Manufacture, sale, and use of fireworks regulation

This bill (SF 655) does not regulate fireworks manufacture, sale, or use as its title suggests. Instead, it amends Minnesota tax statutes to change how revenues from specific sales are allocated. Key provisions direct 43.5% of tax revenues from motor vehicle repair and replacement parts (including parts sold with fireworks) to the highway user tax distribution fund, with additional percentages increasing annually through 2033. The bill affects state tax collection processes and funding for highway infrastructure, not fireworks consumers or vendors. The title is misleading; the bill’s actual focus is tax revenue allocation, not fireworks regulation.