HF 3531 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Certain retail fuel transactions exempted from retail delivery fee.

HF 3531 exempts specific fuel-related products from Minnesota's retail delivery fee. It adds definitions for "diesel exhaust fluid" (a urea-based fluid for reducing emissions) and "fuel lubricants" (like motor oil not meant for combustion), clarifying these are not subject to the fee under existing fuel tax laws. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 296A.01, and 2025 Supplement, section 168E.01, to exclude these products from the fee structure. This change applies to retail deliveries made after July 31, 2026. The bill directly affects businesses selling these products, removing a fee they previously paid on such transactions.

Issues: ✗ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026

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Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Mar 2, 2026

MINOR

The bill was advanced from its introduction stage to its first engrossment, incorporating new sections that define specific fuel products and lubricants. Crucially, new effective dates were added to clarify that the retail delivery fee exemption applies only to deliveries made after July 31, 2026. The bill also expanded the list of products considered 'fuel products' to include items under specific statutory subdivisions.

Scope change

The scope of the exemption was clarified by adding a specific effective date and expanding the definition of 'fuel products' to include additional items previously not explicitly listed in the exemption context.

TIMELINE

Added a specific effective date stating the exemption applies to retail deliveries made after July 31, 2026.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'fuel products' and 'fuel lubricants' to clarify which items are exempt from the delivery fee.

Expanded the definition of 'fuel products' to include items defined in sections 13b, 21a, 30, 31, and 42 of the relevant statute.

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Committee

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Taxes

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors