Bill > SF418

This bill creates an annual tax holiday period for school supplies in Minnesota, allowing consumers to purchase certain school-related items tax-free during the seven days preceding Labor Day. Specifically, the bill exempts individual school supplies valued at a certain dollar amount (though the exact dollar limit is not specified in the provided text) from sales tax. The definition of "school supplies" is comprehensive, including items like pencils, pens, markers, crayons, glue, paper, notebooks, folders, binders, calculators, textbooks, book bags, and lunch boxes. The bill explicitly excludes some items from the tax holiday, such as paper products not primarily used for school work, adhesive products not typically used by children in school, and backpacks designed for hiking or camping. The tax holiday provision will become effective for sales and purchases made after June 30, 2025, providing a predictable annual opportunity for families to save money on back-to-school shopping.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0418&ssn=0&y=2025