STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
TAX COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Ann Lenczewski, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:38 P.M. on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LENCZEWSKI, Ann (Chair)
WOLLSCHLAGER, Sandy (Vice-Chair)
ATKINS, Joe
BROD, Laura
CARLSON, Lyndon
DAVNIE, Jim
DELAFOREST, Chris
DEMMER, Randy
DILL, David
ERHARDT, Ron
HILSTROM, Debra
JAROS, Mike
KOENEN, Lyle
KOHLS, Paul
LANNING, Morrie
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
MARQUART, Paul
MULLERY, Joe
PAULSEN, Erik
RUKAVINA, Tom
SIMPSON, Dean
SOLBERG, Loren
THAO, Cy
TILLBERRY, Tom
ZELLERS, Kurt
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
Cynthia Templin (House Fiscal Analyst) and Katherine Schill (House Fiscal Analyst) provided a summary of HF2362.
The following people testified on HF2362:
Phil Griffin (LifeScience Alley)
Robert J. Tennessen (U.S. Tobacco)
Marshall Hallock (Finance Director, City of Red Wing)
Carol Duff (City Council President, City of Red Wing)
Joseph Rheinberger (Property and Sales Tax Consultant, Xcel Energy)
Kirk Nesvig (Director of Accounting and Budget, CenterPoint Energy)
Joann Wright (Property Tax Manager, Northern Natural Gas Company)
Anthony Straquadine, Jr. (Business Development and Government Relations, Alliance Pipeline)
Marlowe Hammerstein (Chair, Minnesota Senior Federation)
Mark Sievert (Fergus Falls City Administrator)
Harold Stanislawski (Executive Director of Economic Improvement Commission, City of Fergus Falls)
Julie Rath (Economic Development Specialist, Redwood Area Development Corporation)
Chuck Johnson (Economic Development Authority Director, City of Perham)
John "Jack" Horner (Minnesota Multi-Housing Association)
Louis Jambois (Association of Metropolitan Municipalities)
Keith Carlson (Minnesota Inter-County Association and Association of Minnesota Counties)
Jennifer O'Rourke (League of Minnesota Cities)
Rob Vanasek (Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers)
Tom Dybing (Houston County Assessor)
Tim Flaherty (Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities)
Susan Dioury (Minnesota Association of Realtors)
Christine Berger (Minnesota Association of Realtors)
Jill Larson (Minnesota Business Partnership)
Lisa Frenette (Builders Association of Minnesota)
David Dederichs (Minnesota Chamber of Commerce)
Patricia Nauman (Association of Metropolitan Municipalities)
Phil Krinkie (President, Taxpayers League of Minnesota)
The committee recessed at 4:38 P.M.
The committee reconvened at 6:41 A.M.
Representative Lenczewski moved HF2362 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Lenczewski moved to replace HF2362 with HF2362, Delete everything amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Davnie moved the
H2362A15 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Marquart moved the
H2362A9 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Marquart moved the
H2362A11 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Lanning moved the
H2362A18 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL - THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Lenczewski moved the
A07-0875 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Lenczewski moved to amend the
A07-0875 amendment as follows:
Page 4, line 7, insert "70,000" after the "$"
Page 7, line 16, replace "$5,000,000" with "$4,735,000"
THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Tillberry moved the
H2362A22 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Tillberry withdrew the
H2362A22 amendment.
Representative Tillberry moved the
H2362A23 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Liebling moved to divide the amendment between lines 2.13 and 2.14.
Representative Kohls requested roll call vote on Representative Liebling’s motion to divide the amendment.
Representative Liebling withdrew her motion to divide the amendment.
Representative Kohls withdrew his motion for a roll call vote.
Representative Tillberry renewed his motion of the
H2362A23 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zellers moved the
H2362A25 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Brod moved the
H2362A12 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Brod requested a roll call vote on the
H2362A12 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYE
BROD
DELAFOREST
ERHARDT
KOENEN
KOHLS
LANNING
PAULSEN
SIMPSON
TILLBERRY
WOLLSCHLAGER
ZELLERS
NAY
LENCZEWSKI
ATKINS
CARLSON
DAVNIE
HILSTROM
JAROS
LESCH
LIEBLING
MARQUART
MULLERY
RUKAVINA
SOLBERG
THAO
ABSENT
DEMMER
DILL
ON A VOTE OF 11 AYES AND 13 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL -THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Simpson moved the
H2362A20 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Simpson requested roll call vote on the
H2362A20 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYE
BROD
ERHARDT
KOENEN
KOHLS
LANNING
PAULSEN
SIMPSON
WOLLSCHLAGER
ZELLERS
NAY
LENCZEWSKI
ATKINS
CARLSON
DAVNIE
DELAFOREST
DILL
HILSTROM
JAROS
LESCH
LIEBLING
MARQUART
MULLERY
RUKAVINA
SOLBERG
THAO
TILLBERRY
ABSENT
DEMMER
ON A VOTE OF 9 AYES AND 16 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL -THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Tillberry moved the
H2362A26 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative DeLaForest moved the
H2362A13 amendment to HF2362.
Representative DeLaForest requested a roll call vote on the
H2362A13 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYE
BROD
DELAFOREST
ERHARDT
KOHLS
LANNING
PAULSEN
RUKAVINA
SIMPSON
ZELLERS
NAY
LENCZEWSKI
ATKINS
CARLSON
DAVNIE
DILL
HILSTROM
JAROS
KOENEN
LESCH
LIEBLING
MARQUART
MULLERY
SOLBERG
THAO
TILLBERRY
WOLLSCHLAGER
ABSENT
DEMMER
ON A VOTE OF 9 AYES AND 16 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL - THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Mullery moved the
H2362A10 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Mullery moved to amend the
H2362A10 amendment as follows:
Delete line 1.3
THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zellers moved HF1138 as an amendment to HF2362.
Representative Zellers requested a roll call vote on the HF1138 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYE
BROD
DELAFOREST
DEMMER
ERHARDT
KOHLS
PAULSEN
SIMPSON
ZELLERS
NAY
LENCZEWSKI
ATKINS
CARLSON
DAVNIE
DILL
HILSTROM
JAROS
KOENEN
LANNING
LESCH
LIEBLING
MARQUART
MULLERY
RUKAVINA
SOLBERG
THAO
TILLBERRY
WOLLSCHLAGER
ON A VOTE OF 8 AYES AND 18 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL -THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
H2362A17 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED -THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Erhardt moved the
H2362A7 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Paulsen requested a roll call vote on the
H2362A7 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYE
BROD
DELAFOREST
DEMMER
ERHARDT
KOHLS
LANNING
PAULSEN
SIMPSON
ZELLERS
NAY
LENCZEWSKI
ATKINS
CARLSON
DAVNIE
DILL
HILSTROM
JAROS
KOENEN
LESCH
LIEBLING
MARQUART
MULLERY
RUKAVINA
SOLBERG
THAO
TILLBERRY
WOLLSCHLAGER
ON A VOTE OF 9 AYES AND 17 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL - THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Kohls moved the
H2362A16 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Kohls requested a roll call vote on the
H2362A16 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYE
BROD
DELAFOREST
DEMMER
ERHARDT
KOHLS
LANNING
PAULSEN
SIMPSON
ZELLERS
NAY
LENCZEWSKI
ATKINS
CARLSON
DAVNIE
DILL
HILSTROM
JAROS
KOENEN
LESCH
LIEBLING
MARQUART
MULLERY
RUKAVINA
SOLBERG
THAO
TILLBERRY
WOLLSCHLAGER
ON A VOTE OF 9 AYES AND 17 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL - THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Simpson moved HF1650 as an amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL -THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Lesch moved the
A07-0869 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Lesch withdrew the
A07-0869 amendment to HF2362.
Representative Paulsen moved the
H2362A19 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL -THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Rukavina moved the
H2362A27 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Rukavina moved to amend HF2362 as follows:
Page 159-160
Delete section 1 and delete section 2
THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Koenen moved the
H2362A2 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL - THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Rukavina moved the
H2362A24 amendment to HF2362. THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Lenczewski renewed her motion of that HF2362, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Kohls requested a roll call vote on HF2362, as amended. The results were as follows:
AYE
LENCZEWSKI
ATKINS
CARLSON
DAVNIE
DILL
HILSTROM
JAROS
KOENEN
LESCH
LIEBLING
MARQUART
MULLERY
RUKAVINA
SOLBERG
THAO
TILLBERRY
WOLLSCHLAGER
NAY
BROD
DELAFOREST
DEMMER
ERHARDT
KOHLS
LANNING
PAULSEN
SIMPSON
ZELLERS
ON A VOTE OF 17 AYES AND 9 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED - THE BILL PASSED AS AMENDED AND WAS RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
The committee adjourned at 9:16 P.M.
Representative Ann Lenczewski, Chair
Jamie Becker-Finn, Committee Legislative Assistant