Community solar garden named for Melissa Hortman.
This bill (HF 3556) is a naming resolution that commemorates Melissa Hortman by designating Minnesota's community solar garden program as the "Melissa Hortman Community Solar Garden Program." It does not change any program rules, funding, or operations - it only adds a short title to Minnesota Statutes section 216B.1641. The bill directly honors Melissa Hortman, a former state legislator, through this naming. It is procedural and has no policy impact beyond the name change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 23, 2026
Signed Apr 14, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 14, 2026
Signed into law
Governor's action Approval 04/14/26
executive
Apr 14, 2026
Introduced
Secretary of State, Filed 04/14/2026
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Signed into law
Governor approval 04/14/2026
executive
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF3800, now on General Orders
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Received from House
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy
lower
1 primary · 34 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patty Acomb
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Alex Falconer
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Andy Smith
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Anquam Mahamoud
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Athena Hollins
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Brad Tabke
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
David Gottfried
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Esther Agbaje
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Ginny Klevorn
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Heather Keeler
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Jamie Long
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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