Qualified relatives expansion for special agricultural homestead
SF 245 expands the definition of "qualified relatives" eligible for Minnesota's agricultural homestead tax benefits. It explicitly adds "grandparent" to the list of family members (including parents, children, and siblings) who can qualify as "actively farming" land under the tax code. This change allows grandparents to maintain special tax classification for agricultural homesteads if they farm property owned by their grandchildren or other qualifying relatives. The bill directly affects Minnesota farmers and their extended families seeking to preserve reduced property tax rates on agricultural land.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Jan 16, 2025
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Jan 16, 2025
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Referred to Taxes
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Jan 16, 2025
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Introduction and first reading
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Bill Weber
RRepublican
Co
Ann Rest
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Gary Dahms
RRepublican
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