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HF 631MINNESOTASession 2025-2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Minnesota updates property tax market value exclusion formulas for veterans with disabilities and surviving spouses

Original title: Veterans with disability market value exclusion modified.

Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs DivisionSponsors: Danny Nadeau and 3 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

Veterans with disability market value exclusion modified.

Why it matters

Modifies property tax savings for disabled veterans, surviving spouses, and primary family caregivers across Minnesota by linking relief amounts directly to statewide property market value trends rather than flat dollar caps.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Veterans with a service-connected disability

Their property tax market value exclusion formula is modified from a fixed dollar cap to a calculation based on the statewide median market value of residential homesteads.

Directly affected

Surviving spouses of qualifying veterans

They remain eligible to receive or continue carryover property tax exclusions under specific conditions until remarriage or property disposal.

Directly affected

Primary family caregivers of eligible veterans

Their homesteads become eligible for the property tax exclusion if the qualifying veteran does not own homestead property in Minnesota.

Directly affected

County assessors and county veterans service officers

They must process applications by December 31 and certify disability ratings, permanent addresses, and adjustments under the updated formulas.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is the new veteran disability property tax exclusion calculated?
Instead of a flat dollar amount, the exclusion is calculated using an defined as the statewide median market value of residential homestead properties in the previous assessment year. For a disability rating of 70% or more, the exclusion is 0.75 multiplied by this base amount. For total and permanent disabilities, it is 1.5 multiplied by the base amount.
By what date must a property owner apply for this valuation exclusion?
Property owners must apply to the assessor by December 31 of the first assessment year for which the exclusion is sought.
Can surviving spouses benefit from this property tax exclusion?
Yes, surviving spouses of qualifying veterans or service members who died due to service-connected causes can receive or continue the benefit until they remarry, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the property, subject to specific statutory requirements.

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

1 action
  1. Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Division

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Sponsors

Danny NadeauHouse · District 34ARepublicanPrimary sponsor
Tom SextonHouse · District 19BRepublicanCosponsor
Andrew MyersHouse · District 45ARepublicanCosponsor
Keith AllenHouse · District 19ARepublicanCosponsor

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policy shift99% confidence

Shift from Fixed Caps to Market-Indexed Formulas

The bill transitions veterans' property tax relief from static statutory dollar figures ($150,000 and $300,000) to dynamic multipliers tied to statewide median residential property values.

Connected Entities

United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Centennial Office Building, Cedar Street and 1 more
OrganizationUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs“certifies service-connected disability ratings and approves primary family careg”Map →
locationCentennial Office Building“location of the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes”Map →
locationCedar Street“street location in St. Paul”Map →
locationSt. Paul“city where the Revisor of Statutes is located”Map →

Sources

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www.revisor.mn.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy10
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