STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Energy Finance and Policy Committee
MINUTES
Representative Swedzinski, Chair of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:01 PM on April 9, 2026, in Room 123 of the Capitol Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
SWEDZINSKI, Chris, Co-Chair
ACOMB, Patty, Co-Chair
MURPHY, Tom, Co-Vice Chair
KRAFT, Larry, Co-Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Paul
BAKER, Dave
BUCK, Shelley
CARROLL, Ned
HOLLINS, Athena
JONES, Katie
LUGER-NIKOLAI, Meg
MAHAMOUD, Anquam
MEKELAND, Shane
SEXTON, Thomas
WIENER, Mike
Member excused:
IGO, Spencer
Representative Sexton moved that the minutes of March 26, 2026, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 4770 (Mekeland)
Anaerobic digester or biomass thermal generation facility planning and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Mekeland moved HF 4770.
Rep. Mekeland moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifier:
Jim Morgan, President and CEO, Liberty Diversified International
House File 4770, as amended, was laid over.
Presentation - Energy use and heating demand in Minnesota
Presenter:
Jamie Fitzke, Director of Government Affairs, CenterPoint Energy
Dr. Joel Lynch, Energy Efficiency Engineer, CenterPoint Energy
The meeting was adjourned at 1:55 PM.
Representative Chris Swedzinski, Chair
Sharon Goblisch, Committee Legislative Assistant