STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
Taxes Committee
MINUTES
Representative Davids, Chair of the Taxes Committee, began the meeting at 10:15 AM, on February 22, 2017, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DAVIDS, Gregory, Chair
MCDONALD, Joe, Vice Chair
MARQUART, Paul, Minority Lead
ANDERSON, Sarah
APPLEBAUM, Jon
CARLSON SR., Lyndon
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DAVNIE, Jim
DETTMER, Bob
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HERTAUS, Jerry
KNOBLACH, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOON, Jenifer
PETERSBURG, John
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SLOCUM, Linda
Members excused:
METSA, Jason
WILLS, Anna
Representative Davids officially called the meeting to order at 10:19 AM. A quorum was present.
HF893 (Davids) Tax reductions for low and middle income families provided; corporate tax loopholes closed; local government unit aid provided; income, property, tobacco, sales and use, special taxes, and other tax provisions modified; and money appropriated.
Representative Davids moved HF893 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Davids moved the H893A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Davids moved the H893A2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Schultz moved the minutes from February 21, 2017 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Overview:
Cynthia Bauerly, Commissioner, Department of Revenue
Paul Cumings, Tax Policy Manager, Department of Revenue
Mark Pederson, Department of Revenue
Representative McDonald assumed the gavel at 11:27 AM.
Representative Davids re-assumed the gavel at 11:33 AM.
Representative Davids temporarily laid over HF893.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 AM.
Representative Gregory M. Davids, Chair
Kelly S. Winsor, Committee Legislative Assistant