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HF 1439

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/08/2023 10:24am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
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A bill for an act
relating to taxation; property; modifying property tax refunds; establishing property
tax credits; modifying classification rates; proposing transition aid; reducing the
state general levy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 273.11, subdivision 23; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 34, 35; 273.1392;
273.1393; 275.025, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivision 3; 290A.04, subdivision
2h; 290B.03, subdivision 1; 290B.04, subdivisions 3, 4; 290B.05, subdivision 1;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; 477A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.11, subdivision 23, is amended to read:


Subd. 23.

First tier valuation limit; agricultural homestead property.

(a) The
commissioner of revenue shall annually certify the first tier limit for agricultural homestead
property. For assessment year deleted text begin2010deleted text endnew text begin 2024new text end, the limit is deleted text begin$1,140,000deleted text endnew text begin $2,500,000new text end. Beginning
with assessment year deleted text begin2011deleted text endnew text begin 2025new text end, the limit is the product of (i) the first tier limit for the
preceding assessment year, and (ii) the ratio of the statewide average taxable market value
of agricultural property per acre of deeded farm land in the preceding assessment year to
the statewide average taxable market value of agricultural property per acre of deeded farm
land for the second preceding assessment year. The limit shall be rounded to the nearest
$10,000.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "agricultural property" means all class 2a
property under section 273.13, subdivision 23, except for property consisting of the house,
garage, and immediately surrounding one acre of land of an agricultural homestead.

(c) The commissioner shall certify the limit by January 2 of each assessment year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with assessment year 2024.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 22, is amended to read:


Subd. 22.

Class 1.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision 23 and in paragraphs (b) and
(c), real estate which is residential and used for homestead purposes is class 1a. In the case
of a duplex or triplex in which one of the units is used for homestead purposes, the entire
property is deemed to be used for homestead purposes. The market value of class 1a property
must be determined based upon the value of the house, garage, and land.

The first $500,000 of market value of class 1a property has a net classification rate of
one percent of its market value; and the market value of class 1a property that exceeds
$500,000 has a classification rate of 1.25 percent of its market value.

(b) Class 1b property includes homestead real estate or homestead manufactured homes
used for the purposes of a homestead by:

(1) any person who is blind as defined in section 256D.35, or the person who is blind
and the spouse of the person who is blind;

(2) any person who is permanently and totally disabled or by the person with a disability
and the spouse of the person with a disability; or

(3) the surviving spouse of a veteran who was permanently and totally disabled
homesteading a property classified under this paragraph for taxes payable in 2008.

Property is classified and assessed under clause (2) only if the government agency or
income-providing source certifies, upon the request of the homestead occupant, that the
homestead occupant satisfies the disability requirements of this paragraph, and that the
property is not eligible for the valuation exclusion under subdivision 34.

Property is classified and assessed under paragraph (b) only if the commissioner of
revenue or the county assessor certifies that the homestead occupant satisfies the requirements
of this paragraph.

Permanently and totally disabled for the purpose of this subdivision means a condition
which is permanent in nature and totally incapacitates the person from working at an
occupation which brings the person an income. The first $50,000 market value of class 1b
property has a net classification rate of .45 percent of its market value. The remaining market
value of class 1b property is classified as class 1a or class 2a property, whichever is
appropriate.

(c) Class 1c property is commercial use real and personal property that abuts public
water as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 15, or abuts a state trail administered by
the Department of Natural Resources, and is devoted to temporary and seasonal residential
occupancy for recreational purposes but not devoted to commercial purposes for more than
250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment, and that includes a portion used as
a homestead by the owner, which includes a dwelling occupied as a homestead by a
shareholder of a corporation that owns the resort, a partner in a partnership that owns the
resort, or a member of a limited liability company that owns the resort even if the title to
the homestead is held by the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company. For
purposes of this paragraph, property is devoted to a commercial purpose on a specific day
if any portion of the property, excluding the portion used exclusively as a homestead, is
used for residential occupancy and a fee is charged for residential occupancy. Class 1c
property must contain three or more rental units. A "rental unit" is defined as a cabin,
condominium, townhouse, sleeping room, or individual camping site equipped with water
and electrical hookups for recreational vehicles. Class 1c property must provide recreational
activities such as the rental of ice fishing houses, boats and motors, snowmobiles, downhill
or cross-country ski equipment; provide marina services, launch services, or guide services;
or sell bait and fishing tackle. Any unit in which the right to use the property is transferred
to an individual or entity by deeded interest, or the sale of shares or stock, no longer qualifies
for class 1c even though it may remain available for rent. A camping pad offered for rent
by a property that otherwise qualifies for class 1c is also class 1c, regardless of the term of
the rental agreement, as long as the use of the camping pad does not exceed 250 days. If
the same owner owns two separate parcels that are located in the same township, and one
of those properties is classified as a class 1c property and the other would be eligible to be
classified as a class 1c property if it was used as the homestead of the owner, both properties
will be assessed as a single class 1c property; for purposes of this sentence, properties are
deemed to be owned by the same owner if each of them is owned by a limited liability
company, and both limited liability companies have the same membership. The portion of
the property used as a homestead is class 1a property under paragraph (a). The remainder
of the property is classified as follows: the first deleted text begin$600,000deleted text endnew text begin $850,000new text end of market value is tier
I, the next deleted text begin$1,700,000deleted text endnew text begin $2,250,000new text end of market value is tier II, and any remaining market value
is tier III. The classification rates for class 1c are: tier I, 0.50 percent; tier II, 1.0 percent;
and tier III, 1.25 percent. Owners of real and personal property devoted to temporary and
seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes in which all or a portion of the
property was devoted to commercial purposes for not more than 250 days in the year
preceding the year of assessment desiring classification as class 1c, must submit a declaration
to the assessor designating the cabins or units occupied for 250 days or less in the year
preceding the year of assessment by January 15 of the assessment year. Those cabins or
units and a proportionate share of the land on which they are located must be designated as
class 1c as otherwise provided. The remainder of the cabins or units and a proportionate
share of the land on which they are located must be designated as class 3a commercial. The
owner of property desiring designation as class 1c property must provide guest registers or
other records demonstrating that the units for which class 1c designation is sought were not
occupied for more than 250 days in the year preceding the assessment if so requested. The
portion of a property operated as a (1) restaurant, (2) bar, (3) gift shop, (4) conference center
or meeting room, and (5) other nonresidential facility operated on a commercial basis not
directly related to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes
does not qualify for class 1c.

(d) Class 1d property includes structures that meet all of the following criteria:

(1) the structure is located on property that is classified as agricultural property under
section 273.13, subdivision 23;

(2) the structure is occupied exclusively by seasonal farm workers during the time when
they work on that farm, and the occupants are not charged rent for the privilege of occupying
the property, provided that use of the structure for storage of farm equipment and produce
does not disqualify the property from classification under this paragraph;

(3) the structure meets all applicable health and safety requirements for the appropriate
season; and

(4) the structure is not salable as residential property because it does not comply with
local ordinances relating to location in relation to streets or roads.

The market value of class 1d property has the same classification rates as class 1a property
under paragraph (a).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with assessment year 2024
and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 34, is amended to read:


Subd. 34.

Homestead of veteran with a disability or family caregiver.

(a) All or a
portion of the market value of property owned by a veteran and serving as the veteran's
homestead under this section is excluded in determining the property's taxable market value
if the veteran has a service-connected disability of 70 percent or more as certified by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs. To qualify for exclusion under this subdivision,
the veteran must have been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces, as
indicated by United States Government Form DD214 or other official military discharge
papers.

(b)(1) For a disability rating of 70 percent or more, $150,000 of market value is excluded,
except as provided in clause (2); and

(2) for a total (100 percent) and permanent disability, $300,000 of market value is
excluded.

(c) If a veteran with a disability qualifying for a valuation exclusion under paragraph
(b), clause (2), predeceases the veteran's spouse, and if upon the death of the veteran the
spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the homestead and permanently resides there,
the exclusion shall carry over to the benefit of the veteran's spouse until such time as the
spouse remarries, or sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of the property, except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (n). Qualification under this paragraph requires an application under
paragraph (h), and a spouse must notify the assessor if there is a change in the spouse's
marital status, ownership of the property, or use of the property as a permanent residence.new text begin
If a spouse previously received the exclusion under this paragraph, but the exclusion expired
prior to assessment year 2019 before the eligibility time period for surviving spouses was
changed to a lifetime benefit, the spouse may reapply under paragraph (h) for the exclusion
under this paragraph.
new text end

(d) If the spouse of a member of any branch or unit of the United States armed forces
who dies due to a service-connected cause while serving honorably in active service, as
indicated on United States Government Form DD1300 or DD2064, holds the legal or
beneficial title to a homestead and permanently resides there, the spouse is entitled to the
benefit described in paragraph (b), clause (2), until such time as the spouse remarries or
sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of the property, except as otherwise provided in
paragraph (n).new text begin If a spouse previously received the exclusion under this paragraph, but the
exclusion expired prior to assessment year 2019 before the eligibility time period for
surviving spouses was changed to a lifetime benefit, the spouse may reapply under paragraph
(h) for the exclusion under this paragraph.
new text end

(e) If a veteran meets the disability criteria of paragraph (a) but does not own property
classified as homestead in the state of Minnesota, then the homestead of the veteran's primary
family caregiver, if any, is eligible for the exclusion that the veteran would otherwise qualify
for under paragraph (b).

(f) In the case of an agricultural homestead, only the portion of the property consisting
of the house and garage and immediately surrounding one acre of land qualifies for the
valuation exclusion under this subdivision.

(g) A property qualifying for a valuation exclusion under this subdivision is not eligible
for the market value exclusion under subdivision 35, or classification under subdivision 22,
paragraph (b).

(h) To qualify for a valuation exclusion under this subdivision a property owner must
apply to the assessor by December 31 of the first assessment year for which the exclusion
is sought. Except as provided in paragraph (c), the owner of a property that has been accepted
for a valuation exclusion must notify the assessor if there is a change in ownership of the
property or in the use of the property as a homestead.

(i) A first-time application by a qualifying spouse for the market value exclusion under
paragraph (d) must be made any time within two years of the death of the service membernew text begin,
within two years of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Dependency and
Indemnity Compensation determination, or by December 31, 2024, whichever is later. A
qualifying spouse whose application was previously denied may reapply, pursuant to this
paragraph, by December 31, 2024
new text end.

(j) For purposes of this subdivision:

(1) "active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05;

(2) "own" means that the person's name is present as an owner on the property deed;

(3) "primary family caregiver" means a person who is approved by the secretary of the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs for assistance as the primary provider of
personal care services for an eligible veteran under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance
for Family Caregivers, codified as United States Code, title 38, section 1720G; and

(4) "veteran" has the meaning given the term in section 197.447.

(k) If a veteran dying after December 31, 2011, did not apply for or receive the exclusion
under paragraph (b), clause (2), before dying, the veteran's spouse is entitled to the benefit
under paragraph (b), clause (2), until the spouse remarries or sells, transfers, or otherwise
disposes of the property, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (n), if:

(1) the spouse files a first-time application within two years of the death of the service
membernew text begin, within two years of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Dependency
and Indemnity Compensation determination, if applicable,
new text end or by deleted text beginJune 1, 2019deleted text endnew text begin December
31, 2024
new text end, whichever is laternew text begin. A spouse whose application was previously denied may reapply,
pursuant to this paragraph, by December 31, 2024
new text end;

(2) upon the death of the veteran, the spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the
homestead and permanently resides there;

(3) the veteran met the honorable discharge requirements of paragraph (a); and

(4) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs certifies that:

(i) the veteran met the total (100 percent) and permanent disability requirement under
paragraph (b), clause (2); or

(ii) the spouse has been awarded dependency and indemnity compensation.

(l) The purpose of this provision of law providing a level of homestead property tax
relief for veterans with a disability, their primary family caregivers, and their surviving
spouses is to help ease the burdens of war for those among our state's citizens who bear
those burdens most heavily.

(m) By July 1, the county veterans service officer must certify the disability rating and
permanent address of each veteran receiving the benefit under paragraph (b) to the assessor.

(n) A spouse who received the benefit in paragraph (c), (d), or (k) but no longer holds
the legal or beneficial title to the property may continue to receive the exclusion for a
property other than the property for which the exclusion was initially granted until the spouse
remarries or sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of the property, provided that:

(1) the spouse applies under paragraph (h) for the continuation of the exclusion allowed
under this paragraph;

(2) the spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the property for which the continuation
of the exclusion is sought under this paragraph, and permanently resides there;

(3) the estimated market value of the property for which the exclusion is sought under
this paragraph is less than or equal to the estimated market value of the property that first
received the exclusion, based on the value of each property on the date of the sale of the
property that first received the exclusion; and

(4) the spouse has not previously received the benefit under this paragraph for a property
other than the property for which the exclusion is sought.

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new text begin This section is effective for assessment year 2023 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 35, is amended to read:


Subd. 35.

Homestead market value exclusion.

(a) Prior to determining a property's
net tax capacity under this section, property classified as class 1a or 1b under subdivision
22, and the portion of property classified as class 2a under subdivision 23 consisting of the
house, garage, and surrounding one acre of land, shall be eligible for a market value exclusion
as determined under paragraph (b).

(b) For a homestead valued at deleted text begin$76,000deleted text endnew text begin $95,000new text end or less, the exclusion is 40 percent of
market value. For a homestead valued between deleted text begin$76,000deleted text endnew text begin $95,000new text end and deleted text begin$413,800deleted text endnew text begin $517,200new text end,
the exclusion is deleted text begin$30,400deleted text endnew text begin $38,000new text end minus nine percent of the valuation over deleted text begin$76,000deleted text endnew text begin $95,000new text end.
For a homestead valued at deleted text begin$413,800deleted text endnew text begin $517,200new text end or more, there is no valuation exclusion. The
valuation exclusion shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar, and may not be less than
zero.

(c) Any valuation exclusions or adjustments under section 273.11 shall be applied prior
to determining the amount of the valuation exclusion under this subdivision.

(d) In the case of a property that is classified as part homestead and part nonhomestead,
(i) the exclusion shall apply only to the homestead portion of the property, but (ii) if a portion
of a property is classified as nonhomestead solely because not all the owners occupy the
property, not all the owners have qualifying relatives occupying the property, or solely
because not all the spouses of owners occupy the property, the exclusion amount shall be
initially computed as if that nonhomestead portion were also in the homestead class and
then prorated to the owner-occupant's percentage of ownership. For the purpose of this
section, when an owner-occupant's spouse does not occupy the property, the percentage of
ownership for the owner-occupant spouse is one-half of the couple's ownership percentage.

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new text begin This section is effective for assessment year 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [273.1388] AGRICULTURAL RIPARIAN BUFFER CREDIT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin Class 2a and 2b property under section 273.13, subdivision
23, containing a riparian buffer as defined in section 103F.48, not including land enrolled
in and generating payments under a state or federal conservation reserve or easement program
under sections 103F.501 to 103F.531, is eligible to receive the credit under this section,
provided that the landowner follows the requirements of section 103F.48. Eligible land must
be certified by the local soil and water conservation district to the county assessor. This
certification is effective until the local soil and water conservation district notifies the
assessor that qualified land is no longer eligible for a credit under the requirements of this
section. The local soil and water conservation districts must annually notify their county
assessor of any qualified land that is no longer eligible for a credit under the requirements
of this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Credit amount. new text end

new text begin For each qualifying property, the agricultural riparian buffer
credit is equal to the amount of net tax capacity-based property tax attributable to the portion
of the property eligible under subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Credit reimbursement. new text end

new text begin The county auditor must determine the tax reductions
allowed under this section within the county for each taxes payable year and must certify
that amount to the commissioner of revenue as part of the data required under section
270C.85, subdivision 2. Any prior year adjustments must also be certified as part of the
data required under section 270C.85, subdivision 2. The commissioner must review the
certifications for accuracy and may make such changes as are deemed necessary or return
the certification to the county auditor for correction. The credit under this section must be
used to proportionately reduce the net tax capacity-based property tax payable to each local
taxing jurisdiction as provided in section 273.1393.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Payment. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of revenue shall reimburse each local taxing
jurisdiction, other than school districts, for the tax reductions granted under this section in
two equal installments on October 31 and December 26 of the taxes payable year for which
the reductions are granted, including in each payment the prior year adjustments certified
under section 270C.85, subdivision 2, for that taxes payable year.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of revenue shall certify the total of the tax reductions granted
under this section for each taxes payable year within each school district to the commissioner
of education and the commissioner of education must pay the reimbursement amounts to
each school district as provided in section 273.1392.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin An amount sufficient to make the payments required by this
section to taxing jurisdictions, other than school districts, is annually appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of revenue. An amount sufficient to make the payments
required by this section for school districts is annually appropriated from the general fund
to the commissioner of education.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with taxes payable in 2025.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.1392, is amended to read:


273.1392 PAYMENT; SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

The amounts of bovine tuberculosis credit reimbursements under section 273.113;
conservation tax credits under section 273.119; disaster or emergency reimbursement under
sections 273.1231 to 273.1235; agricultural credits under sections 273.1384 deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end 273.1387new text begin,
and 273.1388
new text end; aids and credits under section 273.1398; enterprise zone property credit
payments under section 469.171; deleted text beginanddeleted text end metropolitan agricultural preserve reduction under
section 473H.10new text begin; and electric generation transition aid under section 477A.23new text end for school
districts, shall be certified to the Department of Education by the Department of Revenue.
The amounts so certified shall be paid according to section 127A.45, subdivisions 9, 10,
and 13.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.1393, is amended to read:


273.1393 COMPUTATION OF NET PROPERTY TAXES.

Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, "net" property taxes are determined
by subtracting the credits in the order listed from the gross tax:

(1) disaster credit as provided in sections 273.1231 to 273.1235;

(2) powerline credit as provided in section 273.42;

(3) agricultural preserves credit as provided in section 473H.10;

(4) enterprise zone credit as provided in section 469.171;

(5) disparity reduction credit;

(6) conservation tax credit as provided in section 273.119;

(7) deleted text beginthedeleted text end school bond credit as provided in section 273.1387;

new text begin (8) agricultural riparian buffer credit as provided in section 273.1388;
new text end

deleted text begin (8)deleted text endnew text begin (9)new text end agricultural credit as provided in section 273.1384;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text endnew text begin (10)new text end taconite homestead credit as provided in section 273.135;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text endnew text begin (11)new text end supplemental homestead credit as provided in section 273.1391; and

deleted text begin (11)deleted text endnew text begin (12)new text end the bovine tuberculosis zone credit, as provided in section 273.113.

The combination of all property tax credits must not exceed the gross tax amount.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with taxes payable in 2025.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 275.025, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Levy amount.

The state general levy is levied against
commercial-industrial property and seasonal residential recreational property, as defined
in this section. The state general levy for commercial-industrial property is $716,990,000
for taxes payable in 2023new text begin; $708,188,000 for taxes payable in 2024 and 2025; $637,369,000
for taxes payable in 2026; $566,550,000 for taxes payable in 2027; $495,731,000 for taxes
payable in 2028; $424,912,000 for taxes payable in 2029; $354,093,000 for taxes payable
in 2030; $283,274,000 for taxes payable in 2031; $212,455,000 for taxes payable in 2032;
$141,636,000 for taxes payable in 2033; $70,817,000 for taxes payable in 2034; and $0 for
taxes payable in 2035
new text end and thereafter. The state general levy for seasonal-recreational property
is $41,690,000 for taxes payable in deleted text begin2020deleted text endnew text begin 2023; $41,178,000 for taxes payable in 2024 and
2025; $37,060,000 for taxes payable in 2026; $32,942,000 for taxes payable in 2027;
$28,824,000 for taxes payable in 2028; $24,706,000 for taxes payable in 2029; $20,588,000
for taxes payable in 2030; $16,470,000 for taxes payable in 2031; $12,352,000 for taxes
payable in 2032; $8,234,000 for taxes payable in 2033; $4,116,000 for taxes payable in
2034; and $0 for taxes payable in 2035
new text end and thereafter. The tax under this section is not
treated as a local tax rate under section 469.177 and is not the levy of a governmental unit
under chapters 276A and 473F.

The commissioner shall increase or decrease the preliminary or final rate for a year as
necessary to account for errors and tax base changes that affected a preliminary or final rate
for either of the two preceding years. Adjustments are allowed to the extent that the necessary
information is available to the commissioner at the time the rates for a year must be certified,
and for the following reasons:

(1) an erroneous report of taxable value by a local official;

(2) an erroneous calculation by the commissioner; and

(3) an increase or decrease in taxable value for commercial-industrial or seasonal
residential recreational property reported to the commissioner under section 270C.85,
subdivision 2, clause (4), for the same year.

The commissioner may, but need not, make adjustments if the total difference in the tax
levied for the year would be less than $100,000.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxes payable in 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 275.065, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Notice of proposed property taxes.

(a) The county auditor shall prepare and
the county treasurer shall deliver after November 10 and on or before November 24 each
year, by first class mail to each taxpayer at the address listed on the county's current year's
assessment roll, a notice of proposed property taxes. Upon written request by the taxpayer,
the treasurer may send the notice in electronic form or by electronic mail instead of on paper
or by ordinary mail.

(b) The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe the form of the notice.

(c) The notice must inform taxpayers that it contains the amount of property taxes each
taxing authority proposes to collect for taxes payable the following year. In the case of a
town, or in the case of the state general tax, the final tax amount will be its proposed tax.
The notice must clearly state for each city that has a population over 500, county, school
district, regional library authority established under section 134.201, metropolitan taxing
districts as defined in paragraph (i), and fire protection and emergency medical services
special taxing districts established under section 144F.01, the time and place of a meeting
for each taxing authority in which the budget and levy will be discussed and public input
allowed, prior to the final budget and levy determination. The taxing authorities must provide
the county auditor with the information to be included in the notice on or before the time it
certifies its proposed levy under subdivision 1. The public must be allowed to speak at that
meeting, which must occur after November 24 and must not be held before 6:00 p.m. It
must provide a telephone number for the taxing authority that taxpayers may call if they
have questions related to the notice and an address where comments will be received by
mail, except that no notice required under this section shall be interpreted as requiring the
printing of a personal telephone number or address as the contact information for a taxing
authority. If a taxing authority does not maintain public offices where telephone calls can
be received by the authority, the authority may inform the county of the lack of a public
telephone number and the county shall not list a telephone number for that taxing authority.

(d) The notice must state for each parcel:

(1) the market value of the property as determined under section 273.11, and used for
computing property taxes payable in the following year and for taxes payable in the current
year as each appears in the records of the county assessor on November 1 of the current
year; and, in the case of residential property, whether the property is classified as homestead
or nonhomestead. The notice must clearly inform taxpayers of the years to which the market
values apply and that the values are final values;

(2) the items listed below, shown separately by county, city or town, and state general
tax, agricultural homestead credit under section 273.1384, school building bond agricultural
credit under section 273.1387,new text begin agricultural riparian buffer credit under section 273.1388,new text end
voter approved school levy, other local school levy, and the sum of the special taxing
districts, and as a total of all taxing authorities:

(i) the actual tax for taxes payable in the current year; and

(ii) the proposed tax amount.

If the county levy under clause (2) includes an amount for a lake improvement district
as defined under sections 103B.501 to 103B.581, the amount attributable for that purpose
must be separately stated from the remaining county levy amount.

In the case of a town or the state general tax, the final tax shall also be its proposed tax
unless the town changes its levy at a special town meeting under section 365.52. If a school
district has certified under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, that a referendum will be held
in the school district at the November general election, the county auditor must note next
to the school district's proposed amount that a referendum is pending and that, if approved
by the voters, the tax amount may be higher than shown on the notice. In the case of the
city of Minneapolis, the levy for Minneapolis Park and Recreation shall be listed separately
from the remaining amount of the city's levy. In the case of the city of St. Paul, the levy for
the St. Paul Library Agency must be listed separately from the remaining amount of the
city's levy. In the case of Ramsey County, any amount levied under section 134.07 may be
listed separately from the remaining amount of the county's levy. In the case of a parcel
where tax increment or the fiscal disparities areawide tax under chapter 276A or 473F
applies, the proposed tax levy on the captured value or the proposed tax levy on the tax
capacity subject to the areawide tax must each be stated separately and not included in the
sum of the special taxing districts; and

(3) the increase or decrease between the total taxes payable in the current year and the
total proposed taxes, expressed as a percentage.

For purposes of this section, the amount of the tax on homesteads qualifying under the
senior citizens' property tax deferral program under chapter 290B is the total amount of
property tax before subtraction of the deferred property tax amount.

(e) The notice must clearly state that the proposed or final taxes do not include the
following:

(1) special assessments;

(2) levies approved by the voters after the date the proposed taxes are certified, including
bond referenda and school district levy referenda;

(3) a levy limit increase approved by the voters by the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November of the levy year as provided under section 275.73;

(4) amounts necessary to pay cleanup or other costs due to a natural disaster occurring
after the date the proposed taxes are certified;

(5) amounts necessary to pay tort judgments against the taxing authority that become
final after the date the proposed taxes are certified; and

(6) the contamination tax imposed on properties which received market value reductions
for contamination.

(f) Except as provided in subdivision 7, failure of the county auditor to prepare or the
county treasurer to deliver the notice as required in this section does not invalidate the
proposed or final tax levy or the taxes payable pursuant to the tax levy.

(g) If the notice the taxpayer receives under this section lists the property as
nonhomestead, and satisfactory documentation is provided to the county assessor by the
applicable deadline, and the property qualifies for the homestead classification in that
assessment year, the assessor shall reclassify the property to homestead for taxes payable
in the following year.

(h) In the case of class 4 residential property used as a residence for lease or rental
periods of 30 days or more, the taxpayer must either:

(1) mail or deliver a copy of the notice of proposed property taxes to each tenant, renter,
or lessee; or

(2) post a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the premises of the property.

The notice must be mailed or posted by the taxpayer by November 27 or within three
days of receipt of the notice, whichever is later. A taxpayer may notify the county treasurer
of the address of the taxpayer, agent, caretaker, or manager of the premises to which the
notice must be mailed in order to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph.

(i) For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 6, "metropolitan special taxing
districts" means the following taxing districts in the seven-county metropolitan area that
levy a property tax for any of the specified purposes listed below:

(1) Metropolitan Council under section 473.132, 473.167, 473.249, 473.325, 473.446,
473.521, 473.547, or 473.834;

(2) Metropolitan Airports Commission under section 473.667, 473.671, or 473.672; and

(3) Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission under section 473.711.

For purposes of this section, any levies made by the regional rail authorities in the county
of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington under chapter 398A
shall be included with the appropriate county's levy.

(j) The governing body of a county, city, or school district may, with the consent of the
county board, include supplemental information with the statement of proposed property
taxes about the impact of state aid increases or decreases on property tax increases or
decreases and on the level of services provided in the affected jurisdiction. This supplemental
information may include information for the following year, the current year, and for as
many consecutive preceding years as deemed appropriate by the governing body of the
county, city, or school district. It may include only information regarding:

(1) the impact of inflation as measured by the implicit price deflator for state and local
government purchases;

(2) population growth and decline;

(3) state or federal government action; and

(4) other financial factors that affect the level of property taxation and local services
that the governing body of the county, city, or school district may deem appropriate to
include.

The information may be presented using tables, written narrative, and graphic
representations and may contain instruction toward further sources of information or
opportunity for comment.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with taxes payable in 2025.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h, is amended to read:


Subd. 2h.

Additional refund.

(a) If the gross property taxes payable on a homestead
increase more than deleted text begin12deleted text endnew text begin tennew text end percent over the property taxes payable in the prior year on the
same property that is owned and occupied by the same owner on January 2 of both years,
and the amount of that increase is $100 or more, a claimant who is a homeowner shall be
allowed an additional refund equal to 60 percent of the amount of the increase over the
greater of deleted text begin12deleted text endnew text begin tennew text end percent of the prior year's property taxes payable or $100. This subdivision
shall not apply to any increase in the gross property taxes payable attributable to
improvements made to the homestead after the assessment date for the prior year's taxes.
This subdivision shall not apply to any increase in the gross property taxes payable
attributable to the termination of valuation exclusions under section 273.11, subdivision
16
.

The maximum refund allowed under this subdivision is deleted text begin$1,000deleted text endnew text begin $2,000new text end.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision "gross property taxes payable" means property taxes
payable determined without regard to the refund allowed under this subdivision.

(c) In addition to the other proofs required by this chapter, each claimant under this
subdivision shall file with the property tax refund return a copy of the property tax statement
for taxes payable in the preceding year or other documents required by the commissioner.

(d) Upon request, the appropriate county official shall make available the names and
addresses of the property taxpayers who may be eligible for the additional property tax
refund under this section. The information shall be provided on a magnetic computer disk.
The county may recover its costs by charging the person requesting the information the
reasonable cost for preparing the data. The information may not be used for any purpose
other than for notifying the homeowner of potential eligibility and assisting the homeowner,
without charge, in preparing a refund claim.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for refund claims based on taxes payable
in 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Program qualifications.

The qualifications for the senior citizens'
property tax deferral program are as follows:

(1) the property must be owned and occupied as a homestead by a person 65 years of
age or older. In the case of a married couple, at least one of the spouses must be at least 65
years old at the time the first property tax deferral is granted, regardless of whether the
property is titled in the name of one spouse or both spouses, or titled in another way that
permits the property to have homestead status, and the other spouse must be at least 62 years
of age;

(2) the total household income of the qualifying homeowners, as defined in section
290A.03, subdivision 5, for the calendar year preceding the year of the initial application
may not exceed deleted text begin$60,000deleted text endnew text begin $75,000new text end;

(3) the homestead must have been owned and occupied as the homestead of at least one
of the qualifying homeowners for at least deleted text begin15deleted text endnew text begin fivenew text end years prior to the year the initial application
is filed;

(4) there are no state or federal tax liens or judgment liens on the homesteaded property;

(5) there are no mortgages or other liens on the property that secure future advances,
except for those subject to credit limits that result in compliance with clause (6); and

(6) the total unpaid balances of debts secured by mortgages and other liens on the
property, including unpaid and delinquent special assessments and interest and any delinquent
property taxes, penalties, and interest, but not including property taxes payable during the
year or debts secured by a residential PACE lien, as defined in section 216C.435, subdivision
10d, does not exceed 75 percent of the assessor's estimated market value for the year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for applications received for deferral of
taxes payable in 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290B.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Excess-income certification by taxpayer.

A taxpayer whose initial application
has been approved under subdivision 2 shall notify the commissioner of revenue in writing
by July 1 if the taxpayer's household income for the preceding calendar year exceeded
deleted text begin $60,000deleted text endnew text begin $75,000new text end. The certification must state the homeowner's total household income for
the previous calendar year. No property taxes may be deferred under this chapter in any
year following the year in which a program participant filed or should have filed an
excess-income certification under this subdivision, unless the participant has filed a
resumption of eligibility certification as described in subdivision 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for applications received for deferral of
taxes payable in 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Resumption of eligibility certification by taxpayer.

A taxpayer who has
previously filed an excess-income certification under subdivision 3 may resume program
participation if the taxpayer's household income for a subsequent year is deleted text begin$60,000deleted text endnew text begin $75,000new text end
or less. If the taxpayer chooses to resume program participation, the taxpayer must notify
the commissioner of revenue in writing by July 1 of the year following a calendar year in
which the taxpayer's household income is deleted text begin$60,000deleted text endnew text begin $75,000new text end or less. The certification must
state the taxpayer's total household income for the previous calendar year. Once a taxpayer
resumes participation in the program under this subdivision, participation will continue until
the taxpayer files a subsequent excess-income certification under subdivision 3 or until
participation is terminated under section 290B.08, subdivision 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for applications received for deferral of
taxes payable in 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Determination by commissioner.

The commissioner shall determine
each qualifying homeowner's "annual maximum property tax amount" following approval
of the homeowner's initial application and following the receipt of a resumption of eligibility
certification. The "annual maximum property tax amount" equals three percent of the
homeowner's total household income for the year preceding either the initial application or
the resumption of eligibility certification, whichever is applicable. Following approval of
the initial application, the commissioner shall determine the qualifying homeowner's
"maximum allowable deferral." No tax may be deferred relative to the appropriate assessment
year for any homeowner whose total household income for the previous year exceeds
deleted text begin $60,000deleted text endnew text begin $75,000new text end. No tax shall be deferred in any year in which the homeowner does not
meet the program qualifications in section 290B.03. The maximum allowable total deferral
is equal to 75 percent of the assessor's estimated market value for the year, less the balance
of any mortgage loans and other amounts secured by liens against the property at the time
of application, including any unpaid and delinquent special assessments and interest and
any delinquent property taxes, penalties, and interest, but not including property taxes
payable during the year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for applications received for deferral of
taxes payable in 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin [477A.23] ELECTRIC GENERATION TRANSITION AID.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Electric generating unit" means a single generating unit at an electric generating
plant powered by coal, nuclear, or natural gas.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Electric generation property" means taxable property of an electric generating plant
owned by a public utility, as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, that is powered by
coal, nuclear, or natural gas and located in an eligible taxing jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Eligible taxing jurisdiction" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city,
town, or school district.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Unit base year" means the assessment year in which the assessed value of electric
generation property is reduced due to the retirement of the electric generating unit.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Unit differential" means (1) the tax capacity of electric generation property in the
assessment year preceding the unit base year, minus (2) the tax capacity of electric generation
property in the unit base year. The unit differential may not be less than zero. The unit
differential equals zero if the tax capacity of electric generation property in the eligible
taxing jurisdiction in the assessment year preceding the unit base year is less than four
percent of the total net tax capacity of the eligible taxing jurisdiction in the assessment year
preceding the aid calculation year, as adjusted under section 473F.08, subdivision 2, or
276A.06, subdivision 2, as applicable.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Required notification. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the requirements of Minnesota Rules,
chapter 8100, a public utility must notify the commissioner when the public utility expects
to retire an electric generating unit and remove that unit from the property tax base. The
notification must be in the form and manner determined by the commissioner, include
information required by the commissioner to calculate transition aid under this section, and
be filed together with the reports required under section 273.371.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Unit transition amount. new text end

new text begin (a) The initial unit transition amount equals the product
of (1) the unit differential, times (2) the jurisdiction's tax rate for taxes payable in the unit
base year.
new text end

new text begin (b) The unit transition amount for the year following the unit base year, or in the year
as provided under subdivision 6, equals the initial unit transition amount. Unit transition
amounts in subsequent years must be reduced each year by an amount equal to five percent
of the initial unit transition amount. If the unit transition amount attributable to any unit is
less than $5,000 in any year, the unit transition amount for that unit equals zero.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Electric generation transition aid. new text end

new text begin Electric generation transition aid for an
eligible taxing jurisdiction equals the sum of the unit transition amounts for that jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Aid elimination. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 4, beginning for aid in the
year after the year in which the jurisdiction first qualified for aid, aid for an eligible taxing
jurisdiction equals zero if the commissioner determines that the eligible taxing jurisdiction's
total net tax capacity in the assessment year preceding the aid calculation year is greater
than the product of:
new text end

new text begin (1) 90 percent of the jurisdiction's total net tax capacity in the assessment year preceding
the aid calculation year in which the jurisdiction first qualified for aid under this section;
times;
new text end

new text begin (2) the greater of one or the ratio of (i) the statewide total net tax capacity of real and
personal property in the assessment year preceding the aid calculation year to (ii) the
statewide total net tax capacity of real and personal property in the assessment year preceding
the aid calculation year in which the jurisdiction first qualified for aid under this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "net tax capacity" means net tax capacity as
adjusted under section 473F.08, subdivision 2, or 276A.06, subdivision 2, as applicable.
new text end

new text begin (c) If aid to a jurisdiction attributable to a previous unit retirement has been eliminated
under this subdivision, the jurisdiction may qualify for aid under this section for subsequent
unit retirements.
new text end

new text begin (d) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to the aid attributable to prior unit
retirements qualifying under subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Commissioner's duties; payment schedule. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of revenue
shall compute the amount of electric generation transition aid payable to each jurisdiction
under this section. On or before August 1 of each year, the commissioner shall certify the
amount of aid computed for aids payable in the following year for each jurisdiction. The
commissioner shall pay aid to each jurisdiction other than school districts annually at the
times provided in section 477A.015. Aids to school districts must be certified to the
commissioner of education and paid under section 273.1392.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of revenue may require counties to provide any data that the
commissioner deems necessary to administer this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Aid for prior unit retirements. new text end

new text begin An electric generating unit with a unit base
year after 2016 but before 2024 must be counted for the purpose of calculating aid under
this section. For a unit eligible to be counted under this subdivision and for the purpose of
the schedule of amounts under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), the unit base year is 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin An amount sufficient to make the aid payments required by
this section to eligible taxing jurisdictions other than school districts is annually appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue. An amount sufficient to make the
aid payments required by this section for school districts is annually appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of education.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in 2025 and thereafter.
new text end