A bill for an act relating to the siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities.
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SF 376 — A bill for an act relating to the siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities.
Last action — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2447.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
LowHow often bills like it became law.
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
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The bill modifies existing law around the siting and operation of renewable electric power generation facilities, including setback standards and local authority regulations.
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Section 476.53A
Renewable electric power generation facility” means a battery energy storage system, a solar energy conversion facility, or a wind energy conversion facility.
Adds a definition for renewable electric power generation facility.
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Section 476.53A
A local authority may determine setback standards for battery energy storage systems.
Allows local authorities to set standards specific to battery energy storage systems.
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Section 476.53A
A local authority may only implement the following additional standards and only to the extent specified in this subsection:
Clarifies that local authorities can only implement certain additional standards regarding renewable electric generation facilities.
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Section 476.53A
A local authority must provide a process for the owner of any abutting dwelling, nonparticipating property, or community building to waive the standards in this section or those adopted by a local authority.
Requires local authorities to provide a waiver process for certain stakeholders.
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Section 476.53A
A local authority shall not prohibit or regulate testing activities undertaken by a wind energy conversion facility owner for purposes of determining the suitability of the placement of a wind energy conversion facility.
Protects the rights of wind energy facility owners to conduct testing without local regulation.
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Section 476.53A
A local authority may require the owner of the proposed renewable electric power generation facility to file with the county recorder of the county or counties in which the proposed facility will be located a decommissioning plan.
Mandates that owners submit a decommissioning plan to ensure proper land restoration after facility removal.
Action History
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Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2447.
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Subcommittee recommends passage.
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Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
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Subcommittee: Klimesh, Bousselot, and Knox.
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Introduced, referred to Commerce.
Sponsors
- Mike Klimesh · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 29 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mike Klimesh Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 56 | 39 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 39% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Nay |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baltimore | — | Yea |
| Baudler | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Bearinger | — | Nay |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Nay |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Nay |
| Gaskill | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Nay |
| Hanusa | — | Yea |
| Heartsill | — | Yea |
| Heaton | — | Yea |
| Heddens | — | Nay |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Highfill | — | Yea |
| Hinson | — | Yea |
| Holz | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Huseman | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Nay |
| Kearns | — | Nay |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Koester | — | Yea |
| Landon | — | Yea |
| Lensing | — | Nay |
| Mascher | — | Nay |
| Maxwell | — | Not Voting |
| McConkey | — | Nay |
| McKean | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Not Voting |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Pettengill | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Nay |
| Rizer | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Nay |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Sheets | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Nay |
| Thede | — | Nay |
| Upmeyer | — | Yea |
| Watts | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Nay |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Hanson | — | Nay |
| Meyer | — | Nay |
| Miller | — | Nay |
| Cownie | — | Yea |
| Finkenauer | — | Nay |
| Forbes | — | Nay |
| Forristall | — | Not Voting |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Nay |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Nay |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Nay |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Nay |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Nay |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 44% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Nay |
| Bertrand | — | Nay |
| Bolkcom | — | Nay |
| Boulton | — | Nay |
| Bowman | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Breitbach | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Chelgren | — | Not Voting |
| Hart | — | Nay |
| Hogg | — | Nay |
| Horn | — | Nay |
| Jochum | — | Nay |
| Kapucian | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Nay |
| Lykam | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| McCoy | — | Nay |
| Ragan | — | Nay |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Segebart | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Johnson, D. | — | Nay |
| Danielson | — | Nay |
| Dix | — | Yea |
| Dvorsky | — | Nay |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Feenstra | — | Yea |
| Greene | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Nay |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 56% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Bertrand | — | Nay |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Bowman | — | Yea |
| Breitbach | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Chapman | — | Nay |
| Chelgren | — | Not Voting |
| Greene | — | Nay |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kapucian | — | Nay |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Nay |
| Segebart | — | Nay |
| Zaun | — | Nay |
| Johnson, D. | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Shipley | — | Nay |
| Danielson | — | Yea |
| Dix | — | Nay |
| Dvorsky | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Nay |
| Feenstra | — | Nay |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Nay |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Nay |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 56% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Bertrand | — | Nay |
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Bowman | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Breitbach | — | Nay |
| Chapman | — | Nay |
| Chelgren | — | Not Voting |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kapucian | — | Nay |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Nay |
| Segebart | — | Nay |
| Zaun | — | Nay |
| Johnson, D. | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Shipley | — | Nay |
| Danielson | — | Yea |
| Dix | — | Nay |
| Dvorsky | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Nay |
| Feenstra | — | Nay |
| Greene | — | Nay |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Nay |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Nay |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Nay |
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- SF 376 is sponsored by Mike Klimesh (Republican).
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- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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