Minnesota / State / 2023 Regular Session
Laws of Minnesota 2023, chapter 68, article 3 Created the vehicle registration, title, sales tax and driver’s licence fee exemptions for a totally disabled veteran
Added Minn. Stat. 171.01, subd. 51, defining a veteran with a total service-connected disability as a veteran under 197.447 with satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected rating, and built four exemptions on it: 168.012, subd. 13 (registration tax, administrative fees, filing fees and surcharges, plate and validation sticker fees, on up to two vehicles at a time, jointly registrable with a spouse or domestic partner, excluding personalised plate fees and special plate contributions); 168A.29, subd. 4 (certificate of title fee); 171.06, subd. 2c (all driver’s licence, endorsement, filing and identification card fees); and 297B.03, clause (16) (motor vehicle sales tax), the last effective for sales and purchases made after June 30, 2024. Tracked for two reasons. The definition names only a 100 percent total and permanent rating and does not mention individual unemployability, while published guidance treats a TDIU award letter as acceptable evidence. And clause (16) contains no vehicle count and no lifetime cap, although secondary descriptions of the exemption commonly state a one-vehicle limit.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done,
- In committee Done, House Transportation Finance and Policy
- Passed one chamber Done, House, 71-59
- Passed both chambers Done, Senate passed it amended 36-31 on 2023-04-27; House repassed it 69-61
- Signed by the governor Done, Chapter 68
- In effect Done, date not recorded
Sponsors
- Hornstein
- Dibble
What it touches
- Minn. Stat. § 171.01, subd. 51
- Minn. Stat. § 168.012, subd. 13
- Minn. Stat. § 168A.29, subd. 4
- Minn. Stat. § 171.06, subd. 2c
- Minn. Stat. § 297B.03
Catalog entry
Official record
Read Laws of Minnesota 2023, chapter 68, article 3 on the jurisdiction's own record