---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solar energy incentive program modified, various renewable energy and other energy-related programs established, utility filing governed, reports required, and money appropriated."
description: "Solar energy incentive program modified, various renewable energy and other energy-related programs established, utility filing governed, reports required, and money appropriated."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 1842"
citation: "Minnesota HF 1842 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Public Utilities and Public Utilities Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wagenius"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2020-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a12eed6f-59a7-4d34-a45e-e414b693b33d"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1842&ssn=0&y=2019"
source_hash: "07a771716c11617a3a05357556cebe74b5188a4b63bcd88dca7608dff47b9c95"
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 1842 (2019-2020) — Solar energy incentive program modified, various renewable energy and other energy-related programs established, utility filing governed, reports required, and money appropriated.

## 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=HF1842&version=1&session=ls91&session_year=2019&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1842&version=2&session=ls91&session_year=2019&session_number=0)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1842&version=0&session=ls91&session_year=2019&session_number=0)

## Sponsors

- Wagenius — primary (person)
- Acomb — cosponsor (person)
- Claflin — cosponsor (person)
- Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Lillie — cosponsor (person)
- Osmek — cosponsor (person)
- Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Schultz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28** Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11** Committee report, to adopt `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-11** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2020-04-28** Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-04** Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-04** Joint rule 2.03, Deadlines, re-referred to Rules and Legislative Administration
- **2020-05-07** Committee report, to adopt Ways and Means `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-07** Joint rule 2.03 waived
- **2020-05-09** Author added Acomb
- **2020-05-12** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-12** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2020-05-13** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Friday, May 15, 2020
- **2020-05-15** Amendments offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-05-15** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2020-05-15** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2020-05-15** Authors added Schultz and Claflin
- **2020-05-16** Authors added Richardson, Hansen, and Lillie
- **2020-05-20** Presented to Governor 05/20/2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-27** Governor approval 05/27/2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-27** Secretary of State, Filed 05/27/2020
- **2020-05-15** Received from House `introduction`
- **2020-05-15** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2020-05-15** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF2084, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-16** Comm report: Subst. for SF on General Orders SF2084
- **2020-05-16** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2020-05-17** Special Order
- **2020-05-17** Laid on table
- **2020-05-17** Taken from table
- **2020-05-17** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-20** Presentment date 05/20/2020
- **2020-05-27** Governor's action Approval 05/27/2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-27** Secretary of State Chapter 118 05/27/2020
- **2020-05-28** Effective date Sec. 1, 3-5 05/28/20; Sec. 2 07/01/20

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a12eed6f-59a7-4d34-a45e-e414b693b33d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).