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HF 2337 - Repeals Business Property Taxes - Key Vote

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Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) -
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) (41-25) - (Key vote)

Title: Repeals Business Property Taxes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

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Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (73-57) - (Key vote)

Title: Repeals Business Property Taxes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Project Vote Smart staff and volunteers are working hard to produce a clear and accurate summary of the contents of the bill. At this time, we have posted the voting record for HF 2337 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as possible.

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Legislation - Concurrence Vote Failed (House) -
Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that modifies the Minnesota tax code.

Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (34-26) -

Title: Repeals Business Property Taxes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that modifies the Minnesota tax code.

Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (72-62) - (Key vote)

Title: Repeals Business Property Taxes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that modifies the Minnesota tax code.

Highlights:
  • Modifies the state property tax for commercial-industrial and seasonal-recreation properties in the following way (Art. 1, Sec. 2):
    • The base state general levy will remain at 2012 levels for 2013;
    • Beginning with taxes payable in 2014, the levy will be reduced by 8.33% per year     until 2024; and
    • From 2025 onwards the levy will be $0.
  • Amends the current definition of “rent constituting property taxes”, which is the amount of rent that serves as the basis for claiming a property tax refund, from being 17% to 15% of the gross rent paid or an amount paid in lieu of property taxes (Art. 1, Sec. 7).
  • Amends the qualifications for senior or disabled claimants for renter property tax refunds so that the maximum qualifying income will decrease from $41,820 to $40,000 (Art. 1, Sec. 9).
  • Amends the qualifications for non-senior, non-disabled claimants for renters property tax refunds so that the maximum qualifying income will be $25,000 (Art. 1, Sec. 10).
  • Increases the annual limit on tax credits given to qualified investors who have invested in qualified small businesses from $12 million to $17 million, effective from 2012 to 2014 (Art. 2, Sec. 3).
  • Establishes a state income tax credit for the employment of veterans wherein the state credit equals 150% of the federal work opportunity credit specified in Sec. 51 of the IRS Code (Art. 2, Sec. 11).
  • Exempts sales of lodging, beverages, food, and alcohol between an established religious order and an institution of higher learning affiliated with that religious order from sales tax (Art. 3, Sec. 5).
  • Establishes a funding program to provide grants for qualified employers who provide academic internships to eligible students in non-metropolitan areas of Minnesota the total amount of which  shall not exceed $1.25 million per fiscal year. (Art. 5, Sec.1).
  • Establishes a tax reform commission in the legislative branch to study the tax revenue system and provide recommendations to the legislature (Art. 5, Sec. 11).
  • Establishes a task force designed to identify issues and make recommendations to the legislature on the design and content of truth in taxation statements (Art. 1, Sec. 29).
Legislation - Introduced (House) -

Title: Repeals Business Property Taxes

Sponsors

  • Gregory M. Davids (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
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