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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 157 authorizes special tax increment financing rules for the city of Maplewood
Last action · February 10, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to TaxesSponsors: Peter Fischer and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Tax increment financing; special rules authorized for the city of Maplewood.
The measure alters local rules and spending timelines for specific redevelopment areas in Maplewood, affecting how tax revenue generated within the designated project area can be utilized and spent over a ten-year period.
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.
city of Maplewood
3M Company
Company activities regarding demolition, rehabilitation, or renovation on the designated parcel affect tax increment capacity rules.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What geographic area is covered by the special tax increment financing rules?
How long is the expenditure rule extended under this bill?
When does the authority to approve a tax increment financing plan under this act expire?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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 Taxes
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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