Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4017: Unlawful shipment of infectious or pathological waste study required, and money appropriated.
Status: In committee, May 13, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to solid waste; requiring study of unlawful shipment of infectious or pathological waste; appropriating money. new text begin [ADDED: (a) By January 15, 2027, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must submit a study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over environment and health and human services on the unlawful transportation of infectious or pathological waste to solid waste management facilities. The study must include:] new text end new text begin [].
From the engrossed text, May 12, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to solid waste; requiring study of unlawful shipment of infectious or pathological waste; appropriating money. new text begin [ADDED: (a) By January 15, 2027, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must submit a study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over environment and health and human services on the unlawful transportation of infectious or pathological waste to solid waste management facilities. The study must include:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ and] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (3) recommendations for legislative or policy changes that could be adopted to reduce the frequency and cost of unlawful transfers of infectious or pathological waste, including an estimate of the costs to state agencies. In formulating these recommendations, the commissioner must consider whether the following measures might contribute to a reduction in unlawful transfers of infectious or pathological waste to solid waste management facilities:] new text end new text begin [ and] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (ii) undertaking unannounced inspections of infectious or pathological waste generators.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (b) $75,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the environmental fund to the commissioner of …