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MinnesotaSF 417194th Legislature, 2025-2026SenateWALLET

Vacating tenants submetered utility service final billing provision and payment of rent by tenants provisions modifications

Sponsored By: Lindsey Port (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Renters get stronger rent payment protections

Minnesota landlords must give written receipts for cash rent payments: immediately for in-person payments, or within three business days otherwise. If a landlord allows or requires a digital payment platform, these protections cover landlord-run systems and contracted vendors. When the platform fails, the landlord must offer a fee-free alternative. Once the landlord knows of the outage, they must restore access or offer another payment method as soon as practical. Landlords cannot take action against tenants, including eviction or late fees, for nonpayment caused by the platform or alternative failing. Tenants can use this protection as a defense against eviction for nonpayment. A violating eviction case must be dismissed, and tenants are entitled to reasonable lawyer fees and other fair court relief.

Clearer final utility bills for renters

Minnesota landlords can estimate final submetered or apportioned utility bills if the provider's actual bill has not arrived by move-out. These rules cover separately measured utility use and shared utility costs divided among tenants. The estimate must use the tenant's immediately preceding billing period. It must be prorated for the days between that period's end and the move-out date. Beyond utility charges, landlords can add only an authorized billing fee and an authorized late fee. The late fee can cover only unpaid charges from that immediately preceding billing period.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lindsey Port

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Doron Clark

    Democratic • Senate

  • Howard

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Igo

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Eric Lucero

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 264 • No: 3

Senate vote • 5/4/2026

Third Reading

Yes: 63 • No: 3

House vote • 4/30/2026

Passage, as amended

Yes: 134 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/20/2026

Third Reading

Yes: 67 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Secretary of State Chapter 81

    5/12/2026Senate

  2. Governor's action Approval

    5/12/2026Senate

  3. Presented to Governor

    5/11/2026House

  4. Third reading Passed as amended vote: 63-3

    5/4/2026Senate

  5. Senate concurred and repassed bill 2

    5/4/2026Senate

  6. Returned from House with amendmenta

    5/4/2026Senate

  7. Bill was passed as amended vote: 134-0

    4/30/2026House

  8. Third reading as amended

    4/30/2026House

  9. Amendeda

    4/30/2026House

  10. House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day 04/30/26

    4/28/2026House

  11. Second reading

    4/23/2026House

  12. Bills not identical, SF substituted on General Register

    4/23/2026House

  13. Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF3951

    4/22/2026House

  14. Received from Senate

    4/22/2026House

  15. Third reading Passed vote: 67-0

    4/20/2026Senate

  16. Special Order

    4/20/2026Senate

  17. Author added Clark

    4/14/2026Senate

  18. Second reading

    4/7/2026Senate

  19. Comm report: To pass as amendeda 1

    4/7/2026Senate

  20. Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety

    3/5/2026Senate

  21. Introduction and first reading

    3/5/2026Senate

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