Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, cost recovery provided, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission line included in solar energy generating system definition, local energy employment provisions added, and Public Utility Commission permit authority modified for electric generation facilities.
Minnesota Historical Society meetings required to be open to public and Minnesota Historical Society's data required to be public data as to state-owned properties.
Product stewardship program required for wind and solar infrastructure, and fee provided on retail sales of wind and solar infrastructure, report required, and money appropriated.
Contact tracing, digital contact tracing, immunizations, communicable disease testing, and required disclosure of information limits established; destruction of data required, mandatory digital contact tracing by employers prohibited, and civil penalties provided.
Sales and use tax provisions modified, sales tax exemption for meals and drinks expanded, and sales tax exemption for capital equipment purchases expanded.
State Board of Investment prohibited from investing in assets that exclude Minnesota-based energy or natural resources companies or Minnesota-based agricultural or livestock companies, divestment of assets required, types of discrimination in financial services prohibited, civil penalties provided, and annual reports required.