| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the exemption for firearm storage |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 units; providing an exemption for firearm safety devices; amending Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes 2024, section 297A.67, subdivision 40. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.67, subdivision 40, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 40.Firearm safety devices; firearm storage units.(a) Safety devices and secure |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8firearm storage units are exempt. For the purposes of this subdivision: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (1) "firearm safety device" means: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (i) a device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11being operated without first deactivating the device; or |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (ii) a device to be equipped or installed on a firearm that is designed to prevent the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13operation of the firearm by anyone who does not have authorized access to the firearm; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (2) "secure firearm storage unit" means a container that is fully enclosed and locked by |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15a padlock, keylock, combination lock, or similar locking device, and is either specifically |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16designed for the safe storage of firearms or sold for that purpose by a federally licensed |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17firearms dealer; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (2) (3) "firearm" has the meaning provided in section 97A.015, subdivision 19. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (b) A firearm sold with a firearm safety device already installed on it is treated as the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20sale of a firearm and not the sale of a firearm safety device. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR EAP/BM 25-0070111/22/24 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 1203 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Gomez02/19/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes 2.1 (b) (c) The seller of a firearm safety device or secure firearm storage unit must neither |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2collect, nor transmit to any private or public entity, any personal data of or information |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3about a purchaser resulting from a sale eligible for the exemption under this subdivision. If |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4information about the purchase or transfer of a firearm safety device or firearm storage unit |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5is required to be collected by a government entity, all data pertaining to that purchase or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6transfer are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.930, 2025. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 40 | 40 | | REVISOR EAP/BM 25-0070111/22/24 |
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