoverable expenses; extending a sunset; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216B.16, subdivision 17; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 216C.05, subdivision 1; 216C.377, subdivisions 10, 13; 216C.391, subdivisions 6, 7; 216C.441, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 216C.46, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10, section 3, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

A bill for an act relating to local government; designating thermal energy networks as public improvements and waterworks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 429.011, subdivisions 2a, 5; 429.021, subdivision 1; 444.075, subdivision 1.

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a moratorium on new data centers; requiring the Public Utility Commission to submit a report.

Net Energy Metering - Portable Solar Electric Generating Facilities

Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act)

Income Tax - Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit

Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems

Energy Performance Contracts - Navigators, Funding, and Requirements

Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency