HF 4587

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This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   4587
03/23/2026     Authored by Myers
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to transportation; exempting wheelchair accessible vehicles from the motor
1.3vehicle sales tax and the rental motor vehicle tax and fee; amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2024, sections 297A.64, subdivision 4; 297B.01, by adding a subdivision;
1.5297B.03.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.64, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.8Subd. 4. Exemptions. (a) The tax and the fee imposed by this section do not apply to a
1.9lease or rental of (1) a vehicle to be used by the lessee to provide a licensed taxi service;
1.10(2) a hearse or limousine used in connection with a burial or funeral service; or (3) a van
1.11designed or adapted primarily for transporting property rather than passengers; or (4) a
1.12wheelchair accessible vehicle, as defined under section 297B.01, subdivision 19. The tax
1.13and the fee imposed under this section do not apply when the lease or rental of a vehicle is
1.14exempt from the tax imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1.
1.15(b) The lessor may elect not to charge the fee imposed in subdivision 2 if in the previous
1.16calendar year the lessor had no more than 20 vehicles available for lease that would have
1.17been subject to tax under this section, or no more than $50,000 in gross receipts that would
1.18have been subject to tax under this section.
1.19EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for leases and rentals made after June
1.2030, 2026.
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2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.2  read:
2.3      Subd. 19. Wheelchair accessible vehicle. "Wheelchair accessible vehicle" means a
2.4  motor vehicle that is equipped to allow a person to enter and exit, independently or with
2.5  assistance, while seated in a wheelchair.
2.6      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2026.
2.7    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297B.03, is amended to read:
2.8      297B.03 EXEMPTIONS.
2.9      There is specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter and from computation
2.10 of the amount of tax imposed by it the following:
2.11     (1) purchase or use, including use under a lease purchase agreement or installment sales
2.12 contract made pursuant to section 465.71, of any motor vehicle by the United States and its
2.13 agencies and instrumentalities and by any person described in and subject to the conditions
2.14 provided in section 297A.67, subdivision 11;
2.15     (2) purchase or use of any motor vehicle by any person who was a resident of another
2.16 state or country at the time of the purchase and who subsequently becomes a resident of
2.17 Minnesota, provided the purchase occurred more than 60 days prior to the date such person
2.18 began residing in the state of Minnesota and the motor vehicle was registered in the person's
2.19 name in the other state or country;
2.20     (3) purchase or use of any motor vehicle by any person making a valid election to be
2.21 taxed under the provisions of section 297A.90;
2.22     (4) purchase or use of any motor vehicle previously registered in the state of Minnesota
2.23 when such transfer constitutes a transfer within the meaning of section 118, 331, 332, 336,
2.24 337, 338, 351, 355, 368, 721, 731, 1031, 1033, or 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code,
2.25 as amended through December 16, 2016;
2.26     (5) purchase or use of any vehicle owned by a resident of another state and leased to a
2.27 Minnesota-based private or for-hire carrier for regular use in the transportation of persons
2.28 or property in interstate commerce provided the vehicle is titled in the state of the owner or
2.29 secured party, and that state does not impose a sales tax or sales tax on motor vehicles used
2.30 in interstate commerce;
2.31     (6) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a private nonprofit or public educational
2.32 institution for use as an instructional aid in automotive training programs operated by the
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3.1  institution. "Automotive training programs" includes motor vehicle body and mechanical
3.2  repair courses but does not include driver education programs;
3.3      (7) purchase of a motor vehicle by an ambulance service licensed under section 144E.10
3.4  when that vehicle is equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or for
3.5  providing ambulance service;
3.6      (8) purchase of a motor vehicle by or for a public library, as defined in section 134.001,
3.7  subdivision 2, as a bookmobile or library delivery vehicle;
3.8      (9) purchase of a ready-mixed concrete truck;
3.9      (10) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a town for use exclusively for road
3.10 maintenance, including snowplows and dump trucks, but not including automobiles, vans,
3.11 or pickup trucks;
3.12     (11) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a corporation, society, association, foundation,
3.13 or institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational
3.14 purposes, except a public school, university, or library, but only if the vehicle is:
3.15     (i) a truck, as defined in section 168.002, a bus, as defined in section 168.002, or a
3.16 passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.002, if the automobile is designed and used
3.17 for carrying more than nine persons including the driver; and
3.18     (ii) intended to be used primarily to transport tangible personal property or individuals,
3.19 other than employees, to whom the organization provides service in performing its charitable,
3.20 religious, or educational purpose;
3.21     (12) purchase of a motor vehicle for use by a transit provider exclusively to provide
3.22 transit service is exempt if the transit provider is either (i) receiving financial assistance or
3.23 reimbursement under section 174.24 or 473.384, or (ii) operating under section 174.29,
3.24 473.388, or 473.405;
3.25     (13) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a qualified business, as defined in section
3.26 469.310, located in a job opportunity building zone, if the motor vehicle is principally
3.27 garaged in the job opportunity building zone and is primarily used as part of or in direct
3.28 support of the person's operations carried on in the job opportunity building zone. The
3.29 exemption under this clause applies to sales, if the purchase was made and delivery received
3.30 during the duration of the job opportunity building zone. The exemption under this clause
3.31 also applies to any local sales and use tax;
3.32     (14) purchase of a leased vehicle by the lessee who was a participant in a lease-to-own
3.33 program from a charitable organization that is:
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4.1      (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
4.2      (ii) licensed as a motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27, subdivision 4;
4.3      (15) purchase of a motor vehicle used exclusively as a mobile medical unit for the
4.4  provision of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, as defined
4.5  under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of the Omnibus Budget
4.6  Reconciliation Act of 1990; and
4.7      (16) purchase of a motor vehicle by a veteran having a total service-connected disability,
4.8  as defined in section 171.01, subdivision 51.; and
4.9      (17) purchase of a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
4.10     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June
4.11 30, 2026.
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