| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to energy; requiring landlords to make apportioned and submetered utility |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 service bills for residential buildings due not less than 31 days from the date of |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 bill issuance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216B.023, subdivision |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 1; 504B.216, subdivision 5. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.023, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Billing requirements for submetered service.(a) If utility service is |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9submetered, utility bills provided by landlords to tenants must be based on actual submeter |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10readings. If natural gas service is apportioned, landlords must comply with section 504B.216, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11subdivisions 5 and 6. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) Landlords are prohibited from billing submetered tenants or tenants whose natural |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13gas service is apportioned less frequently than the landlord is billed by the utility. Landlords |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14must include in the lease, or provide a written statement at the outset of the lease term, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15notice of when utility bills will be issued. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (c) Landlords must include the following information on each submetered utility service |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17bill: |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (1) the present and last preceding submeter readings; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (2) the date of the present reading; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (3) the rate at which the utility service is being billed, the amount of the service billed |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21at the rate, and the rate at which the landlord is being billed by the utility provider for the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22utility service; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-05017 as introduced03/25/25 REVISOR RSI/AC |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 3221NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading04/02/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 2.1 (4) the tenant's portion of taxes and surcharges; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2 (5) if any, the portion of any bill credit the landlord received from the utility provider |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3that is credited to the tenant; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4 (6) any administrative billing charge, as provided in subdivision 4; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5 (7) the total amount of the bill; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6 (8) the date by which payment is due; the date after which, if the bill is not paid, a late |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7payment charge may be imposed; and the amount of the charge, if any, as provided in |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8subdivision 6. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9 (d) The date by which payment is due for a submetered utility service bill must not be |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10less than 31 days after the date the bill was issued. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.216, subdivision 5, is amended to read: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12 Subd. 5.Apportionment generally.(a) Apportionment of electricity is prohibited. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13 (b) Landlords must not bill tenants for apportioned utility service under this section less |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14frequently than the landlord is billed by the utility. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.15 (c) A landlord who apportions utility service must, upon a tenant's request, provide: |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.16 (1) a copy of the current actual natural gas or water and sewer utility bill from the utility |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.17provider that is being apportioned; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.18 (2) a copy of past natural gas or water and sewer utility bills for which the tenant received |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.19an apportioned utility bill for the preceding two years or from the time the current landlord |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.20acquired the building, whichever is the most recent. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.21 (d) A landlord must include in the lease or in a separate written notice a list of the tenant's |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.22rights under paragraph (c). |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.23 (e) A landlord who apportions utility service must comply with section 216B.023, |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.24subdivisions 5, 7, and 8. A landlord who apportions natural gas is also subject to section |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.25216B.024. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.26 (f) The date by which payment is due for a bill of an apportioned utility must not be less |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.27than 31 days after the date the bill was issued. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 25-05017 as introduced03/25/25 REVISOR RSI/AC |
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