Sen. Erin Maye Quade

Maddy summaryThis bill amends Minnesota Statutes to update school requirements for sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention programs. It requires all public school districts to include "abstinence until marriage" as a specific component within their medically accurate, unbiased curriculum. The changes maintain existing elements like parent involvement, staff training, and coordination with health agencies, while adding this explicit abstinence education requirement. The bill directly affects Minnesota public school districts, which must revise their STI prevention programs to comply with these updated standards.

Maddy summarySF 3462 requires health care sharing arrangements operating in Minnesota to submit annual reports to the state Department of Commerce by October 1, 2025, and March 1 each subsequent year. These reports must detail participant numbers, fees collected, payments made for health care costs, coverage exclusions (including preexisting conditions), and provider networks. The Department of Commerce must then publish public summaries of this data by December 1, 2025, and April 1 annually. The bill directly affects health care sharing arrangements that serve Minnesota residents but are not traditional health insurers, aiming to increase transparency about their operations and financial practices.

Maddy summarySF 3425 establishes a monthly excise tax on social media platform businesses that collect consumer data from Minnesota residents. It directly affects large social media companies (defined as those collecting data from over 100,000 Minnesota residents monthly), imposing tiered rates based on user counts: $0 for under 100,000 users, $0.10 per user above 100,000 up to 500,000, and higher fixed/variable rates for larger user bases. The tax applies specifically to data collection activities, with Minnesota residents counted based on address or IP data, and companies must report payments to the state revenue commissioner. Revenues from this tax will fund Minnesota's general fund.

Maddy summarySF 3311 would adjust Minnesota's corporate franchise tax rate based on changes to federal corporate tax rates. Specifically, it requires the tax commissioner to automatically increase the state's base 9.8% corporate franchise tax rate by the same percentage that the federal corporate tax rate decreased (as referenced in Public Law 115-97), rounded to the nearest 0.05%. This bill directly affects corporations operating in Minnesota that pay the state's franchise tax. The adjustment mechanism is contingent solely on federal tax rate changes and takes effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires venues hosting entertainment events (like concerts or festivals) to provide attendees with access to drinkable water during the event. Specifically, it mandates that venues must either offer free bottled water, allow attendees to bring their own bottled water, or provide water refill stations for attendees to fill empty bottles. The requirement applies to all "places of entertainment" as defined in Minnesota law during active entertainment. This policy directly affects event venues across Minnesota, ensuring basic hydration access for attendees without imposing cost on them.

Maddy summaryThis bill appropriates $800,000 from the general fund to the Department of Education for a one-time grant to Cultural Connections. The grant requires creating and distributing translated videos explaining Minnesota's school system to immigrant students and parents at 320 public middle and high schools. The videos must be in parents' first language and include distribution instructions to schools. The goal is to help immigrant families understand the school system, support student integration, and reduce achievement gaps through parental involvement. The bill directly affects immigrant students, their families, and participating schools.

Maddy summarySF 3398 appropriates $200,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to Thrive Family Recovery Resources. The grant funds services that educate families and the workforce, provide free peer support statewide, integrate work on generational trauma within families, and help parents transitioning from incarceration or child protective services. This bill directly supports Thrive Family Recovery Resources as the grant recipient and the families they serve across Minnesota. The funding is specifically designated for these educational and therapeutic services, with no additional policy changes beyond the appropriation.

Maddy summarySF 3397 imposes a 2% gross receipts tax on specific business-to-business services provided within Minnesota, including legal, accounting, IT, consulting, and professional services. It directly affects businesses that provide these services to other businesses (e.g., a law firm billing another company for legal work). The tax is collected by the service provider (if they choose) and must be separately stated on invoices, or paid directly by the business receiving the services if the provider didn’t collect it. Businesses that paid similar taxes to another state can claim a credit for those payments. This tax is in addition to existing sales and income taxes under Minnesota law.

Maddy summarySF 3390 appropriates $10 million from the general fund for fiscal year 2026 to fund an expanded corporate tax compliance initiative by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. The initiative targets corporations with $25 million or more in Minnesota sales or gross receipts that may not be accurately reporting income or paying all owed taxes. It focuses on enhancing enforcement activities to identify and collect unpaid corporate franchise taxes, with funds available until July 1, 2029. This is a funding measure, not a new tax policy, and must supplement existing resources without replacing them.

Maddy summarySF 3265 repeals a sales and use tax exemption for data centers in Minnesota. It removes the provision that previously allowed data center operators to avoid paying sales tax on enterprise information technology equipment and computer software used in qualified data centers. This change means data center businesses will now pay the standard sales tax on these items starting July 1, 2025. The bill directly affects data center operators who previously qualified for this exemption under Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.68, subdivision 42.