STATE OF MINNESOTA 12th MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
TAX COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Davids, Chair of the Tax Committee, began the meeting at 10:15 A.M. on February 12th, 2015, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DAVIDS, Gregory M. McDONALD Joe
BARRETT, Bob MELIN, Carly
LENCZEWSKI, Ann PETERSBURG, John
ANDERSON, Sarah SIMONSON, Erik
ANZELC, Tom SWEDZINSKI, Chris
CARLSON, Lyndon WILLS, Anna
DAVNIE, Jim
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERHARDT, Ron
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
KNOBLACH, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOON, Jenifer
Members excused:
HACKBARTH, Tom
SLOCUM, Linda
TORKELSON, Paul
Representative Davids began the meeting at 10:15. A quorum was NOT present.
A quorum was present at 10:21 and the meeting was called to order.
Representative Simonson moved that the minutes of February 11th, 2015 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Erhardt moved that HF442 come before the committee.
HF442 Fischer: Single exclusion amount for the Minnesota taxable estate established, single rate established, recapture of tax eliminated, and clarifying changes made.
Representative Fischer and Bruce Mogren of Mogren Development, testified on HF442, first engrossment.
Representative Erhardt moved that HF442 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.
Representative McDonald moved that HF493 come before the committee.
HF493 McDonald: Estate tax repealed.
Representative McDonald, Kim Crockett of the Center for the American Experiment, Nan Madden from the Minnesota Budget Project, and Dane Smith from Growth & Justice, testified on HF493, first engrossment.
Representative McDonald moved that HF493 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.
Meeting adjourned at 12:00.
Representative Greg Davids, Chair
Andrew Hasek, Committee Legislative Assistant