1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to taxes; sales and use; reducing the general 
  1.3             rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 
  1.4             297A.62, subdivision 1. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.62, 
  1.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [GENERALLY.] Except as otherwise provided 
  1.9   in subdivision 2 or 3 or in this chapter, a sales tax of 6.5 5.5 
  1.10  percent is imposed on the gross receipts from retail sales as 
  1.11  defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 4, made in this state or 
  1.12  to a destination in this state by a person who is required to 
  1.13  have or voluntarily obtains a permit under section 297A.83, 
  1.14  subdivision 1.  
  1.15     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for sales and 
  1.16  purchases made after June 30, 2001.