STATE OF MINNESOTA 10th MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
PROPERTY AND LOCAL SALES TAX DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Marquart, Chair of the Division, called meeting to order at 10:31 AM on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
Committee Legislative Assistant Paul Cumings noted the roll.
Members Present:
MARQUART, Paul (Chair)
DITTRICH, Denise (Vice-Chair)
LANNING, Morrie (Lead GOP)
DETTMER, Bob
GAROFALO, Pat
KOENEN, Lyle
LENCZEWSKI, Ann
LOEFFLER, Diane
MULLERY, Joe
SCOTT, Peggy
TILLBERRY, Tom
HF1261 (Dittrich) State property tax system benchmarks, critical indicators, and principles provided, property tax working group established.
Representative Dittrich testified in favor of the bill.
A quorum is present at 10:37 AM.
Katherine Schill, House Fiscal Analyst, testified to the bill. Karen Baker, House Research Anaylst, testified to the bill.
Representative Loeffler moved that HF1261 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax and Local Sales Tax Division Report.
Representative Loeffler moved that the author's amendment labeled
H1261DE2 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILS. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dittrich testified in favor of the bill. Katherine Schill, House Fiscal Analyst, testified to the bill. Katherine Schill, House Fiscal Analyst shared a limerick with the Division to be noted:
"You asked us to look at some benchmarks,
So we searched and surveyed and we earmarked,
The results are here,
And hopefully clear,
So please make this "dashboard" your trademark!"
Eric Willette with the Minnesota Department of Revenue testified to the bill. Bill Effertz, Assistant Hennepin County Assessor and representing the Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers, testified to the bill.
Representative Marquart, Chair of the Division, laid over HF1261 for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.
HF479 (Lenczewski) Revenue Commissioner required to conduct a study of the metropolitan fiscal disparities program, and money appropriated.
Representative Lenczewski moved that HF479 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax and Local Sales Tax Division Report.
Representative Lenczewski testified in favor of the bill.
Representative Marquart, Chair of the Division, laid over HF479 for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.
HF467 (Davnie) First tier of commercial-industrial property exempted from state general tax.
Representative Marquart moved that HF467 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Property Tax and Local Sales Tax Division Report.
Representative Davnie testified in favor of the bill. John Kolstad, Owner of Mill City Music, testified in favor of the bill. Jill Larson representing the Minnesota Business Partnership testified in opposition to the bill. Tom Hesse representing the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce testified in opposition to the bill.
Representative Marquart, Chair of the Division, laid over HF467 for possible inclusion in the Property Tax Division Report.
Representative Dittrich moved approval of the minutes for Wednesday, March 11, 2009. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Marquart, Chair of the Division, adjourned the meeting at 11:58 AM.
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Representative Paul Marquart, Chair
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Paul Cumings, Committee Legislative Assistant