---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solar energy incentive program modified."
description: "Solar energy incentive program modified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 3232"
citation: "Minnesota HF 3232 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["O'Neill"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-01"
last_action: "2018-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ef03fe5-adf9-4bab-9b31-1e223034d7e5"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3232&ssn=0&y=2018"
source_hash: "356dbf31793420b204793887f154dc375d95ab0841547f618ccabd1405f134b2"
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 3232 (2017-2018) — Solar energy incentive program modified.

## 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=HF3232&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3232&version=2&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
3. **3rd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3232&version=3&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
4. **4th Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3232&version=4&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
5. **CCR-HF3232** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3232&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0&type=ccr)
6. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3232&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)

## Votes

- H.F. NO. 3232 — **79–44** (pass) · lower
- H.F. NO. 3232 — **87–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- O'Neill — primary (person)
- Lillie — cosponsor (person)
- Maye Quade — cosponsor (person)
- Osmek — cosponsor (person)
- Wagenius — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-01** Introduction and first reading, referred to Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Author added Lillie.
- **2018-03-21** Author added Maye Quade.
- **2018-03-22** Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-28** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-28** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-30** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Wednesday, May 02, 2018
- **2018-05-02** Reported to the House
- **2018-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2018-05-02** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-05-15** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2018-05-15** House refuses to concur, conference committee of 3 requested
- **2018-05-15** House conferees O'Neill; West; and Bahr, C.
- **2018-05-16** Senate accedes, conference committee of 3 be appointed
- **2018-05-16** Senate conferees Osmek, Mathews, Marty
- **2018-05-18** Conference committee report
- **2018-05-18** House adopted conference committee report
- **2018-05-18** Third reading as amended by Conference `reading-3`
- **2018-05-18** Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
- **2018-05-18** Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
- **2018-05-19** Presented to Governor 05/19/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-29** Governor approval 05/29/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-29** Secretary of State, Filed 05/29/18
- **2018-05-03** Received from House `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Referred to Rules and Administrationfor comparison with SF2696, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF2696
- **2018-05-07** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-10** Special Order
- **2018-05-10** Laid on table
- **2018-05-10** Taken from table
- **2018-05-10** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-05-15** House not concur, conference committee of 3 requested
- **2018-05-15** House conferees O'Neill; West; Bahr, C.
- **2018-05-15** Senate accedes, CC of 3 be appointed
- **2018-05-16** Senate conferees Osmek; Mathews; Marty
- **2018-05-18** House adopted HCC report and repassed bill
- **2018-05-18** Conference committee report
- **2018-05-18** Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill
- **2018-05-18** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2018-05-19** Presentment date 05/19/18
- **2018-05-29** Governor's action Approval 05/29/18 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ef03fe5-adf9-4bab-9b31-1e223034d7e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).