Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4224: Notice requirements for water discharges modified.
Status: Signed into law, August 1, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying notice requirements for water discharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.061.
From the introduced text, March 12, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying notice requirements for water discharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.061. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.061, is amended to AVOIDING WATER POLLUTION. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), it is the duty of every person to notify the agency immediately of the discharge, accidental or otherwise, of any substance or material under its control which, if not recovered, may cause pollution of waters of the state, and the responsible person shall recover as rapidly and as thoroughly as possible such substance or material and take immediately such other action as may be reasonably possible to minimize or abate pollution of waters of the state caused thereby. (b) Notification is not required under paragraph (a) for a discharge of five gallons or less of petroleum, as defined in section 115C.02, subdivision 10. This paragraph does not affect the other requirements of paragraph (a). (c) Promptly after notifying the agency of a discharge under paragraph (a), a publicly owned treatment works or a publicly or privately owned domestic sewer system owner must provide noticenew text begin [ADDED: of the discharge] new text end to deleted text begin thedeleted text end potentially impactednew text begin [ADDED: downstream users, including the] new text end publicnew text begin [ADDED: , Tribal governments,] new …
Sponsors
- Peter Fischer (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date
- : Secretary of State, Filed
- : Governor approval
- : Presented to Governor
- : Returned from Senate
- : Third reading Passed vote: 65-0
- : Special Order
- : Second reading
- : Comm report: Subst. for SF on General Orders SF4525
- : Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF4525, now on General Orders
Votes
- the passage of the bill (April 30, 2026): 65 yea, 0 nay, passed
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Passage (April 27, 2026): 134 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HF4224?
- HF4224 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Notice requirements for water discharges modified.
- What does HF4224 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying notice requirements for water discharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.061.
- What is the status of HF4224?
- Signed into law as of August 1, 2026. Latest action: Effective date (August 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4224?
- Peter Fischer (D).
- Where is the official record for HF4224?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4224&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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