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MinnesotaMinnesotaLawHF 9
2025 special session tax law (data center electricity exemption repeal)
Special session tax omnibus that, among other changes, repealed the sales and use tax exemption for electricity used by qualified data centers.
Data center electricity exemption repeal took effect for sales after June 30, 2025Jul 1, 2025 1 year ago
- Body
- Minnesota Legislature
- Session
- 2025 1st Special Session
- Introduced
- Jun 9, 2025
- In effect since
- Jul 1, 20251 year ago
- Votes
- House 93-39, Senate 34-33
- Sponsors
- Bipartisan
- Topics
- Data centers
Timeline
Jul 1, 2025 1 year ago
Jun 14, 2025 1 year ago
Signed by the governor, Laws 2025, 1st Special Session, chapter 13
Jun 9, 2025 1 year ago
Jun 9, 2025 1 year ago
Sponsors
- R (Republican)Greg Davids
- D (Democrat)Aisha Gomez
- D (Democrat)Ann Rest
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Change log
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