---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural gas combined cycle electric generation plant construction and operation authorized."
description: "Natural gas combined cycle electric generation plant construction and operation authorized."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 113"
citation: "Minnesota HF 113 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Public Utilities and Public Utilities Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Newberger"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-02-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fa401ff-8ca4-48e0-89a5-d9ea2c705a63"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0113&ssn=0&y=2017"
source_hash: "2d962f42d9feb9f60960fc81a82451cda655539d88a330981be5c7417953b55e"
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 113 (2017-2018) — Natural gas combined cycle electric generation plant construction and operation authorized.

## 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=HF113&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF113&version=2&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF113&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)

## Votes

- H.F. NO. 113 — **77–51** (pass) · lower
- H.F. NO. 113 — **80–45** (pass) · lower
- H.F. NO. 113 — **58–69** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Newberger — primary (person)
- Lucero — cosponsor (person)
- Mathews — cosponsor (person)
- O'Neill — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-09** Introduction and first reading, referred to Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17** Author added Lucero.
- **2017-01-19** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-19** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, February 9, 2017
- **2017-02-09** Amendments offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Author added O'Neill.
- **2017-02-20** House rule 1.15 (c), message requesting concurrence received
- **2017-02-23** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2017-02-23** Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- **2017-02-23** Motion prevailed
- **2017-02-23** Third reading as amended by the Senate `reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- **2017-02-27** Presented to Governor 02/27/17 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-28** Governor approval 2/28/2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-28** Secretary of State, Filed 02/28/17
- **2017-02-13** Received from House `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Rules and Administrationfor comparison with SF85, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF85
- **2017-02-15** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** Special Order
- **2017-02-16** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2017-02-23** House concurred and repassed bill
- **2017-02-27** Presentment date 02/27/17
- **2017-02-28** Governor's action Approval 02/28/17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9fa401ff-8ca4-48e0-89a5-d9ea2c705a63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).