Rep. Steve Gander

Maddy summaryHF 183 repeals a tax on retail delivery services and changes how transportation tax revenue is distributed. It creates a "Transportation Advancement Account" to allocate funds from sales taxes, directing 36% to metropolitan counties, 28% to county highway funds, and smaller shares to city and town road programs. The bill modifies several tax statutes (including sections 297A.94 and 270C.15) to implement these changes, effective July 1, 2025. This directly affects how Minnesota distributes transportation funding from sales tax revenues.

Maddy summaryHF 147 increases Minnesota's estate tax general subtraction amount from $3 million to $6 million for estates of decedents dying after June 30, 2025. This change directly affects estates where the federal gross estate and adjusted taxable gifts exceed $6 million, reducing or eliminating Minnesota estate tax liability for many families. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes sections 289A.10 and 291.016 to set this new $6 million threshold, replacing the previous $3 million amount that applied to estates dying in 2020 and later. The policy change takes effect for deaths occurring after June 30, 2025.

Maddy summaryHF 38 appropriates $4,388,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $4,434,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the state general fund to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. This funding directly supports the Institute's operations under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116V. The bill provides specific, concrete financial resources to enable the Institute to continue its work on agricultural research and utilization projects. No policy changes are enacted; the bill solely allocates existing state funds for this designated purpose.