STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
TAXES COMMITTEE
Representative Lenczewski, Chair of the Committee, called meeting to order at 2:50 P.M. on Monday, February 22, 2010 in room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll:
Members Present:
LENCZEWSKI, Ann (Chair)
ANDERSON, Sarah
BROD, Laura
CARLSON, Lyndon
DAVIDS, Greg
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DILL, David
DITTRICH, Denise
DOWNEY, Keith
EASTLUND, Rob
GARDNER, Paul
GAROFALO, Pat
KOENEN, Lyle
KOHLS, Paul
LANNING, Morrie
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOON, Jenifer
MARQUART, Paul
MULLERY, Joe
MURPHY, Erin
REINERT, Roger
RUKAVINA, Tom
RUUD, Maria
TILLBERRY Tom
Members Excused:
HILSTROM, Debra
SOLBERG, Loren
ZELLERS, Kurt
A quorum was present.
Before the committee was HF2972.
HF2972-Lenczewski-Department of Revenue Policy Bill.
Testifying on HF2972:
Steve Beddor, Beddor Enterprise
Lisa Hahn-Cordes, Assistant Hennepin County Attorney
Beth Kadoun, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Revenue
Rick Hodsdon, Assistant Washington County Attorney
Representative Lenczewski moved HF2972 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
Representative Kohls moved to orally amend HF2972 as follows: in article 4, strike sections 1, 2, and 8. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Presenting HF2972 Article 4:
Beth Kadoun, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Harriet Sims, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Jason Nord, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Testifying on HF2972:
Ann Norton, Housing Preservation Project
Kevin Walker, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation
Representative Gardner moved amendment
HF2972A6 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Marquart moved amendment
H2972A4 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Downey moved amendment
ANM-DOWNEY-0222-1.
Representative Downey requested a roll call.
Representative Liebling moved an oral amendment to the amendment: replace all occurrences of the word "freedoms" with the word "preferences".
Representative Downey requested a roll call to the oral amendment to the amendment.
The clerk took the roll:
Voting Aye:
Lenczewski
Carlson
Davnie
Dittrich
Gardner
Koenen
Liebling
Loeffler
Marquart
Murphy, E.
Rukavina
Ruud
Tillberry
Voting No:
Anderson, S.
Brod
Demmer
Downey
Eastlund
Garofalo
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Reinert
Excused from voting:
Davids
Dill
Hilstrom
Lesch
Mullery
Solberg
Zellers
THERE BEING 13 VOTING IN FAVOR AND 10 OPPOSED, THE MOTION PREVAILED, AND THE ORAL AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Downey withdrew his amendment.
Representative Demmer moved to orally amend the bill as follows: page 14, delete section 9. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The bill was laid over as amended for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
Representative Lenczewski, Chair of the Committee, adjourned the meeting at 4:28 P.M.
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Representative Ann Lenczewski, Chair
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Sasha Bergman, Committee Legislative Assistant