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FIFTY-SEVENTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 19, 2016

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

TAXES COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Greg Davids, Chairman of the Taxes Committee, began the meeting at 10:15 AM on April 19, 2016 in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


DAVIDS, Greg: Chair
BARRETT, Bob: Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Sarah
ANZELC, Tom
CARLSON Sr, Lyndon
DAVNIE, Jim
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERHARDT, Ron
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
HACKBARTH, Tom
KNOBLACH, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOON, Jen
PETERSBURG, John
SIMONSON, Erik
SLOCUM, Linda
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
TORKELSON, Paul
WILLS, Anna

Members excused:

LESCH, John
MELIN, Carly
MCDONALD, Joe


Representative Cindy Pugh testified to House File 2868.


Chair Davids officially called the meeting to order at 10:20 AM. A quorum was present.


Representative Erik Simonson moved the minutes of April 14, 2016 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Erik Simonson moved the minutes of April 15, 2016 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


Chair Davids moved House File 2868 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus Bill.

Ryan Olson, citizen testifier, testified to House File 2868

Chair Davids renewed his motion and moved House File 2868 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.


Chair Davids moved House File 3377 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus Bill.

Chair Davids moved the H3377A3 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Dan Fabian testified to House File 3377 as amended.

Jeff Corey with One Roof Housing testified to House File 3377 as amended.

Annastacia Belladonna-Carrerra, Legislative Director of Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, testified to House File 3377 as amended.

Chair Davids renewed his motion and moved House File 3377 as amended to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.


Chair Davids moved House File 2515 to be re-referred to the General Register.

Chair Davids moved the H2515A3 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Dennis Smith testified to House File 2515 as amended.

Jason Schuller, Co-Chair of the Probate and Trust Legislative Committee of the Minnesota State Bar Association, testified to House File 2515 as amended.

Chair Davids renewed his motion and moved House File 2515 as amended to be re-referred to the General Register.


Representative Sarah Anderson moved House File 3912 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus Bill.

Representative Anderson moved the H3912A1 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Anderson testified to House File 3912 as amended.

John Dukich with Minnesota High Tech Association testified to House File 3912 as amended.

Jeffrey Hyde, Senior Tax Counsel for IBM, testified to House File 3912 as amended.

Chair Davids renewed the Anderson motion and moved House File 3912 as amended to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.


The meeting was adjourned at 11:44 AM.





Representative Greg Davids, Chair




Ethan Hellier, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3377 (Fabian) - Workforce and affordable homeownership development program established, reports required, and portion of proceeds of the mortgage registry tax and the deed tax appropriated to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for creation of workforce and affordable ownership housing.
  • HF2868 (Pugh) - Dentists who provide charity care to veterans allowed a subtraction, and veterans affairs commissioner duties imposed.
  • HF2515 (Smith) - Probate provisions modified.
  • HF3912 (Anderson) - Research credit modified.
House TV Video:
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00:45 - HF2868 (Pugh) Veterans; emergency dental care grants authorized from state soldiers' assistance fund, subtraction for dentists who provide charity care to veterans allowed, and money appropriated.
13:21 - HF3377 (Fabian) Workforce and affordable homeownership development program established, reports required, and portion of proceeds of the mortgage registry tax and the deed tax appropriated to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for creation of workforce and affordable ownership housing.
1:11:12 - HF2515 (Smith) Probate provisions modified.
1:15:11 - HF3912 (Anderson, S.) Research credit modified.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.