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HF4702 • 2026

Legislative auditor required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of sustainability-related building standards, and money appropriated.

Legislative auditor required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of sustainability-related building standards, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sexton
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Legislative auditor required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of sustainability-related building standards, and money appropriated.

Legislative auditor required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of sustainability-related building standards, and money appropriated.

What This Bill Does

  • Legislative auditor required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of sustainability-related building standards, and money appropriated.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Legislative auditor required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of sustainability-related building standards, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; requiring the legislative auditor to conduct a

cost-benefit analysis of certain sustainability-related building standards;

appropriating money.

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

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SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS ANALYSIS.
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(a) The legislative auditor must conduct a cost-benefit analysis comparing the replacement

of the application of the sustainable building guidelines under Minnesota Statutes, section

16B.325, to a capital project funded with an appropriation of state general obligation bond

proceeds with all of the following sustainability-related building standards, codes, or

programs:

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(1) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings;

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(2) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

(ASHRAE) standards and guidelines;

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(3) Energy Star requirements; and

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(4) the International Green Construction Code.

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(b) The legislative auditor may include additional information in the analysis that the

legislative auditor deems relevant.

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(c) The legislative auditor must submit the analysis to the chairs and ranking minority

members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over capital investment on or before

January 15, 2027.

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Sec. 2.
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APPROPRIATION; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS STUDY.
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$....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative auditor

to conduct the analysis under section 1. This appropriation is onetime.

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