STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
PROPERTY AND LOCAL TAX DIVISION
Chair, Representative Jim Davnie
MINUTES
Representative Davnie, Chair of Property and Local Tax Division, called the meeting to order on Tuesday, March 18th 2014, at 4:11 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
Erickson, S.
Faust
Garofalo
Hertaus
Kiel
Lenczewski
Loeffler
Mahoney
Marquart
Nelson
Runbeck
A quorum was present at 4:11pm.
Chair Davnie moved HF 3099
Rep Falk presented HF 3099 (Falk). Real property definition modified.
Testified on HF 3099:
Tim Rudnicki, MN Bio-Fuels Association, Executive Director
Jon Klockziem, MN Department of Revenue
Dan Whitman, Martin County Minnesota, Assessor, MN Association of Assessing Officers
Glen Jacobson, Assistant Renville County Attorney
HF 3039 was laid over for possible inclusion for the Division Report
Rep. Marquart moved HF 3086
Rep. Marquart presented HF 3086 (Marquart). Agricultural market value homestead property tax credit permanently increased, supplemental credit payments for taxes payable in 2014 provided, and money appropriated.
Testifying on HF 3086:
Tom Peterson, MN Farmer’s Union
Doug Busselman, Director of Public Policy, MN Farm Bureau
Lee Leichentritt, RPT Minnesota
Beau Berentson, Association of Minnesota Counties
Cindy Geis, Scott County, Auditor-Treasurer
John Hagen, Department of Revenue, Director of the Property Tax Division
HF 3086 was laid over for possible inclusion for the Division Report
Chair Davnie moved the approval of the minutes from Monday, March 17, 2014. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Chair Davnie moved HF 1884
Chair Davnie moved to amend HF 1884 (see attached DE
A14-0890) THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Davnie moved to amend HF 1884, as amended (see attached
H1884A5) THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Davnie moved to amend HF 1884, as amended, as follows:
Page 44, lines 10 and 11, delete “2014” and insert “2015”
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying on HF 1884, as amended:
Dan Whitman, Martin County Assessor, MN Association of Assessing Officers
Mark Haveman, MN Center for Fiscal Excellence, Executive Director
Gary Carlson, League of Minnesota Cities
Beau Berentson, Association of Minnesota Counties
Chair Davnie moves that HF 1884, as amended, be recommended to be re-reffered to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:34pm.
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Representative Jim Davnie, Chair
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Leslie Thompson, Committee Legislative Assistant