Tax on certain individuals and organizations convicted of and benefiting from fraud established.
This bill creates a new tax in Minnesota that targets individuals and organizations convicted of fraud or those identified by the state revenue commissioner as having obtained money through deceitful means. The tax requires anyone who has successfully defrauded state programs to pay back 100 percent of the stolen amount, regardless of any existing fines or restitution already ordered by courts. The state revenue commissioner is tasked with investigating suspected fraud, setting up a system to collect these payments, and ensuring the recovered funds are used specifically for income and property tax relief. The law applies retroactively to fraud cases determined after December 31, 2019, and also covers people who were paid to help commit the fraud.
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Introduced Apr 13, 2026
Last action Apr 13, 2026
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1 primary · 34 co-sponsors
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Patti Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Myers
RRepublican
Co
Andy Smith
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Athena Hollins
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Ben Bakeberg
RRepublican
Co
Bernie Perryman
RRepublican
Co
Bobbie Harder
RRepublican
Co
Brad Tabke
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Brion Curran
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Cal Warwas
RRepublican
Co
Chris Swedzinski
RRepublican
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