Rulemaking docket for Minnesota Rules Chapter 3801

Minnesota Rules, Chapter 3801, Licensing

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is proposing rule amendments to Minnesota Rules, chapter 3801, “Electrical Procedures and Training.” The Department is proposing rules that update requirements for the approval of electrical equipment to eliminate outdated terminology and references, as well as update and clarify requirements for electrical permits. The proposed amendments also repeal parts 3801.3820 through 3801.3885 that are the requirements for the approval of electrical training programs. The Minnesota Board of Electricity has the authority to adopt requirements for the approval of electrical training programs and will adopt those requirements as amendments to chapter 3800 as a part of a contemporaneous rulemaking. View the rulemaking docket for chapter 3800. 

Published notices and comment periods

• View the Request for Comments, which was published in State Register, on Aug. 18, 2025.

• View the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt, which was published in the State Register, on Dec. 22, 2025.

• View the Notice of Adoption, which was published in the State Register on March 23, 2026.

Availability of rule draft(s) and statement of need and reasonableness

• View a draft of the proposed rules.

• View a draft of the statement of need and reasonableness.

Requests for hearing; date and place of hearing

The Department did not receive 25 requests for hearing by the end of the comment period on Jan. 21, 2026. The hearing scheduled for Feb. 26, 2026, has been cancelled.

ALJ reports and orders 

Administrative Law Judge Joseph Meyer is assigned to this rulemaking. Judge Joseph Meyer approved the rules on Feb. 19, 2026. A copy of the Judge’s report can be found online.

Date the rule was filed with Secretary of State and the effective date of the rule as adopted

TThe rules were filed with the Secretary of State on Feb. 27, 2026. The rules became effective on March 30, 2026.

Written comments, questions and requests

The board did not receive any comments about this rulemaking. 

Contact person for procedural questions and to submit comments:  Krystle Conley
Email:  dli.rules@state.mn.us
Phone:  651-284-5006

Contact the persons above for additional information about the planned rule, to receive rule notices, to receive rule drafts if available, to provide comments, or to view comments or requests for hearing that have been submitted.

Comments and questions may also be submitted by U.S. mail, to the contact person listed above, at: Department of Labor and Industry, 443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN 55155.

Comments received after 4:30 p.m. will be considered received on the next state business day the Department of Labor and Industry is open.