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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 304 Repeals Indexed Increases to Motor Fuels Tax
Last action · February 10, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and PolicySponsors: Jim Joy and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House File 304 eliminates annual indexed adjustments to gasoline and special fuel es beginning July 1, 2025. The measure locks gasoline tax rates at 17.75 cents per gallon for , 14.25 cents per gallon for M85, and 25 cents per gallon for all other gasoline. It also requires the commissioner of management and budget to transfer funds from the general fund to the to offset estimated revenue reductions for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Motorists purchase fuel at fixed statutory tax rates instead of rates that automatically rise with highway construction costs, while state transportation funds receive general fund transfers to cover projected revenue gaps.
- State motor fuel taxes in Minnesota contribute to the highway user tax distribution fund, which finances state road construction and maintenance. context
- HF 304 was introduced during the 94th Minnesota Legislative Session within the House of Representatives. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
motorists
Motorists pay fuel excise rates that remain at fixed statutory levels rather than increasing annually based on construction cost indices.
fuel distributors
Fuel distributors calculate and remit excise taxes based on fixed rates without annual index adjustments.
Minnesota Department of Transportation
The department collaborates with the management and budget commissioner to determine revenue changes to the highway user tax distribution fund.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
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Shift Away from Indexing Fuel Taxes
The legislation halts automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments tied to the Minnesota Highway Construction Cost Index.
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www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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