STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
TAXES
MINUTES
Representative Davids, Chair of the Taxes Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM on March 10, 2011, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DAVIDS, Greg, Chair
LOON, Jenifer, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Sarah
BILLS, Kurt
BUESGENS, Mark
CARLSON Sr., Lyndon
CRAWFORD, Roger
DAVNIE, Jim
DOEPKE, Connie
DOWNEY, Keith
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
GOTTWALT, Steve
HORTMAN, Melissa
KIFFMEYER, Mary
KNUTH, Kate
KOENEN, Lyle
LENCZEWSKI, Ann
LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
MACK, Tara
MARQUART, Paul
MYHRA, Pam
PAYMAR, Michael
RUKAVINA, Tom
RUNBECK, Linda
TILLBERRY, Tom
WARDLOW, Doug
All Members were present.
A quorum was not present.
Representative Runbeck presented HF449.
Testifier for HF449:
Lisa Frenette, Frenette Legislative Advisors
A quorum was present: 10:20 AM.
Representative Crawford moved to approve the minutes dated March 9, 2011. Motion prevailed: Minutes were approved.
Representative Runbeck moved HF449 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Chair Davids laid HF449 over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Chair Davids moved HF706 before the committee.
Representative Hancock presented HF706.
Testifiers for HF706:
Mark Shough, Vice President of Bemidji Aviation
Traci Walter, Director of Operations, Bemidji Aviation
Cory Rudd, General Manager, Bemidji Aviation
Chair Davids moved HF706 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Chair Davids moved HF102 before the committee.
Representative Mahoney presented HF102.
Testifiers for HF102:
Rick King, Chief Technology Officer, Reuters
Robert Malecki, President, CEO, & Founder, Xollai
Chair Davids laid over HF102 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Chair Davids moved HF790 before the committee.
Representative Howes presented HF790.
Testifiers for HF790:
Keith Carlson, Executive Director, Minnesota Inter-County Association
Jennifer O'Rourke, Lobbyist, League of Minnesota Cities
Chair Davids moved HF790 be referred to Property Tax Division.
Chair Davids moved the committee into recess: 11:58 AM.
Chair Davids reconvened the committee at 4:15 PM.
Chair Davids moved HF174 before the committee.
Representative Peppin presented HF174.
Chair Davids moved HF727 before the committee.
Representative Kath presented HF727.
Chair Davids laid over HF727 for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Chair Davids moved HF174 before the committee.
Testifier for HF174:
John Dolejsi, Government Account Executive, SAS Institute
Chair Davids laid HF174 over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Representative Loon moved HF10 before the committee.
Representative Loon presented HF10.
Testifier for HF10:
Jill Larson, Job & Economy Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnerships
Tom Hesse, Vice President of Government Affairs, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Chair Davids laid over HF10 for inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Chair Davids moved to reconsider HF174. Motion prevailed.
Chair Davids moved to re-refer HF174, without recommendation, to the committee on State Government Finance. Motion prevailed.
Representative Buesgens moved HF1026 before the committee.
Representative Buesgens presented HF1026.
Testifiers for HF1026:
Mark Wegner, President, Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company
Ed Robinson, Chief Financial Officer, Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company
Chair Davids laid over HF1026 for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Representative Buesgens moved HF1025 before the committee.
Chair Davids laid over HF1025 for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Representative Garofalo moved HF873 to pass and be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Garofalo renewed his motion that HF873 pass and be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means. Motion prevailed. Bill passed and was re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Garofalo moved HF874 to pass and be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Garofalo renewed his motion that HF874 pass and re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means. Motion prevailed. Bill passed and was re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Bills moved HF687 before committee.
Representative Bills presented HF687.
Chair Davids laid over HF687 for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Representative Wardlow moved HF711 before committee.
Representative Wardlow moved the
H0711A1 amendment. Motion Prevailed. Bill was amended.
Representative Wardlow presented HF711, as amended.
Chair Davids laid over HF711, as amended for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Representative Anderson moved HF1005 before the committee.
Representative Anderson presented HF1005.
Chair Davids laid over HF1005 for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
Chair Davids moved HF820 before committee.
Chair Davids moved the
H0820DE1 amendment. Motion prevailed. Bill was amended.
Chair Davids presented HF820, as amended.
Testifiers for HF820, as amended:
Dr. Paul Wilson, Director of Tax Research, Department of Revenue
Chair Davids laid over HF820, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.
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REP. GREG DAVIDS, CHAIR
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Jen Niska
Committee Legislative Assistant