Interstate Fiscal Sovereignty Compact adoption provision and appropriation
This bill establishes a new legal framework in Minnesota to create an "Interstate Fiscal Sovereignty Compact," which would allow the state to hold federal taxes in a separate trust fund rather than sending them directly to the federal government. If approved and activated by a compact commission, employers would stop remitting withheld income, Social Security, and unemployment taxes to the IRS and instead deposit those funds into a state-controlled escrow account. The money in this fund must remain in trust and cannot be used for any state expenses, though interest earned on the fund would be deposited back into it. The bill also sets up a process for employers to register and report these deposits, but no action is required until a specific order officially launches the compact.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 20, 2026
Last action Apr 20, 2026
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Apr 20, 2026
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Referred to Taxes
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clare Oumou Verbeten
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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