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Shane Mekeland R

State Representative
Minnesota House of Representatives District 27A
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
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On Record (41)

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Mekeland returns to Capitol for start of 2026 session  MN House of Representatives (.gov)
Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share
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Anaerobic digester or biomass thermal generation facility planning and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Propane school bus deployment program established, report required, and money appropriated.
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Sherburne County authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Individuals who may supervise electrical work modified.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Becker; water treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Certain cities required to modernize certain building project documentation procedures.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requirement to adopt a new residential energy code repealed.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Reporting on accidental discharges of firearms by peace officers required.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Propane school bus deployment program established, report required, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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REAL ID implementation law repealed.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition Act; mRNA injections and products designated as weapons of mass destruction, and mRNA injections and products prohibited.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Administration of gene-based vaccines prohibited, and penalty provided.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Gender-affirming medical care and certain counseling for minors prohibited in the state of Minnesota, and penalties for violations established.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Cost of earned sick and safe time benefits allowed to be included in prevailing wage calculation under certain conditions.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Incumbent electric transmission owner rights eliminated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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All pharmacies required to make ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine available without a prescription.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Private sector equipment training opportunity program established, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Immunization data included on death records.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Community energy transition grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Local government and Tribal approval for all solar projects required.
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Community energy transition grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
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Procedures governing cost recovery for public utility electric generation and transmission assets modified.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Sherburne County; Two Inlets Regional Park funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Becker Township; U.S. Highway 10 and Sherburne County State-Aid Highway 11 interchange funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Becker; refundable tax exemption provided for construction materials.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Big Lake Public School District refundable construction exemption provided.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Becker Public School District refundable construction exemption provided.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Electric generation facility decommission and repurpose plan submission required for a scheduled retirement.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Small modular certificates of need authorized.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Natural gas hookup ban prohibited in residential construction.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Choose Life special license plates established, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Discrimination against an individual prohibited for the refusal of medical interventions for reasons of conscience, including religious conviction.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Big Lake; wastewater treatment plant improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Data center energy generation redundancy provided.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Use of state funds to subsidize or support protests prohibited.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Renewable energy requirements for state-funded construction projects modified.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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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.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring terms not required under state law in homeowners association documents.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Priority position of nonprofit organizations modified to receive certain sate energy grants.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Sports betting authorized if conducted by a horse racing track or Indian Tribe, certain tax required to be imposed on sports betting, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Penalties on employers for failure to notify employees about the Minnesota Paid Leave Law delayed.
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Union members allowed to allocate union dues to local, state, or national organization of their choice.
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Special veterans' license plates created for each branch of the armed forces.
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Multifamily and mixed-use development municipal zoning authority limited.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Residential development regulations limited.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Minnesota Starter Home Act established, and zoning authority of municipalities related to residential developments limited.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Authority provided to the attorney general to enforce laws related to common interest communities.
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Town roads and bridges funding provided, and money appropriated.
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Vehicle registration tax amended for disabled veterans.
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Minnesota declared to be a mining-friendly state.
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Payment transparency required in public contracts.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters funding provided for youth programming, and money appropriated.
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Appropriation for soil and water conservation district aid increased.
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Buffalo; Wright Technical Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
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Wind and solar energy infrastructure disposal restricted.
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Baldwin; base year formula aid provided.
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A resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal constraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for …
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Arson directed at a political organization or motivated by a political purpose penalty enhanced.
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Military service member, veteran, or public official impersonation prohibited for political gain.
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Licensed veterans organizations authorized to use gross profits from lawful gambling for repair, maintenance, or improvement of real property.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Political subdivision bans prohibited on natural gas or propane service to any building.
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Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Crime of disruption of worship services established.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Gambling; prize and ticket limits modified.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Persons convicted of a crime of violence made ineligible for MFIP, medical assistance and food support, and MinnesotaCare.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Common interest communities rights and duties modified, unit owner rights modified, termination threshold modified, meet and confer process established, notice of meetings modified, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Victim of a crime prohibited from being charged of a crime for towing or impounding a motor vehicle, sale prohibited of motor vehicle that is a crime victim's vehicle for 180 days, reimbursement provided for a crime victim's vehicle that …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Legislative approval required to extend a declared emergency beyond five days, citizen rights protected, legislative enactment required before certain executive orders and rules may have the force and effect of law, terms defined, and criminal penalties repealed.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share