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HF3611 • 2026

State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards.

State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Finke, Sencer-Mura, Kozlowski
Last action
2026-02-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes

Official Summary Text

State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a state subtraction for certain

damage awards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132, subdivision

35.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132, subdivision 35, is amended to read:

Subd. 35.

Damages
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for
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;
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sexual harassment or abuse
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; injuries from federal

immigration enforcement
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The amount of damages received under a
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sexual harassment

or abuse
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qualifying
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claim that is not excluded from gross income under section 104(a)(2)

of the Internal Revenue Code because the damages are not received on account of personal

physical injuries or physical sickness is a subtraction.
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For purposes of this subdivision,

"qualifying claim" means a sexual harassment or abuse claim, or a claim arising from injuries

caused by a federal agency conducting activities related to immigration enforcement.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December

31, 2025.

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