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Committee advances bill to exempt congressionally chartered veterans groups from property tax on post buildings
Summary
The House Taxes Committee advanced House File 195, which would exempt congressionally chartered veterans service organizations from property taxes on buildings they own and operate; proponents said many posts are closing because of tax burdens while lawmakers noted classification and fiscal-shift implications.
The House Taxes Committee on Thursday advanced House File 195, a bill sponsored by State Representative Cindy Bennett that would exempt congressionally chartered veterans service organizations (such as the American Legion and VFW) from property taxes on buildings they own and operate. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax package.
Barry Hendrickson, adjutant quartermaster for the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars, told the committee there are 188 VFW posts statewide and that an estimated 107 still operate post homes. "Over the last 20 years, we averaged five VFWs going away completely from their communities," he said,…
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