Minnesota 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF765 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/27/2025

                    1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying certain definitions for purposes of​
1.3 certain regional sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections​
1.4 297A.9915, subdivision 1; 297A.9925, subdivisions 1, 2.​
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.9915, subdivision 1, is amended to​
1.7read:​
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have​
1.9the meanings given.​
1.10 (b) "Metropolitan area" means the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,​
1.11Scott, and Washington has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 2.​
1.12 (c) "Metropolitan Council" or "council" means the Metropolitan Council established by​
1.13section 473.123.​
1.14 (d) "Regional transportation sales tax" means the regional transportation sales and use​
1.15tax imposed under this section.​
1.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June​
1.1730, 2025.​
1.18 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.9925, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1.19 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have​
1.20the meanings given.​
1​Sec. 2.​
25-01777 as introduced​01/21/25 REVISOR EAP/AC​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 765​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: DRAHEIM, Lieske, Pratt, Anderson and Lucero)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​01/30/2025​
Referred to Taxes​ 2.1 (b) "Metropolitan Council" or "council" means the Metropolitan Council established by​
2.2section 473.123.​
2.3 (c) "Metropolitan county area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision​
2.44 2.​
2.5 (d) "Metropolitan sales tax" means the metropolitan region sales and use tax imposed​
2.6under this section.​
2.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June​
2.830, 2025.​
2.9 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.9925, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
2.10 Subd. 2.Sales tax imposition; rate.Notwithstanding section 473.123, subdivision 1,​
2.11the Metropolitan Council must impose a metropolitan region sales and use tax at a rate of​
2.120.25 percent on retail sales made in the metropolitan counties area or to a destination in the​
2.13metropolitan counties area.​
2.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June​
2.1530, 2025.​
2​Sec. 3.​
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