House passes bills on affordability, fraud, accountability and more
ST. PAUL – The 2026 legislative session finished Monday after a flurry of weekend activity and Rep. Scott Van Binsbergen, R-Montevideo, said House Republicans delivered major victories on affordability, fighting fraud, and increasing accountability in state programs.
Van Binsbergen said he focused heavily on combating fraud, providing property tax relief, improving school safety, cutting car tab fees, delivering relief for counties, and modernizing government systems. The House passed bills addressing each of those priorities this session, including approximately $400 million in tax relief, with $125 million in property tax cuts and $250 million in car tab fee reductions approved over the weekend.
The House also approved federal tax conformity legislation that helps Minnesota businesses by extending the pass-through entity tax provision, providing hundreds of millions of dollars in relief at no cost to the state. In addition, the House delayed PFAS reporting requirements for nine months through the end of the 2027 session, giving Minnesota businesses temporary relief from costly compliance mandates.
“This session was about delivering real relief for struggling Minnesota families, businesses and communities,” Van Binsbergen. “By providing car tab relief, property tax reductions, stronger anti-fraud measures, and support for rural hospitals and counties, we are making Minnesota more affordable now and into the future.”
Van Binsbergen said addressing Minnesota’s $9 billion was his top priority for the session. Over the weekend, the House adopted Medicaid work requirements included in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill to create long-term savings, strengthen accountability, and help combat fraud. He noted that the measure builds on the House’s recent passage of legislation creating a new Office of the Inspector General and implementing additional anti-fraud reforms aimed at protecting taxpayer dollars and restoring trust in government.
“Criminals must be held accountable, as well as any state officials who were complicit in allowing this to happen,” Van Binsbergen said. “More work needs to be done to address Minnesota’s serious fraud problem, but the legislation we passed this session take us in the right direction.”
The House also passed major investments in technology updates for counties that Van Binsbergen said is critical to protecting taxpayers, strengthening accountability and making sure benefits go to the Minnesotans who truly qualify instead of fraudsters.
A $1.2 billion infrastructure package also received House approval, funding projects throughout the state. It includes $3.5 million to complete a Lake Lillian drinking water and wastewater projects.
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