Community solar garden named for Melissa Hortman.

Energy

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Acomb, Jones, Klevorn, Pursell, Smith, Fischer, Huot, Bahner, Elkins, Carroll, Luger-Nikolai, Long, Finke, Stephenson, Mahamoud, Kraft, Lee, X., Hollins, Rehm, Hansen, R., Agbaje, Buck, Kozlowski, Keeler, Norris, Reyer, Gottfried, Hill, Tabke, Falconer, Rehrauer, Greene, Clardy, Hussein
Last action: Final Acti
Official status: Presentment date 04/13/26
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

Final Acti House
Presented to Governor 04/13/2026
Final Acti Senate
Presentment date 04/13/26
2026-04-09 House
Returned from Senate
2026-04-09 Senate
Special Order
2026-03-18 Senate
Comm report: Subst. for SF on General Orders SF3800
2026-03-17 Senate
Received from House
2026-03-16 House
Author added Hussein
2026-03-12 House
House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, March 12, 2026
2026-03-09 House
Committee report, to adopt
2026-02-25 House
Authors added Falconer, Rehrauer, and Greene
2026-02-23 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Community solar garden named for Melissa Hortman.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

A bill for an act

relating to energy; naming the community solar garden program for Melissa

Hortman; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1641, by adding a

subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1641, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 15.

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Short title.

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This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Melissa

Hortman Community Solar Garden Program."

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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