Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4718: Vergas authorized to impose local sales and use tax.
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; authorizing the city of Vergas to impose a local sales and use tax. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Sales and use tax authorization.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.016, or any other law or ordinance, and if approved by the voters at an election as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, subdivision 3, the city of Vergas may impose by ordinance a sales and use tax of one-half percent for the purposes specified in subdivision 2. Exce.
From the introduced text, March 25, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; authorizing the city of Vergas to impose a local sales and use tax. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Sales and use tax authorization.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.016, or any other law or ordinance, and if approved by the voters at an election as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, subdivision 3, the city of Vergas may impose by ordinance a sales and use tax of one-half percent for the purposes specified in subdivision 2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, govern the imposition, administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this subdivision. The tax authorized under this subdivision is in addition to any local sales and use tax imposed under any other special law.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Use of sales and use tax revenues.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: The revenues derived from the tax authorized under subdivision 1 must be used by the city to pay the costs of collecting and administering the tax and to pay up to $200,000 for the Vergas Park Improvement Plan.] new …
Sponsors
- Tom Murphy (R) · primary sponsor