STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON TAXES
Chair, Representative Ann Lenczewski
MINUTES
Representative Lenczewski, Chair of Committee on Taxes, called the meeting to order on February 27, 2014 at 12:36 PM in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Tax Committee went into recess at 12:37 PM.
The Tax Committee reconvened at 1:02 PM.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Lenczewski, Chair
Loeffler, Vice Chair
Davids, Lead
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Barrett
Benson, J.
Carlson
Davnie
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Garofalo
Hansen
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Marquart
Melin
Myhra
Paymar
Peppin
Runbeck
Schoen
Simonson
Slocum
Zellers
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
Chair Lenczewski moved HF 1777 to be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Chair Lenczewski moved the H1777A4 amendment. The motion prevailed. The H1777A4 amendment was adopted.
Chair Lenczewski moved the H1777A10 amendment. The motion prevailed. The H1777A10 amendment was adopted.
Chair Lenczewsi moved the H1777A9 amendment.
Representative Loon made the motion to incorporate the following:
Page 1, line 1.10, delete “June 30, 2014”, and insert “March 31, 2014”.
The motion prevailed. The incorporation was adopted.
Allyson Hartle, Comcast, answered questions of the committee.
Representative Liebling requested a roll call on H1777A9 amendment.
The Committee Legislative Assistant took the roll.
Members voting AYE:
Lenczewski, Chair
Loeffler, Vice Chair
Davids, Lead
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Barrett
Carlson
Davnie
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Garofalo
Hansen
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Marquart
Melin
Myhra
Paymar
Peppin
Schoen
Simonson
Slocum
Zellers
The motion prevailed. The H1777A9 amendment was unanimously adopted.
Representative Anderson moved the H1777A5 amendment.
Representative Anderson made the motion to incorporate the following:
Page 1, line 11.5, insert colon before “and”
The motion prevailed. The incorporation was adopted.
Representative Garofalo requested a roll call on the H1777A5 amendment.
The Committee Legislative Assistant took the roll.
Members voting AYE:
Davids
Anderson
Barrett
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Garofalo
Loon
Mack
Myhra
Peppin
Runbeck
Zellers
Members voting NAY:
Lenczewski
Loeffler
Anzelc
Carlson
Davnie
Hansen
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Melin
Paymar
Schoen
Simonson
Slocum
There being 12 ayes and 15 nays, the motion did not prevail. The H17775A5 amendment was not adopted.
Representative Garofalo moved the H1777A6 amendment. Representative Garofalo requested a roll call on the H1777A6 amendment. Representative Garofalo requested a roll call on HF 1777.
The Committee Legislative Assistant took roll on the H1777A6 amendment:
Members voting AYE:
Davids
Anderson
Barrett
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Garofalo
Loon
Mack
Myhra
Peppin
Runbeck
Zellers
Members voting NAY:
Lenczewski
Loeffler
Anzelc
Benson
Carlson
Davnie
Hansen
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Marquart
Melin
Paymar
Schoen
Simonson
Slocum
There being 12 ayes and 16 nayes, the motion did not prevail. The H1777A6 amendment was not adopted.
Representative Garofalo withdrew his request for a roll call on HF 1777.
Chair Lenczewski renewed her motion to re-refer HF 1777 to the committee on Ways and Means.
The motion prevailed. HF 1777 was re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
The Tax Committee adjourned at 2:02 pm.