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HF 9 (Minnesota, 2025 1st Special Session): omnibus tax bill, repeal of the data center electricity exemption, Chapter 13
enactedArticle 3, Section 4 strikes the sales tax exemption for electricity used by qualified and refurbished data centers, effective for sales after Jun 30, 2025 (the Minnesota Reformer put the revenue at about $140M over four years). Authors Davids and Gomez; Senate author Rest. House 93-39 on Jun 9, 2025; Senate urgency 46-20 and passage 34-33 the same day; signed Jun 14, 2025.
HF 9
Who took a position
Supporting (3)
Opposing (0)
- No opposing positions recorded.
Total votes
18
Yea
15
Nay
3
Tracked donor money behind these voters
$71,650
Money Behind This Bill
Donors who gave money to legislators who voted on this bill, ranked by total contributions we track. The dollar figures below are QPQ-tracked totals across all of each donor's giving to these voters; they may undercount the donor's full FEC cycle activity.
| Donor | Type | Tracked giving to voters | Voters Funded | Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demuth Lisa House Committee | PAC | $35,000 | 1 | Lisa Demuth |
| Munger Munger Mark House Committee Munger Mark House Committee | PAC | $10,000 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota (GREAT-Minnesota) | PAC | $6,750 | 7 | Lisa Demuth, Ann Rest, Grant Hauschild, Chris Swedzinski, Andrew Mathews (Minnesota) +2 more |
| Xcel Energy Employees PAC (Minnesota) | PAC | $3,650 | 9 | Lisa Demuth, Nick Frentz, Grant Hauschild, Ann Rest, Patty Acomb +4 more |
| Jon P Brekke | Individual | $3,000 | 1 | Lisa Demuth |
| David J Saggau | Individual | $2,000 | 1 | Lisa Demuth |
| Julie Pierce | Individual | $2,000 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Bethany Owen (Minnesota filings) | Individual | $2,000 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Nicole Johnson (Minnesota filings) | Individual | $1,250 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Ottertail Power PAC | PAC | $1,250 | 3 | Lisa Demuth, Chris Swedzinski, Andrew Mathews (Minnesota) |
| Joshua Skelton | Individual | $1,000 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Arik Forsman | Individual | $1,000 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Colin Anderson | Individual | $1,000 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Jeffrey Scissons | Individual | $1,000 | 1 | Grant Hauschild |
| Zindzi McCormick | Individual | $500 | 1 | Erin Murphy (Minnesota) |
| ALLETE-MN PAC (Minnesota Power) | PAC | $250 | 1 | Chris Swedzinski |
Voted Yea (15)
| Legislator | Party | State | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Davids | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Aisha Gomez | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Leigh Finke | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Ann Rest | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Jen McEwen | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Samantha Sencer-Mura | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Patty Acomb | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Erin Murphy (Minnesota) | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Grant Hauschild | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| John Huot | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Zack Stephenson | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Nick Frentz | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Lisa Demuth | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Melissa Hortman | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Erin Maye Quade | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 |
Voted Nay (3)
| Legislator | Party | State | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mathews (Minnesota) | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Chris Swedzinski | MN | house | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Mark Johnson (Minnesota) | MN | senate | Jun 9, 2025 |