HF 5077

04/22/26   REVISOR  MS/EI  26-08517
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   5077
04/27/2026     Authored by Freiberg, Keeler, Fischer, Xiong, Lee, X., and others
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to taxation; establishing a reduction to local government aid to a county
1.3or city that uses the incorrect state flag; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4Statutes, chapter 477A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. [477A.0177] AID REDUCTIONS FOR USE OF INCORRECT STATE
1.7FLAG.
1.8Subdivision 1. Penalty. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner
1.9of revenue must reduce the aid to a county or city under sections 477A.011 to 477A.03 by
1.10ten percent if the county or city flies or otherwise makes use of a state flag other than the
1.11design of the state flag as certified in the report of the State Emblems Redesign Commission,
1.12as established by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 118. The commissioner of revenue
1.13must reduce aid under this section for aid payable in the year following any year in which
1.14an instance occurred where the county or city used the incorrect state flag.
1.15Subd. 2. Notification. On December 31 of each year, the governing body of any county
1.16or city subject to the penalty under subdivision 1 must notify the commissioner of revenue
1.17of the county's or city's use of the incorrect state flag.
1.18EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective beginning with aids payable in 2027.
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