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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, cost recovery provided, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission line included in solar energy generating system definition, local energy employment provisions added, and Public Utility Commission permit authority modified for electric generation facilities."
+description: "Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, cost recovery provided, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission line included in solar energy generating system definition, local energy employment provisions added, and Public Utility Commission permit authority modified for electric generation facilities."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
+legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 7"
+citation: "Minnesota HF 7 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Commerce Department", "Energy", "Environment"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Long"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 19
+first_action: "2023-01-04"
+last_action: "2023-02-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58eb72fc-2892-480b-a29a-db4d342772ad"
+source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0007&ssn=0&y=2023"
+source_hash: "910873dd4d87925a2bf6969e4f8788af9b2195eb842ebe61f902759ccdc07b7e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
+---
+
+# Minnesota HF 7 (2023-2024) — Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, cost recovery provided, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission line included in solar energy generating system definition, local energy employment provisions added, and Public Utility Commission permit authority modified for electric generation facilities.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF7&version=1&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0)
+2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF7&version=2&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0)
+3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF7&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Appeal of the Speaker — **69–62** (pass) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment to Long Amendment — **57–74** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **63–68** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- CALL OF THE HOUSE — **131–0** (pass) · lower
+- Amendment — **63–68** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–70** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- Passage, as amended — **70–60** (pass) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–70** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–68** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **63–68** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+- Amendment — **62–69** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Long — primary (person)
+- Acomb — cosponsor (person)
+- Agbaje — cosponsor (person)
+- Bahner — cosponsor (person)
+- Berg — cosponsor (person)
+- Brand — cosponsor (person)
+- Cha — cosponsor (person)
+- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
+- Elkins — cosponsor (person)
+- Feist — cosponsor (person)
+- Finke — cosponsor (person)
+- Frentz — cosponsor (person)
+- Gomez — cosponsor (person)
+- Hansen, R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Hanson, J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Hassan — cosponsor (person)
+- Hemmingsen-Jaeger — cosponsor (person)
+- Her — cosponsor (person)
+- Hollins — cosponsor (person)
+- Hornstein — cosponsor (person)
+- Hortman — cosponsor (person)
+- Hussein — cosponsor (person)
+- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
+- Kozlowski — cosponsor (person)
+- Kraft — cosponsor (person)
+- Noor — cosponsor (person)
+- Olson, L. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinto — cosponsor (person)
+- Pryor — cosponsor (person)
+- Pursell — cosponsor (person)
+- Rehm — cosponsor (person)
+- Reyer — cosponsor (person)
+- Sencer-Mura — cosponsor (person)
+- Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
+- Vang — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-04** Introduction and first reading, referred to Climate and Energy Finance and Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-05** Author added Hollins
+- **2023-01-19** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-19** Second reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-01-23** Motion to re-refer Labor and Industry Finance and Policy
+- **2023-01-23** Motion did not prevail
+- **2023-01-23** Motion to re-refer Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
+- **2023-01-23** Motion did not prevail
+- **2023-01-23** Motion to re-refer Sustainable Infrastructure Policy
+- **2023-01-23** Motion did not prevail
+- **2023-01-25** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, January 26, 2023
+- **2023-01-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-01-26** Point of order raised, ruled well taken
+- **2023-01-26** Point of order raised, ruled well taken
+- **2023-01-26** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
+- **2023-01-26** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
+- **2023-02-06** Returned from Senate
+- **2023-02-07** Presented to Governor 02/07/2023 `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-02-07** Governor approval 02/07/2023 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-02-07** Secretary of State, Filed 02/07/2023
+- **2023-01-30** Received from House `introduction`
+- **2023-01-30** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
+- **2023-01-30** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF4, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-01** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF4
+- **2023-02-01** Second reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-02** Special Order: Rule 45 amendment stricken
+- **2023-02-02** Laid on table
+- **2023-02-02** Taken from table
+- **2023-02-02** Third reading Passed `passage`
+- **2023-02-07** Presentment date 02/07/23
+- **2023-02-07** Governor's action Approval 02/07/23 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-02-07** Secretary of State Chapter 7 02/07/23
+- **2023-02-08** Effective date 02/08/2023
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58eb72fc-2892-480b-a29a-db4d342772ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).
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