SF 9 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commissioner of revenue requirement to establish an online system to claim the political contribution refund

This bill requires Minnesota's Commissioner of Revenue to create an online system for taxpayers to claim refunds on political contributions. It directly affects individuals who contribute $10+ to candidates or parties (eligible for up to $75 individually or $150 for couples) and political organizations that must issue electronic refund receipts. Key provisions include mandating unique receipt validation numbers, enabling secure electronic data sharing between the Campaign Finance Board and Revenue Department, and classifying receipt data as nonpublic. The system becomes effective January 2027, with civil penalties of up to $3,000 for improper receipt issuance.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2025
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Introduction 1st Engrossment · 2 edits · Jan 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill's version was updated from the original introduction to the first engrossment, reflecting a revision in its legislative status. A key substantive change requires the board to provide receipt validation reports to the commissioner of revenue once every business day instead of once a week, significantly increasing the frequency of financial reporting. Additionally, the scope of each report now covers contributions reported since the previous submission rather than just those reported during the specific week, ensuring more current and comprehensive data tracking.
Scope change
The reporting frequency and data scope for financial validation reports were expanded to occur daily and cover all contributions since the last report.
REQUIREMENT

The frequency of required receipt validation reports to the commissioner of revenue was increased from once a week to once each business day.

The content scope of the reports was changed to include all contributions reported since the previous report, rather than only those reported during the specific week.

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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Taxes
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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