Minnesota Senate Tax Panel Hears Proposal for 50% PFAS Gross‑revenues Tax, Lays Bill Over as Amended

Senator Seaburger, the bill author, told the Senate Taxes Committee that Senate File 2,129 would create a PFAS gross‑revenues tax, a PFAS cleanup account in the special revenue fund and a PFAS advisory commission. "This bill . . . establishes a PFAS gross revenues tax on manufacturers that produce products containing PFAS and retailers that sell products containing PFAS," she said, adding the measure would apply only to entities with nexus to Minnesota.

The bill, as explained section by section, would impose a tax equal to 50% of gross revenue derived from PFAS‑containing products sold by Minnesota manufacturers to distributors and a 50% tax on gross retail sales of PFAS‑containing products in Minnesota. Section 2, Senator Seaburger said, "creates a PFAS clean up account in the special revenue fund to provide funds for environmental clean up across the state," and requires annual deposits of amounts equal to funds raised by the PFAS tax. Section 3 would establish a PFAS advisory commission to recommend use of the funds; the panel would make an annual recommendation to the State Board of Investment and issue its first report by Dec. 15, 2026.

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