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HF4573 • 2026

Individual income tax subtraction for volunteer firefighter pension income established.

Individual income tax subtraction for volunteer firefighter pension income established.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lawrence, Backer, Schultz, Warwas, Dotseth, Roach, Nash, McDonald
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes

Official Summary Text

Individual income tax subtraction for volunteer firefighter pension income established.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a subtraction for volunteer

firefighter pension income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132,

by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 40.

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Volunteer firefighter pensions.

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(a) The amount of volunteer firefighter

pension income is a subtraction.

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(b) For the purposes of this subdivision:

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(1) "volunteer firefighter" means a volunteer firefighter as defined in section 424A.001,

subdivision 10; a paid on-call firefighter as defined in section 424A.001, subdivision 10a;

or a volunteer firefighter as defined in section 353G.01, subdivision 15; and

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(2) "volunteer firefighter pension income" means annuity income or a lump-sum payment

from a public retirement plan based on service as a volunteer firefighter.

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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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