Minnesota Senate Committee Bill Log
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
 
S.F.0004: (AUTHORS: KOCH, Benson, Brown, Dekruif and Howe; Companion to HF No. 9.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; regulating and monitoring decommissioning of nuclear power plants and disposal of used fuel; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0004
01/25/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Discussion only
01/27/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.0086: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Stumpf, Saxhaug, Benson and Koch; Companion to HF No. 72.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying ban on increased carbon dioxide emissions by utilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216H.03, subdivision 7.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0086
03/03/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Discussion only
03/08/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.0113: (AUTHORS: CARLSON, Rosen, Stumpf, Skoe and Magnus; Companion to HF No. 220.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying definition used to calculate renewable energy standard obligation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0113
03/15/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.0261: (AUTHORS: SENJEM, Newman and Parry; Companion to HF No. 203.)
 
A bill for an act relating to regulatory reform; providing that certain rules take effect only upon legislative approval; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 14.19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 14.127.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0261
03/15/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Not heard
04/07/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
03/06/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Removed from agenda by author request
03/13/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.0417: (AUTHORS: TOMASSONI, Senjem, Michel and Saxhaug; Companion to HF No. 618.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying and clarifying provisions related to innovative energy projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.1694.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0417
05/03/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Discussion only
 

 
S.F.0548: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Rosen, Anderson, Dibble and Howe; Companion to HF No. 850.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to approve a multiyear rate plan for certain utilities; providing for cost recovery for certain pollution control products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.16, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0548
03/10/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.0736: (AUTHORS: BROWN and Metzen; Companion to HF No. 1082.)
 
A bill for an act relating to utilities; authorizing electronic notification of cold weather rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.096, subdivision 3.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0736
04/07/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.0817: (AUTHORS: BENSON; Companion to HF No. 1025.)
 
A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring utility rates be based primarily on cost of service between and among consumer classes; making clarifying and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216B.03; 216B.07; 216B.16, subdivision 15, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2401; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.242.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0817
04/26/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and maybe considered for omnibus bill
 

 
S.F.0962: (AUTHORS: HOWE, Bakk, Tomassoni and Saxhaug)
 
A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying pollution control exemption and class 3 rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 272.02, subdivision 10; 273.13, subdivision 24.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0962
03/15/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Not heard
03/20/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Discussion only
 

 
S.F.0987: (AUTHORS: ROSEN)
 
A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a grant for community energy activities; appropriating money for utility regulation and related purpose.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0987
03/24/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
 

 
S.F.1069: (AUTHORS: HOWE and Parry; Companion to HF No. 811.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing setbacks for certain wind projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216F.08.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1069
05/05/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Discussion only
 

 
S.F.1093: (AUTHORS: BENSON; Companion to HF No. 1375.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring certain rate impact information related to compliance with renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.1691, by adding a subdivision.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1093
04/26/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and maybe considered for omnibus bill
 

 
S.F.1120: (AUTHORS: NIENOW; Companion to HF No. 1406.)
 
A bill for an act relating to human services; amending continuing care policy provisions; making changes to the telephone equipment program; making changes to disability services provisions; reforming comprehensive assessments and case management services; making changes to nursing facility provisions; making technical and conforming changes; providing for rulemaking authority; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 144A.071, subdivisions 3, 4a, 5a; 144A.073, subdivision 3c, by adding a subdivision; 144D.08; 237.50; 237.51; 237.52; 237.53; 237.54; 237.55; 237.56; 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245A.11, subdivision 8; 252.32, subdivision 1a; 252A.21, subdivision 2; 256.476, subdivision 11; 256B.0625, subdivision 19c; 256B.0659, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21, 30; 256B.0911, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2b, 2c, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4c, 6; 256B.0913, subdivisions 7, 8; 256B.0915, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 3c, 6, 10; 256B.0916, subdivision 7; 256B.092, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1e, 1g, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8a, 9, 11; 256B.096, subdivision 5; 256B.19, subdivision 1e; 256B.431, subdivisions 2t, 26; 256B.438, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 256B.441, subdivision 55a, by adding a subdivision; 256B.49, subdivisions 13, 14, 15, 21; 256B.4912; 256G.02, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 252; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144A.073, subdivisions 4, 5.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1120
05/03/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.1194: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Sparks and Jungbauer; Companion to HF No. 1545.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; specifying duties of the Department of Commerce; providing for an assessment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216A.07, by adding a subdivision; 216B.62, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216A.085; 216C.052.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1194
04/14/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
05/05/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.1195: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Sparks and Jungbauer; Companion to HF No. 1432.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; relieving Energy Conservation Information Center from certain data-gathering responsibilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216C.11.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1195
04/14/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
 

 
S.F.1196: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Sparks and Jungbauer; Companion to HF No. 1431.)
 
A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying provision relating to transmission projects reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.2425, subdivision 2.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1196
04/14/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
 

 
S.F.1197: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Sparks and Jungbauer; Companion to HF No. 1025.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying provisions related to software sale fund and renewable development account; clarifying Department of Commerce regional and national duties on energy policy; removing obsolete and redundant language; changing reporting requirements for energy conservation improvements; providing for cost recovery for certain pollution control products; authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to approve a multiyear plan for certain utilities; providing for nuclear power plant decommissioning and storage of used nuclear fuel; defining certain terms; requiring a report on the rate impact of activities of an electric utility; making clarifying and technical changes; making provisions for regulatory incentives granted to an innovative energy project; exempting certain utilities from the conservation improvement program; allowing assessments to energy utilities for department regional and national duties; providing an exemption from greenhouse gas emissions and conservation improvement program; providing a temporary prohibition on Public Utilities Commission approval of certain renewable development account expenditures; allowing the city of Melrose to increase the city's Public Utilities Commission membership; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 16E.15, subdivision 2; 116C.779, subdivisions 1, 3; 216A.07, by adding a subdivision; 216B.02, by adding a subdivision; 216B.026, subdivision 1; 216B.096, subdivision 3; 216B.16, subdivisions 6b, 7, 9, 15, by adding a subdivision; 216B.1691, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 216B.1694, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2401; 216B.241, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 2; 216B.2425, subdivision 2; 216B.49, subdivision 3; 216B.62, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 216C.11; 216C.264; 216E.18, subdivision 3; 216H.03, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216A.085; 216B.242; 216C.052, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 216F.09.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1197
04/14/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
04/28/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.1198: (AUTHORS: JUNGBAUER)
 
A bill for an act relating to utilities; making technical and clarifying changes relating to charitable contributions and securities issuance by utilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216B.16, subdivision 9; 216B.49, subdivision 3.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1198
04/14/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill
 

 
S.F.1205: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Metzen and Koch; Companion to HF No. 1525.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating certain allocations and temporarily prohibiting approval of certain expenditures from renewable development account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116C.779, subdivisions 1, 3.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1205
04/28/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.1292: (AUTHORS: INGEBRIGTSEN, Gimse and Gazelka; Companion to HF No. 1594.)
 
A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to enact legislation encouraging domestic oil drilling and encouraging more importation of North American crude oil.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1292
04/28/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
 

 
S.F.1313: (AUTHORS: BENSON and Howe; Companion to HF No. 1641.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying conservation improvement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.241, subdivision 1c.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1313
04/28/2011   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
 

 
S.F.1534: (AUTHORS: BROWN and Newman; Companion to HF No. 2226.)
 
A bill for an act relating to agriculture; delaying the effective date to eliminate certain limitations on wind easements; amending Laws 2008, chapter 296, article 1, section 25, as amended.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1534
02/28/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Recommended to pass and placed on the Consent Calendar
 

 
S.F.1758: (AUTHORS: BAKK and Tomassoni; Companion to HF No. 2193.)
 
A bill for an act relating to real property; expanding utility disconnection notice requirements; providing for payment of utilities by the holder of a sheriff's certificate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216B.0976; 582.031, subdivisions 2, 3.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1758
03/13/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
 

 
S.F.1788: (AUTHORS: HOWE, Rosen and Magnus; Companion to HF No. 2202.)
 
A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring studies for the purpose of reducing regulatory burdens; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1788
02/21/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.1815: (AUTHORS: BROWN, Benson, Sparks and Rosen; Companion to HF No. 1989.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing rights of incumbent transmission line owners regarding certain federally approved transmission lines; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1815
03/20/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.1906: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Dekruif, Howe, Brown and Carlson; Companion to HF No. 2190.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating the size limitation on hydropower sources that may satisfy the renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1906
03/01/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.1918: (AUTHORS: CHAMBERLAIN, Parry and Wiger; Companion to HF No. 560.)
 
A bill for an act relating to public administration; modifying provisions governing energy forward pricing mechanisms for government agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16C.143; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 383B.1588; 473.1293.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1918
03/08/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended and recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.2098: (AUTHORS: SPARKS, Rosen and Howe; Companion to HF No. 2747.)
 
A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying the reporting obligations of certain cooperative utilities under the integrated resource planning process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.2422, by adding a subdivision.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2098
03/15/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Recommended to pass
 

 
S.F.2181: (AUTHORS: ROSEN, Howe and Metzen; Companion to HF No. 2650.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; regulating the renewable development account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116C.779, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116C.779, subdivision 1; repealing Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 17.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2181
03/08/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
 

 
S.F.2187: (AUTHORS: KOCH, Brown, Benson, Howe and Rosen; Companion to HF No. 2734.)
 
A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to enact legislation and take other federal government action related to interim storage of used nuclear fuel.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2187
03/06/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
 

 
S.F.2216: (AUTHORS: MAGNUS, Dibble, Howe and Metzen; Companion to HF No. 2731.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring an assessment and grant for the purpose of community energy technical assistance and outreach; requiring a report.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2216
03/15/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
 

 
S.F.2315: (AUTHORS: BENSON, Brown and Tomassoni; Companion to HF No. 2769.)
 
A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring utility rates be based primarily on cost of service between and among consumer classes; proposing a study of low-income affordability programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216B.03; 216B.07; 216B.16, by adding a subdivision.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2315
03/15/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
 

 
S.F.2336: (AUTHORS: SKOE; Companion to HF No. 2724.)
 
A bill for an act relating to energy; utilities; joint ventures; Indian tribes; expanding joint venture authority to include Indian tribes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 452.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6.
 
 
DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2336
03/13/2012   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM in Room 123 Capitol
    Recommended to pass