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Bill Title Status Sponsor
SF 5131 A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust fund for a demonstration project to treat landfill leachate for PFAS, chloride, and other contaminants.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Gary H. Dahms
HF 4941 A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority; transferring certain debt obligations; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216C.441.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
in_committee Bobbie Harder
SF 5071 A bill for an act relating to health; creating an exception to assisted living facility minimum site, physical environment, and fire safety requirements for a facility in Hennepin County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 144G.45, subdivision 8.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Jim Abeler
SF 5092 A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying the date by which manufacturers are required to submit information about products containing intentionally added PFAS; clarifying the use of PFAS in certain products as currently unavoidable uses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 116.943, subdivision 5.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Jeff R. Howe
HF 2928 A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects; adding information to permit applications for large water appropriation projects; specifying the level of environmental review for data centers; removing data centers' energy consumption from the calculation of a utility's energy savings goal; exempting data centers from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan; depositing fee revenues in an account to be used for energy conservation; modifying the definition of large energy facility; establishing energy requirements for data centers; imposing a fee on data centers; requiring the Public Utilities Commission to establish a new tariff for data centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 103G.265, by adding a subdivision; 103G.271, by adding a subdivision; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2402, subdivision 10; 216B.241, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 216B.2421, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
unknown Patty Acomb
HF 4197 A bill for an act relating to solid waste; providing for methods of emissions measurements, emissions limits, and capacity limits for municipal solid waste incinerators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 383B.235, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
unknown Fue Lee
HF 4149 A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for soil and water conservation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 103C.005; 103C.201, subdivision 7; 103C.225, subdivision 4; 103C.331, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 9, 15; 103C.335; 103C.501, subdivisions 5, 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103C.101, subdivision 8.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
unknown Josh Heintzeman
SF 3852 A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring certain users of large amounts of groundwater to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.281, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 103G.271, subdivision 5b.
2026 Regular | Senate
unknown Ann M. Johnson Stewart
SF 4126 A bill for an act relating to environment; creating greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program; establishing account; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
2026 Regular | Senate
unknown Ann M. Johnson Stewart
SF 4446 A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for soil and water conservation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 103C.005; 103C.201, subdivision 7; 103C.225, subdivision 4; 103C.331, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 9, 15; 103C.335; 103C.501, subdivisions 5, 7; 103G.2241, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103C.101, subdivision 8.
2026 Regular | Senate
unknown Foung Hawj
SF 4935 A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for a study of critical materials in the waste stream.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Jennifer A. McEwen
SF 4976 A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring financial assurance for certain feedlot permits; requiring inventories and reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, by adding subdivisions.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Foung Hawj
HF 4740 A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring financial assurance for certain feedlot permits; requiring inventories and reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, by adding subdivisions.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
in_committee Rick Hansen
HF 4757 A bill for an act relating to capital investment; adjusting how Pollution Control Agency ranks multicommunity projects for the point source implementation grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.073, by adding a subdivision.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
in_committee Steven Jacob
HF 4761 A bill for an act relating to environment; exempting agricultural products and equipment from certain regulations governing products containing PFAS; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18B.28, subdivision 3; 116.943, subdivisions 3, 7, 8; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 116.943, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18B.01, subdivision 15c; 18B.26, subdivision 7; 18C.005, subdivisions 6b, 23a; 18C.111, subdivision 5; 18C.202; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 18B.26, subdivision 8.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
in_committee Walter Hudson
SF 4132 A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying prior appropriation for Progress Parkway construction project in the city of Eveleth; amending Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 17.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Robert D. Farnsworth
SF 4886 A bill for an act relating to environment; creating greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program; establishing account; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee John Marty
SF 4913 A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority; transferring certain debt obligations; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216C.441.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Glenn H. Gruenhagen
HF 4674 A bill for an act relating to health; creating an exception to assisted living facility minimum site, physical environment, and fire safety requirements for a facility in Hennepin County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 144G.45, subdivision 8.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
in_committee Joe Schomacker
HF 4565 A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing stewardship program for batteries; prohibiting mercury in batteries; modifying provisions for lead acid batteries and rechargeable consumer products; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115.071, subdivision 1; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.554; 115A.9157; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 325E.1151, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 325E.12; 325E.125, subdivisions 3, 5; 325E.1251, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.9155; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 325E.115; 325E.1151, subdivision 4; 325E.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 4; 325E.1251, subdivision 1.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
unknown Athena Hollins
SF 3741 A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring high-voltage transmission line route permit applicants to consult with the commissioner of natural resources; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216I.
2026 Regular | Senate
unknown Carla J. Nelson
SF 4816 A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring rulemaking to require environmental impact statement for data centers.
2026 Regular | Senate
in_committee Mary K. Kunesh
SF 4679 A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing stewardship program for batteries; prohibiting mercury in batteries; modifying provisions for lead acid batteries and rechargeable consumer products; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115.071, subdivision 1; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.554; 115A.9157; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 325E.1151, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 325E.12; 325E.125, subdivisions 3, 5; 325E.1251, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.9155; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 325E.115; 325E.1151, subdivision 4; 325E.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 4; 325E.1251, subdivision 1.
2026 Regular | Senate
unknown Robert J. Kupec
HF 3688 A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing expenditures on fuel-switching improvements made to low-income households to apply to the low-income conservation spending requirement for municipal utilities and cooperative electric associations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.2403, subdivision 5.
2026 Regular | House of Representatives
unknown Tom Sexton
SF 3880 A resolution urging the President and Congress to reject the Border Lands Conservation Act.
2026 Regular | Senate
unknown Grant Hauschild
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