HF 3908

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to tax; income; creating an organ donor 
  1.3             checkoff for income tax returns or property tax refund 
  1.4             claim form; appropriating money; proposing coding for 
  1.5             new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [290.433] [ANATOMICAL GIFT CHECKOFF.] 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this 
  1.9   section, the terms "donor" and "anatomical gift" have the 
  1.10  meanings given to them in section 525.921. 
  1.11     Subd. 2.  [CHECKOFF.] Every individual who files an income 
  1.12  tax return or property tax refund claim may designate on the 
  1.13  individual's original return that the individual would like to 
  1.14  receive information on making an anatomical gift.  The 
  1.15  commissioner of revenue shall, on the income tax return and 
  1.16  property tax refund claim form, notify filers of their right to 
  1.17  have information on becoming a donor.  The notification must 
  1.18  state, "I am interested in becoming an organ donor.  Please send 
  1.19  me information on becoming an organ donor." 
  1.20     Subd. 3.  [INFORMATION.] The commissioner of revenue shall 
  1.21  forward requests for information to the commissioner of public 
  1.22  safety.  The commissioner of public safety shall mail 
  1.23  information and a form to the requester.  The forms must be 
  1.24  designed so that execution by the applicant of the donor 
  1.25  document will make an anatomical gift under sections 525.921 to 
  2.1   525.9224. 
  2.2      Sec. 2.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  2.3      $....... is appropriated to the commissioner of revenue and 
  2.4   $....... is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety 
  2.5   from the general fund in fiscal year 2001 for the purpose of 
  2.6   section 1. 
  2.7      Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.8      Section 1 is effective for taxable years beginning after 
  2.9   December 31, 1999.