(Note that not everything that is slated for a particular committee meeting happens on schedule!)

Please contact your Senator or House Rep if they are a member of any of these committees, and consider contacting the chair, to express your support for these bills.  You should contact your Senator and House Representative to support these bills as well, assuming they move forward (they likely will). 

Monday, March 13, 2023 12:30 PM
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Committee
Location: 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Chair: Senator Nick A. Frentz

• S.F. 1787Xiong Grant program establishment to upgrade electric panels in residential buildings
• S.F. 2201Dibble Energy guidelines for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change requirement
• S.F. 2024Xiong Uses of state supplementary weatherization grants expansion

Monday, March 13, 2023 4:30 PM  
Meeting Time Note: Ways and Means will convene approximately 15 minutes after session adjourns.
Ways and Means Committee
Location: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Liz Olson

• HF1656 (Acomb) Grant programs established to enhance competitiveness of Minnesota entities in obtaining federal money for energy projects, account created, report required, and money appropriated.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 3:00 PM 
Meeting Time Note: The committee will recess at 4:30pm and reconvene at 6:30pm in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
Location: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen

• HF637 (Lee) Requirement modified to analyze and consider cumulative pollution before issuing air quality permit, environmental justice areas identification provided, environmental permitting and review demographic analysis required, and technical corrections made.
• HF2076 (Pursell) Pollution Control Agency citizen membership reinstated.
• HF1338 (Fischer) Legislative Water Commission reestablished, and appointments provided.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 3:00 PM
Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee
Location: 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Chair: Senator Foung Hawj

• S.F. 2404HawjConstitutional amendment providing for the renewal of the environment and natural resources trust fund
• S.F. 1713HauschildDefinition of all-terrain vehicle modification

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 8:30 AM
Finance Committee
Location: 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Chair: Senator John Marty

• S.F. 0442Morrison Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations; reporting and capital construction requirements modification; prior appropriations modifications

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:30 PM
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Committee
Location: 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Chair: Senator Nick A. Frentz

• S.F. 2689FrentzTechnical changes to the solar for schools program
• S.F. 1404PortProgram establishment to award grants for the installation of solar energy
• generating systems on public buildings
• S.F. 2690FrentzSolar for schools program appropriation

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 3:00 PM 
Meeting Time Note: The meeting is scheduled until 5:30pm.
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Location: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen

• HF2778 (Hansen) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources membership and terms modified, availability of fund disbursements modified, and appointments provided.
• HF1900 (Hollins) Renewal of environment and natural resources trust fund provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
• HF2693 (Hollins) Zero-waste grant program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
• HF2761 (Hansen) Monitoring of biofuel, air emissions, wastewater, and coproducts for presence of chemicals required; voluntary biomonitoring of biofuel plant employees provided; and money appropriated.