Minnesota House adopts conference report on 2026 tax bill, then tables the measure

The Minnesota House adopted the conference committee report for House File 2438, the chamber’s 2026 tax bill, but later voted to lay the bill on the table, pausing further floor action.

Representative Davids moved adoption of the conference committee report and asked that the bill be repassed as amended by the conference committee. The House approved the report by voice vote, and the clerk announced the bill’s third reading as amended by the conference.

Tax Committee Chair Representative Gomez summarized the conference report on the House floor, saying, “Most of the fiscal changes in the Tax Conference committee report relate to federal conformity,” and offering to take technical questions on the corporate tax provisions. Gomez said staff had worked “overtime” to prepare the report and noted that the measure aligns state provisions with major federal changes to the Internal Revenue Code.

Gomez outlined several provisions included in the conference report. He said the package contains a two‑year extension of a pass‑through entity tax (referenced alongside House File 3127), a salt‑cap workaround for tax years 2026–27, and a sustainable aviation fuel provision. Gomez said property tax refunds (homestead credit) would receive about $125 million in total and that “those who are eligible will receive an increase of almost 15%” this year.

He also listed a range of other items: a one‑year adjustment to the cap on the beginning farmer tax credit; a four‑year exemption for Professional Golf Association tickets; a minerals article; a program to provide ongoing aid to 36 of the state’s roughly 330 school districts; a direct file program; provisions attributed to Representative Anderson related to tax‑fraud language and homestead resort classifications; property‑tax exemptions connected to the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe; a provision for one‑time income‑tax treatment of payments to nursing facility workers; new local government aid for a newly incorporated city; and a four‑year extension of local homeless prevention aid to counties. Gomez also noted department policy and technical changes reflected in the Department of Revenue section of the package and several local bills and public finance items.

After the conference report was adopted, Representative Niska moved to lay House File 2438 on the table. The Speaker put the motion to a voice vote and announced that the motion prevailed; the bill was tabled, halting further floor consideration for the time being.

No roll‑call vote tallies or named individual vote counts were recorded in the floor transcript; both the adoption of the conference report and the motion to lay the bill on the table were decided by voice votes announced as prevailing by the presiding officer.

What happens next: Because the House tabled House File 2438 after adopting the conference report, no final passage roll call is recorded in the provided transcript and further action will depend on whether a member moves to take the bill from the table or schedule additional floor consideration.