Minnesota SF 1640: Certain exemptions establishment from taxes and fees on motor vehicles for volunteer firefighters

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to transportation; establishing certain exemptions from taxes and fees on​
1.3 motor vehicles for volunteer firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,​
1.4 section 168.012, subdivision 13.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.012, subdivision 13, is amended to read:​
1.7 Subd. 13.Vehicles registered by certain veterans owners.(a) For purposes of this​
1.8 subdivision, "eligible owner" means any of the following:​
1.9 (1) a veteran with a total service-connected disability, as defined in section 171.01,​
1.10 subdivision 51; and​
1.11 (2) an active member of a volunteer fire department who provides documentation from​
1.12 the chief of the fire department.​
1.13 (b) A passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle​
1.14 registered by a veteran with a total service-connected disability, as defined in section 171.01,​
1.15 subdivision 51, an eligible owner is not subject to:​
1.16 (1) registration taxes under this chapter;​
1.17 (2) administrative fees imposed under subdivision 1c;​
1.18 (3) filing fees and surcharges imposed under section 168.33, subdivision 7; or​
1.19 (4) plate and validation sticker fees imposed under this chapter, including but not limited​
1.20 to:​
1.21 (i) fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5;​
1​Section 1.​
25-01817 as introduced​01/09/25 REVISOR KRB/BM​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1640​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Seeberger and Abeler)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​445​02/20/2025​
Referred to Transportation​
Author added Seeberger​627​03/03/2025​
Author added Abeler​674​03/06/2025​

2.1 (ii) fees identified in any section authorizing special plates; and​
2.2 (iii) transfer fees.​
2.3 (b) (c) The exemptions under this subdivision apply to a motor vehicle that is jointly​
2.4 registered by a qualifying veteran an eligible owner and a spouse or domestic partner.​
2.5 (c) (d) The fees identified under paragraph (a) (b), clause (4), do not include:​
2.6 (1) a fee for personalized plates under section 168.12, subdivision 2a; or​
2.7 (2) a required contribution or donation for a special plate, including but not limited to​
2.8 a contribution under sections 168.1255, subdivision 1, clause (6); 168.1258, subdivision 1,​
2.9 clause (4); 168.1259, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5); 168.1287, subdivision 1,​
2.10 clause (5); 168.129, subdivision 1, clause (5); 168.1295, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause​
2.11 (5); 168.1296, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5); and 168.1299, subdivision 1, clause​
2.12 (3).​
2.13 (d) A qualifying veteran (e) An eligible owner may register no more than two motor​
2.14 vehicles at the same time with the exemptions under this subdivision. Nothing in this​
2.15 paragraph prevents registration of additional motor vehicles as otherwise provided in this​
2.16 chapter.​
2.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and​
2.18 applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after January 1, 2026.​
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25-01817 as introduced​01/09/25 REVISOR KRB/BM​