SF316 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Baby products sales and use tax exemption expansion

Related bill: HF18

AI Generated Summary

Senate SF No 316 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota Senate aiming to expand sales and use tax exemptions for certain baby products. The bill proposes to make items such as breast pumps, baby bottles and nipples, pacifiers, teething rings, infant syringes, baby wipes, cribs, bassinets, crib and bassinet mattresses, sheets, changing tables, pads, strollers, car seats, car seat bases, baby swings, bottle sterilizers, and infant eating utensils tax-exempt. This means that when people buy these items in Minnesota, they would not have to pay sales tax on them. The aim is to reduce the cost burden on families purchasing essential products for their infants.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
January 20, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
January 20, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toTaxes
January 26, 2025SenateFloorActionAuthor stricken
January 29, 2025SenateFloorActionAuthor added

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "The list of exempted baby products has been expanded to include new items."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "No categories of products were removed from the exemption list."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill modifies the sales tax exemption for certain baby products under section 297A.67.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifies the existing exemption for baby products."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "297A.67"
  }
]