Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4122: Thermal energy network plan requirements established.
Status: In committee, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing requirements for thermal energy network plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.02, subdivisions 4, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
From the introduced text, March 9, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing requirements for thermal energy network plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.02, subdivisions 4, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read: Subd. 4. Public utility. "Public utility" means persons, corporations, or other legal entities, their lessees, trustees, and receivers, now or hereafter operating, maintaining, or controlling in this state equipment or facilities for furnishing at retail natural, manufactured, or mixed gas deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: ,] new text end electric servicenew text begin [ADDED: , or service provided by a thermal energy network] new text end to or for the public or engaged in the production and retail sale thereof but does not includenew text begin [ADDED: :] new text end (1) a municipality or a cooperative electric association, organized under the provisions of chapter 308A, producing or furnishing natural, manufactured, or mixed gas deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin [ (2) a retail seller of compressed natural gas used as a vehicular fuel which purchases the gas from a public utility; deleted text begin ordeleted text end (3) a retail seller of electricity used to recharge a battery that powers an electric vehicle, as …
Sponsors
- Athena Hollins (D) · primary sponsor
- Patty Acomb (D)
- Larry Kraft (D)
- Jay Xiong (D)
Latest actions
- : Author added Xiong
- : Author added Kraft
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy
Common questions
- What is HF4122?
- HF4122 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Thermal energy network plan requirements established.
- What does HF4122 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing requirements for thermal energy network plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.02, subdivisions 4, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
- What is the status of HF4122?
- In committee as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Author added Xiong (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4122?
- Athena Hollins (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF4122?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4122&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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