---
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).