---
type: "Bill"
title: "Minimum biodiesel content level for diesel fuel modification at certain times; number 1 diesel exemption extension"
description: "Minimum biodiesel content level for diesel fuel modification at certain times; number 1 diesel exemption extension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 3596"
citation: "Minnesota SF 3596 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Weber"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-19"
last_action: "2018-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cb660f4-fa76-4dd4-afd7-bdbf0ba18b77"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3596&ssn=0&y=2018"
source_hash: "93359de602e28d6af7675ee2e26b7077dc82f30129b4adb42935604f43098bb8"
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 SF 3596 (2017-2018) — Minimum biodiesel content level for diesel fuel modification at certain times; number 1 diesel exemption extension

## 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=SF3596&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
2. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF3596&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)

## Votes

- S.F. NO. 3596 — **121–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Weber — primary (person)
- Anderson, P. — cosponsor (person)
- Rosen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-19** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2018-03-19** Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Comm report: To pass as amended `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-26** Author added Rosen
- **2018-04-19** Special Order
- **2018-04-19** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-05-09** Returned from House
- **2018-05-10** Presentment date 05/10/18
- **2018-05-15** Governor's action Approval 05/14/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-19** Received from Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF3523
- **2018-04-23** Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register
- **2018-04-23** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-03** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Tuesday, May 08, 2018
- **2018-05-08** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2018-05-08** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Presented to Governor 05/10/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-14** Governor approval 05/14/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-14** Secretary of State, Filed 05/14/18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cb660f4-fa76-4dd4-afd7-bdbf0ba18b77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).