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SF3805 • 2026
Crime Victims tax donation checkoff authorization
Crime Victims tax donation checkoff authorization
Crime
Taxes
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-03-17
House
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Taxes
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2026-02-23
House
Introduction and first reading
Official Summary Text
Crime Victims tax donation checkoff authorization
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing a tax donation checkoff to benefit crime victims; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [290.435] MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT CHECKOFF. new text end new text begin (a) Every individual who files an income tax return or property tax refund claim form may designate on their original return that $1 or more be added to the tax or deducted from the refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that individual and paid into the Minnesota victims of crime account. new text end new text begin (b) The commissioner must, on the income tax return and the property tax refund claim form, notify filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax or refund be paid into the Minnesota victims of crime account. The sum of the designated amounts to be paid must be credited to the Minnesota victims of crime account for use under section 299A.708. All interest earned on money accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and reimbursements of expenditures in section 299A.708 must be credited to the account by the commissioner of management and budget. new text end new text begin (c) The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to use the money contributed solely for the purposes specified in section 299A.708. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2027. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin [290.436] CORPORATE MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT CHECKOFF. new text end new text begin (a) A corporation that files an income tax return may designate on its original return that $1 or more be added to the tax or deducted from the refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that corporation and paid into the Minnesota victims of crime account established under section 299A.708 for use by the Department of Public Safety's Office of Justice Programs. The commissioner must, on the corporate tax return, notify filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax return be paid into the Minnesota victims of crime account for use as specified in section 299A.708. All interest earned on money accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and reimbursements of expenditures in section 299A.708 must be credited to the account by the commissioner of management and budget. new text end new text begin (b) The state pledges and agrees with all corporate contributors to use the funds contributed solely for the purposes specified in section 299A.708. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2027. new text end