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Committee lays over permissive bill allowing local land-value taxation experiments
Summary
House File 161, a permissive bill enabling municipalities to experiment with land value (split-rate) taxation in redevelopment districts, was presented, discussed by proponents and opponents, and laid over for potential inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.
The House Taxes Committee on Oct. 12 laid over House File 161, a permissive bill that would allow Minnesota cities to experiment with land value taxation — commonly described as a “split-rate” system that taxes land and structures at different rates — within designated redevelopment districts.
Representative Elkins, the bill author, opened the discussion and framed the proposal as a tool to discourage land speculation, encourage redevelopment, and better align taxes with land use. “Under our current property tax system, if you improve or redevelop your property, your property taxes will go up. And if you neglect your property or…
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