STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY AND LOCAL TAX DIVISION
Chair, Representative Jim Davnie
MINUTES
Representative Davnie, Chair of Committee on Property and Local Tax Division, called the meeting to order on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 4:07 pm in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Davnie, Chair
Lien, Vice Chair
Torkelson, Lead
Carlson
Hertaus
Kiel
Loeffler
Marquart
Nelson
Runbeck
Members excused:
Erickson, S.
Faust
Garofalo
Lenczewski
Mahoney
A quorum was present at 4:22 pm.
HF 2426 (Dill) Taconite production tax distribution modified.
Rep. Dill presented HF 2426
Rep. Dill discussed proposed amendment H2426A1 (see attached
H2426A1 amendment)
.
HF 2261 (Persell) Disabled veteran homestead valuation exclusion extended.
Rep. Persell explained HF 2261
Testifying on behalf of HF 2261:
John Kriesel, Director of Veteran’s, Anoka County Veteran Services
Milt Schoen, MN Association of County Veterans
Mark Peterson, MN Association of Assessing Officers, Cass County Assessor
HF 2261 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Division Report
At 4:22pm when a quorum was officially present:
Reverting back to HF2426:
Chair Davnie moved HF2426
HF 2426 (Dill) Taconite production tax distribution modified.
Rep. Dill moved to amend HF 2426 (see attached
H2426A1 amendment) THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
HF 2426, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the Division Report.
Rep. Lien moved HF 2399
HF 2399 (Anzelc) Property tax sliding scale market value exclusion for electric power generation efficiency eligibility
Rep. Anzelc explained HF 2399
Testifying on HF 2399:
Amanda Duerr, Coalition of Utility Cities
Rick Evans, Xcel Energy
HF 2399 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Division Report
Chair Davnie moved HF 2432
HF 2432 (Anzelc) Itasca County authorized to issue general obligation bonds for the county nursing home.
Rep. Anzelc explained HF 2432
Testifying on HF2432:
Loren Solberg, Itasca County
HF 2423 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Division Report
Rep. Lien moved HF 2465
HF 2465 (Lien) Local government aid losses calculation modified.
Rep. Lien explained HF 2465
HF 2465 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Division Report
Rep. Hertaus moved approval of the minutes of March 4, 2014. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 pm.
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Representative Jim Davnie, Chair
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Leslie Thompson, Committee Legislative Assistant