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MCEA's 2025-2026 Legislative Bill Tracker

 

Our Bill Trackers are designed to help you keep track and learn about critical environmental legislation at Minnesota's Capitol.

2025-2026 Priorities

MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Passed

Data Center Omnibus Bill

SS HF 16 / SS SF 19
Authors
Davids; Rest

Omnibus tax and policy provisions related to data centers

Bill text
MCEA Floor Letter
MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Nitrate Private Well Mitigation Funding

HF 821/SF 1183
Authors
Rep. Jacob; Sen. Gustafson

Nitrate private well mitigation funding provided, and money appropriated.

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MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Passed

Permitting Rollbacks for Polluters

HF 8/SF 570/SF 577
Authors
Rep. Heintzeman; Sen. Hauschild; Sen. Eichorn

Pollution Control Agency required to issue separate permits, expedited permitting process modified, petitioners required to reside in affected or adjoining counties, scoping environmental assessment worksheet requirements eliminated

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MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Passed

ATVs, snowmobiles and other products exempted from PFAS laws

HF 81 / SF 1298
Authors
Rep. Heintzeman; Sen. Hauschild

Off-highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and electric-assisted bicycles exempted from prohibitions on PFAS in certain juvenile products.

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MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Not passed

Public Waters Protection Rollback

HF 1008 / SF 1715 / rolled into SF 2077
Authors
Rep. Schultz; Sen. Weber

Public waters definition modified, and appropriation for public waters inventory eliminated.

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Watch our Senate testimony
MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Drain Tile Installation Disclosure

HF 77/SF 969
Authors
Rep. Pursell; Sen. Xiong

Disclosure of subsurface drain tile required.

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MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Not passed

Smart Salting Application Preferred

HF 793 / SF 492
Authors
Rep. Scott; Sen. Putnam

Certified salt applicator program established, liability limited, and report required.

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MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Not passed

100% Clean Energy Rollbacks and Exemptions

HF 9 / SF 572
Authors
Rep. Swedzinski; Sen. Mathews

Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified; electric utility requirements relating to energy, solar, or carbon-free standards delayed under certain conditions; and sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity expanded.

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MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Not passed

Vicarious Liability for Trespass

HF 7 / SF 1363
Authors
Rep. Novotny; Sen. Limmer

Liability and vicarious liability, crime for trespass recruiting or educating. 

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Watch our testimony
MCEA position
Oppose
Bill status
Not passed

Pollinator Account and Lawns to Legumes Program Repealed

HF 451 / SF 1211
Authors
Rep. Jacob; Sen. Drazkowski

Lawns to legumes grant program established, and money appropriated.

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Take Action Through Metro Blooms
MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Protecting Wild Rice Waters

SF 1247
Authors
Sen. Kunesh

Provisions to protect wild rice waters. Also introduced as separate bills (SF 3916, SF 3915, SF 3749, SF 3748, all Sen. Kunesh)

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Electronic Waste Stewardship Program

SF 1690 / HF 1426
Authors
Sen. Kupec; Rep. McDonald

Stewardship program establishment for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products.

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Require Individual Permits for Large-Volume Water Users

SF 3852
Authors
Sen. Johnson Stewart

Certain users of large amounts of groundwater requirement to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit.

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Ban neonicotinoid pesticide treated plants, restrict coated seeds

HF 3704
Authors
Rep. Pursell

Sale and distribution of certain seeds coated or treated with systemic insecticides without the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, and application or treatment of ornamental outdoor plants and turf with neonicotinoid insecticides prohibited.

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

MPCA Citizens Board Restored

HF 3339 / SF 3541
Authors
Rep. Pursell, Sen. McEwen

Citizen membership reinstated for Pollution Control Agency.

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Data Centers Regulation Bill

HF 2928 / SF 3968
Authors
Rep. Acomb, Sen. McEwen

Preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects required, permit application information for large water appropriation projects added, level of environmental review for data centers specified, data centers exempted from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan, and other data center provisions modified.

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Bad Actor Bill (copper-nickel sulfide mining)

HF 1197 / SF 1744
Authors
Rep. Feist, Sen. McEwen

Environmental review and issuance of nonferrous sulfide ore mining permits, licenses, or leases to bad actors prohibited.

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Prove it first (copper-nickel sulfide mining)

HF 954 / SF 1382
Authors
Rep. Hanson, J., Sen. McEwen

Certain determinations required before conducting environmental review and issuing permits relating to proposed nonferrous sulfide ore projects.

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MCEA position
Support
Bill status
Not passed

Mandatory Environmental Study for Drainage Projects

HF 3466
Authors
Rep. Vang

Mandatory environmental assessment worksheet requirements for drainage projects established, and rulemaking required.

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