Minnesota SF 2879: Veterans with a disability exemption from certain registration taxes, license plate fees, title fees, driver's license and identification card fees and motor vehicle sales taxes authorization

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to transportation; providing certain exemptions from taxes and fees for​
1.3 eligible veterans with a disability, including certain registration taxes, license plates​
1.4 fees, title fees, driver's license and identification card fees, and motor vehicle sales​
1.5 taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 163.051, subdivision 1; 168.012,​
1.6 by adding a subdivision; 168A.29, by adding a subdivision; 171.01, by adding a​
1.7 subdivision; 171.06, by adding a subdivision; 297B.03.​
1.8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 163.051, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1.10 Subdivision 1.Tax authorized.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the board of​
1.11 commissioners of each county is authorized to levy by resolution a wheelage tax at the rate​
1.12 specified in paragraph (b), on each motor vehicle that is kept in such county when not in​
1.13 operation and that is subject to annual registration and taxation under chapter 168. The​
1.14 board may provide by resolution for collection of the wheelage tax by county officials or​
1.15 it may request that the tax be collected by the state registrar of motor vehicles. The state​
1.16 registrar of motor vehicles shall collect such tax on behalf of the county if requested, as​
1.17 provided in subdivision 2.​
1.18 (b) The wheelage tax under this section is at the rate of:​
1.19 (1) from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2017, $10 per year for each county​
1.20 that authorizes the tax; and​
1.21 (2) on and after January 1, 2018, up to $20 per year, in any increment of a whole dollar,​
1.22 as specified by each county that authorizes the tax.​
1.23 (c) The following vehicles are exempt from the wheelage tax:​
1​Section 1.​
22-05775 as introduced​01/31/22 REVISOR KRB/NB​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2879​NINETY-SECOND SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: NEWTON and Eken)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​4893​02/03/2022​
Referred to Transportation Finance and Policy​
Author added Eken​4999​02/14/2022​

2.1 (1) motorcycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 44;​
2.2 (2) motorized bicycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 45; and​
2.3 (3) motorized foot scooters, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 46.; and​
2.4 (4) vehicles that meet the requirements under section 168.012, subdivision 13.​
2.5 (d) For any county that authorized the tax prior to May 24, 2013, the wheelage tax​
2.6 continues at the rate provided under paragraph (b).​
2.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and​
2.8 applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after January 1, 2023.​
2.9 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.012, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
2.10 read:​
2.11 Subd. 13.Vehicles registered by certain veterans.(a) A passenger automobile, one-ton​
2.12 pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle registered by a veteran with a total​
2.13 service-connected disability, as defined in section 171.01, subdivision 51, is not subject to:​
2.14 (1) registration taxes under this chapter;​
2.15 (2) administrative fees imposed under subdivision 1c;​
2.16 (3) filing fees imposed under section 168.33, subdivision 7; or​
2.17 (4) plate and validation sticker fees imposed under this chapter, including but not limited​
2.18 to:​
2.19 (i) fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5;​
2.20 (ii) fees identified in any section authorizing special plates; and​
2.21 (iii) transfer fees.​
2.22 (b) The fees identified under paragraph (a), clause (4), do not include:​
2.23 (1) a fee for personalized plates under section 168.12, subdivision 2a; or​
2.24 (2) a required contribution or donation for a special plate, including but not limited to​
2.25 a contribution under sections 168.1255, subdivision 1, clause (6); 168.129, subdivision 1,​
2.26 clause (5); 168.1295, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5); 168.1296, subdivision 1,​
2.27 paragraph (a), clause (5); and 168.1299, subdivision 1, clause (3).​
2.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and​
2.29 applies to taxes and fees payable for a registration period starting on or after January 1,​
2.30 2023.​
2​Sec. 2.​
22-05775 as introduced​01/31/22 REVISOR KRB/NB​

3.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.29, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
3.2 read:​
3.3 Subd. 4.Exemption; vehicles for certain veterans.The department must not impose​
3.4 any fee under subdivision 1 if the certificate of title is being issued to a person and for a​
3.5 vehicle meeting the requirements under section 168.012, subdivision 13.​
3.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2023.​
3.7 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
3.8 read:​
3.9 Subd. 51.Veteran with a total service-connected disability."Veteran with a total​
3.10 service