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Minnesota state legislation

• SB439 - Municipal data center zoning standardsLegislationdatacenterbans.comSets municipal data center zoning noise limits, setbacks, and electrical capacity requirements.Download
• HF4512 - Public hearings/disclosure before data center approvalLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires public hearings and disclosures prior to approval of data center development.Download
• HB8094 - FTC AI training data disclosure requirement billLegislationdatacenterbans.comDirects the FTC to establish requirements for public disclosure of AI training data and algorithms.Download
• SB596 - Data center energy administration and permitsLegislationdatacenterbans.comGoverns data center energy administration, utility regulation, fees, and permits.Download
• HB1030 - Data Center Development regulationLegislationdatacenterbans.comRegulates data center development.Download
• HF4888 - Data Center Moratorium and PUC Study ActMoratoriumdatacenterbans.comEstablishes a data center moratorium alongside a Public Utilities Commission study.Download
• Data Center Moratorium (six months)Moratoriumdatacenterdynamics.comMinneapolis City Council approved a six-month moratorium (with a downtown carve-out) for data centers over 350,000 sq ft, enacted May 21, 2026.Download
• SB1488 - Data Center Moratorium ActMoratoriumdatacenterbans.comEstablishes a moratorium on data centers.Download
• County Ordinance 26-2 (Emergency Moratorium)Moratoriumwrightcountymn.govWright County, Minnesota emergency moratorium on data centers across all 18 townships, enacted May 19, 2026 for up to one year.Download
• SF769 - Certain data centers tax exemption modificationLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Jan 30, 2025Description comingDownload
• SF3968 - Data centers provisions modificationLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Feb 26, 2026Description comingDownload
• HF2928 - Preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects required, permit application information for large water appropriation projects added, level of environmental review for data centers specified, data centers exempted from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan, and other data center provisions modified.Legislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Jones Apr 9, 2026Description comingDownload
• SF5231 - Data centers tax exemption repeal; contingent reduction in special education aid appropriation repealLegislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Boldon Apr 28, 2026Description comingDownload
• SF4681 - Various data center exemptions and provisions modificationsLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Mar 23, 2026Description comingDownload
• SF1393 - Data center energy generation redundancy establishmentLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Apr 28, 2025Description comingDownload
• HF4153 - Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.Legislationlegiscan.comIn committee Mar 12, 2026Description comingDownload
• HF4990 - Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.Legislationlegiscan.comIn committee Apr 16, 2026Description comingDownload
• SF3265 - Sales and use tax exemption for data centers repealLegislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Carlson Apr 22, 2025Description comingDownload
• HF5125 - Data centers sales and use tax exemption repealed, and contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.Legislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Pursell May 17, 2026Description comingDownload
• SF5100 - Data centers provisions modificationsLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Apr 13, 2026Description comingDownload
• HF28 - Data center energy generation redundancy provided.Legislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Murphy Mar 13, 2025Description comingDownload
• HF3304 - Sustainable aviation fuel income tax credit and exemptions for data centers and construction of sustainable aviation fuel facilities repealed, increased general fund amounts reallocated from repealed tax provisions to increase the renter's credit, and corresponding technical changes made.Legislationlegiscan.comAuthors added Virnig and Jones May 8, 2025Description comingDownload
• HF1277 - Data centers sales and use tax exemption modified.Legislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Zeleznikar Mar 6, 2025Description comingDownload
• HF4173 - Certain defined terms maintained, and data center exemptions modified.Legislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Kozlowski May 6, 2026Description comingDownload
• SF4203 - Exemption of data centers modification for sales and use taxLegislationlegiscan.comAuthor added Boldon Mar 17, 2026Description comingDownload
• HF4888 - New data center moratorium established, and Public Utility Commission required to submit a report.Moratoriumlegiscan.comAuthor added Fischer May 5, 2026Description comingDownload
• SF4298 - New data center moratorium established, and Public Utility Commission required to submit a reportMoratoriumlegiscan.comIn committee Mar 9, 2026Description comingDownload