Press Conference: Media Availability on 2026 Omnibus Tax Bill - 04/30/26

Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee · April 30, 2026

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Chair introduces omnibus tax bill and outlines main provisions

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Sen. Rest (chair) opened the committee with an overview of a bipartisan omnibus tax bill, saying it aims to ease Minnesotans' cost pressures by increasing property tax refunds, providing a Hennepin County health-care tax to stabilize hospitals, creating a social media platform tax, and funding communities affected by the recent "metro surge" enforcement action. He framed the package as both immediate relief and forward-looking tax modernization.

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Sen. Rest, chair of the Senate Taxes Committee, presented an omnibus tax bill that would increase this year’s property tax refunds, establish a Hennepin County health-care tax, create a social media platform tax, fund communities affected by the “metro surge” enforcement action, and add credits for sustainable aviation fuel and beginning farmers. Committee members praised provisions for homeowners, hospitals, agriculture and clean-fuel investment and voted to send the bill to the Senate floor; the House had not yet acted.

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