1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a baby bonus within the 1.3 Minnesota child credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0661, by 1.4 adding a subdivision. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0661, is amended by adding a subdivision 1.7to read: 1.8 Subd. 3a.Baby bonus.(a) The credit amount under subdivision 3 is increased by $400 1.9for each qualifying child of the taxpayer that was born during the taxable year. 1.10 (b) The commissioner must disregard credit amounts under this subdivision for the 1.11purposes of determining a taxpayer's minimum credit amount under subdivision 9. 1.12 (c) The commissioner may establish a process to allow a taxpayer to request an advance 1.13payment of the additional amount under this subdivision. 1.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 1.1531, 2024. 1Section 1. 25-04561 as introduced03/05/25 REVISOR EAP/BM SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 2548NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading03/13/2025 Referred to Taxes