Key Votes
HF 946 - Transportation Funding and Gas Tax - Key Vote
Minnesota Key Votes
Stages
- May 21, 2007 House Veto Override Failed
- May 15, 2007 Executive Vetoed
- May 14, 2007 House Conference Report Adopted
- May 14, 2007 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- March 29, 2007 House Concurrence Vote Failed
- March 26, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- March 24, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 13, 2007 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Veto Override Failed (House) (83-50) - May 21, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Transportation Funding and Gas Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto of a bill that appropriates money for transportation purposes and modifies existing transportation taxes and fees.
Highlights:
-Appropriates $3.69 billion for transportation in the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, including $1.18 billion for state road construction [art. 1 (sec. 3)].
-Appropriates $193.8 million for the Metropolitan Council for the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, including $170.67 million for bus transit [art. 1 (sec. 4)].
-Removes the fee caps of $189 and $99 for initial vehicle registration and subsequent renewals [art. 3 (sec. 2)].
-Raises the tax on gasoline from $0.20 to $0.25 by September 1, 2007 [art. 3 (sec. 7)].
-Increases car rental fee from 3% of rental price to 5% [art. 3 (sec. 9)].
-Increases the surcharge for reinstating a driver's license that had been revoked for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol from $40 to $430 [art. 7 (sec. 2)].
Note:
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF ELECTED LEGISLATORS IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - May 15, 2007
Title: Transportation Funding and Gas Tax
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (90-43) - May 14, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Transportation Funding and Gas Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that appropriates money for transportation purposes and modifies existing transportation taxes and fees.
Highlights:
-Appropriates $3.69 billion for transportation in the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, including $1.18 billion for state road construction [art. 1 (sec. 3)].
-Appropriates $193.8 million for the Metropolitan Council for the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, including $170.67 million for bus transit [art. 1 (sec. 4)].
-Removes the fee caps of $189 and $99 for initial vehicle registration and subsequent renewals [art. 3 (sec. 2)].
-Raises the tax on gasoline from $0.20 to $0.25 by September 1, 2007 [art. 3 (sec. 7)].
-Increases car rental fee from 3% of rental price to 5% [art. 3 (sec. 9)].
-Increases the surcharge for reinstating a driver's license that had been revoked for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol from $40 to $430 [art. 7 (sec. 2)].
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) (47-17) - May 14, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Transportation Funding and Gas Tax
Highlights:
-Appropriates $3.69 billion for transportation in the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, including $1.18 billion for state road construction [art. 1 (sec. 3)].
-Appropriates $193.8 million for the Metropolitan Council for the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, including $170.67 million for bus transit [art. 1 (sec. 4)].
-Removes the fee caps of $189 and $99 for initial vehicle registration and subsequent renewals [art. 3 (sec. 2)].
-Raises the tax on gasoline from $0.20 to $0.25 by September 1, 2007 [art. 3 (sec. 7)].
-Increases car rental fee from 3% of rental price to 5% [art. 3 (sec. 9)].
-Increases the surcharge for reinstating a driver's license that had been revoked for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol from $40 to $430 [art. 7 (sec. 2)].
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Failed (House) (131-0) - March 29, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (39-24) - March 26, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Transportation Funding and Gas Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates money for transportation purposes and modifies existing transportation taxes and fees.
Highlights:
- $4.06 billion for transportation over two fiscal years, including $1.24 billion in 2008 and $1.31 billion in 2009 for Trunk highway [Art.1(sec.3)].
- $1.47 billion for state road construction over two fiscal years [Art.1(sec.3)(3)].
- $157.5 million for the Metropolitan Council over two fiscal years, including $146.91 million for bus transit [Art.1(sec.4)].
- Imposes new taxation rate on gasoline, raised from $0.20/gallon to $0.30/gallon by July of 2007 [Art.2(sec.1)].
- Removes the fee caps of $189 and $99 for initial vehicle registration and registration renewals and adjusts the rate of taxation for the registration of a motor vehicle [Art.3(sec.1(h))].
- Imposes a 0.5 percent transportation sales tax on all Twin Cities metropolitan counties, effective in October of 2007 [Art.4(sec.3)].
- The Senate adopted an amendment proposed by Senator Murphy that replaced the title and bill text of HF 946 with the title and bill text of SF 1986.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (83-46) - March 24, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Transportation Funding and Gas Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates money for transportation purposes and modifies existing transportation taxes and fees.
Highlights:
- $3.89 billion for transportation over two fiscal years, including $1.08 billion in 2008 and $1.38 billion in 2009 for Trunk highway [Art.1(sec.3)].
- $1.26 billion for state road construction over two fiscal years [Art.1(sec.3(8))].
- $173.11 million for the Metropolitan Council over two fiscal years, including $146.91 million for bus transit [Art.1(sec.4)].
- Removes the fee caps of $189 and $99 for initial vehicle registration and registration renewals and adjusts the rate of taxation for the registration of a motor vehicle [Art.3(sec.2)(h)].
- Raises the tax on gasoline from $0.20/gallon to $0.25/gallon by July of 2007, and to $0.30/gallon by May of 2008 [Art.3(sec.4)].
- Authorizes each county to levy a wheelage tax of $20/yr on each motor vehicle upon voter approval [Art.5(sec.2(1))].
- Authorizes the Twin Cities metropolitan area to impose a 0.5 percent transportation sales and use tax [Art.5(sec.6.2)].
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 13, 2007
Title: Transportation Funding and Tax on Gasoline
Sponsors
- Bernard 'Bernie' Lieder (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Jim Abeler (MN - R)
- Kathy Brynaert (MN - D)
- Augustine Willie Dominguez (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Erhardt (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Haws (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank D. Hornstein (MN - D)
- Melissa Hortman (MN - D)
- Lyle J. Koenen (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Leon M. Lillie (MN - D)
- Shelley J. Madore (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steve L. Murphy (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Neil W. Peterson (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Linda Slocum (MN - D)
