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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota bill provides sales tax refunds on construction materials for Plymouth development projects
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to TaxesSponsors: Ginny Klevorn and 6 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House File 513 provides a exemption and refund for construction materials, supplies, and equipment used in specific City Center revitalization, water treatment, and park projects in the city of Plymouth. The exemption applies retroactively to purchases made after December 31, 2023, and before July 1, 2028, with refunds issued starting after June 30, 2025.
Local contractors and developers purchasing materials for designated municipal projects in Plymouth can recover sales taxes paid, lowering project costs for the city's public works and facility upgrades.
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 Plymouth
Receives sales and use tax exemptions and refunds for construction materials used in designated municipal and community development projects.
Contractors and suppliers working on Plymouth projects
Eligible to receive refunds on sales and use taxes paid for materials and equipment incorporated into specified local projects.
Commissioner of Revenue
Required to pay out tax refunds from the general fund for eligible purchases.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which specific projects in Plymouth qualify for the sales tax exemption?
When can project developers expect to receive their sales tax refunds?
What is the time window for purchases to be eligible for the refund?
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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 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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