STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
PROPERTY TAX AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Drazkowski, Chair of the Property Tax and Local Government Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:17AM on March 15th, 2017, in Room 10 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve, Chair
HERTAUS, Jerry, Vice Chair LOONAN, Bob
LOEFFLER, Diane MARQUART, Paul
ANDERSON, Paul NELSON, Michael
BARR, Regina NEU, Anne
CARLSON, Andrew RARICK, Jason
ERICKSON, Sondra WHELAN, Abigail
FRANKE, Keith YOUAKIM, Cheryl
LIEN, Ben
Representative Drazkowski officially called the meeting to order at 8:18AM. A quorum was present.
Representative Barr moved the minutes of March 13th, 2017 be approved. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
HF153 (Mary Murphy) Hermantown; local option sales tax use and revenues modified.
Representative Marquart moved that HF153 be laid over.
Representative Marquart moved the H0153A2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying on HF153 was John Mulder, City of Hermantown.
Representative Marquart renewed his motion that HF153, as amended, be laid over.
HF154 (Mary Murphy) Proctor; additional one-half percent sales and use tax authorized, and local approval of laws and validation of city actions provided.
Representative Loeffler moved that HF154 be laid over.
Testifying on HF154 was Jake Benson, City of Proctor City Council.
Representative Loeffler renewed her motion that HF154 be laid over.
HF172 (Lien) Clay County; local sales and use tax to fund a correctional facility and law enforcement center allowed.
Representative Lien moved that HF172 be laid over.
Testifying on HF172 was Grant Whelan, Clay County.
Representative Lien renewed his motion that HF172 be laid over.
HF191 (Sundin) Moose Lake; sales and use tax imposition authorized.
Representative Loonan moved that HF191 be laid over.
Testifying on HF191 was Tim Peterson, City of Moose Lake.
Representative Loonan renewed his motion that HF191 be laid over.
HF446 (Bennett) Albert Lea; local sales tax authority modified.
Representative Neu moved that HF446 be laid over.
Testifying on HF446 was Laura Cunningham, Albert Lea Lakes Foundation and Chad Adams, City of Albert Lea.
Representative Neu renewed her motion that HF446 be laid over.
HF1325 (Metsa) Guaranteed distribution formula for the taconite municipal aid amount modified, and municipal aid account allocation indexed to inflation.
Representative Franke moved that HF1325 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1325 was Paul Kess, Range Association of Municipalities.
Representative Franke renewed his motion that HF1325 be laid over.
HF536 (Baker) New London; local sales and use tax imposition and bond issuance authorized.
Representative Rarick moved that HF536 be laid over.
Representative Rarick renewed his motion that HF536 be laid over.
HF537 (Baker) Spicer; local sales and use tax imposition authorized.
Representative Anderson moved that HF537 be laid over.
Representative Anderson renewed his motion that HF537 be laid over.
HF554 (Nornes) Fergus Falls; local sales and use tax imposition authorized.
Representative Lien moved that HF554 be laid over.
Testifying on HF554 was Mayor Ben Shierer, City of Fergus Falls.
Representative Lien renewed his motion that HF554 be laid over.
HF659 (Torkelson) New Ulm; local excise and sales and use tax extension allowed, and use of revenues from the taxes modified.
Representative Franke moved that HF659 be laid over.
Testifying on HF659 was Bob Skillings, New Ulm Sales Tax Leadership Committee Member.
Representative Franke renewed his motion that HF659 be laid over.
HF1469 (Torkelson) Sleepy Eye; local lodging tax authorized.
Representative Anderson moved that HF1469 be laid over.
Representative Anderson moved to incorporate the following oral amendment to HF1469: On P.1, Section 1, strike Subd. 2., L. 1.11-1.14. THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.
Testifying on HF1469 was Mark Kolar, City of Sleepy Eye.
Representative Anderson renewed his motion that HF1469, as amended, be laid over.
HF1720 (Backer) Agricultural containment facility exemption modified.
Representative Neu moved that HF1720 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1720 was Gary Carlson, League of Minnesota Cities, Tom May, Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers, Keith Carlson, Minnesota Inter-County Association, Bill Bond, Minnesota Crop Production Retailers, Craig Maurer, Minnesota Crop Production Retailers, Paul Cumings, Department of Revenue, and Eric Willette, Minnesota Department of Revenue.
Representative Neu renewed her motion that HF1720 be laid over.
HF613 (Clark Johnson) North Mankato; local food and beverage tax allowed.
Representative Carlson moved that HF613 be laid over.
Testifying on HF613 was John Harrenstein, City of North Mankato.
Representative Carlson renewed his motion that HF613 be laid over.
HF738 (Gunther) Fairmont; local sales and use tax and bond issuance authorized.
Representative Barr moved that HF738 be laid over.
Testifying on HF738 was Mike Humpal, City of Fairmont.
Representative Barr renewed her motion that HF738 be laid over.
HF1057 (Fenton) Woodbury; local lodging tax allowed.
Representative Rarick moved that HF1057 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1057 was Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens, City of Woodbury and Dan McElroy, Minnesota Lodging Association.
Representative Rarick renewed his motion that HF1057 be laid over.
HF1283 (Hamilton) Worthington; authority to use revenues from and issue debt associated with local sales and use taxes modified, and use of revenues and related provisions modified.
Representative Whelan moved that HF1283 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1283 was Steve Robinson, City of Worthington, and Mayor Mike Kuhle, City of Worthington.
Representative Whelan renewed her motion that HF1283 be laid over.
HF1556 (Paul Anderson) Land transfer or divisions restriction modified.
Representative Anderson moved that HF1556 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1556 was George Leary, Blue Earth County Land Use Administrator.
Representative Anderson renewed his motion that HF1556 be laid over.
The committee recessed at 10:00AM.
The committee reconvened at 6:41PM.
HF1566 (Pryor) Land transfer or divisions restriction modified.
Representative Carlson moved that HF1566 be laid over.
Representative Carlson moved the H1566A2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Carlson renewed his motion that HF1566, as amended, be laid over.
HF533 (Lueck) Garrison, Kathio, West Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary district authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
Representative Neu moved that HF533 be laid over.
Representative Neu renewed her motion that HF533 be laid over.
HF1431 (Marquart) Assessor accreditation waiver provided, and assessor accreditation requirements modified.
Representative Marquart moved that HF1431 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1431 was Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties, Tom May, Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers, Kent Sulem, Minnesota Association of Townships and Paul Cumings, Department of Revenue.
Representative Marquart renewed his motion that HF1431 be laid over.
HF1367 (Kiel) East Grand Forks; local sales and use tax allowed.
Representative Whelan moved that HF1367 be laid over.
Representative Whelan renewed her motion that HF1367 be laid over.
HF112 (Runbeck) Reverse referendum approval of issuance of debt provided.
Representative Erickson moved that HF112 be laid over.
Representative Erickson moved the H0112A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED.
Testifying on HF112 was Gary Carlson, League of Minnesota Cities and Keith Carlson, Minnesota Inter-County Association.
Representative Erickson renewed her motion that HF112, as amended, be laid over.
HF1930 (Marquart) Second exemption for refund claimants allowed.
Representative Marquart moved that HF1930 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1930 was Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Project.
Representative Marquart renewed his motion that HF1930 be laid over.
HF2182 (Loeffler) Homestead credit state refund and property tax refund for renters schedules modified.
Representative Loeffler moved that HF2182 be laid over.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2182A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler renewed her motion that HF2182, as amended, be laid over.
HF1379 (Paul Anderson) Redemption period amended, county auditors granted additional authority, counties allowed to sell tax-forfeited lands online, eviction action when an individual holds over real property after a real estate tax judgement sale allowed landlord allowed to dispose of an evicted tenant’s property, and technical and conforming changes made.
Representative Anderson moved that HF1379 be laid over.
Representative Anderson moved the A17-0223 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Anderson moved to incorporate the following oral amendment to HF1379: On P.5, strike Section 7, L. 5.12-5.20. THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.
Testifying on HF1379 was Cindy Geis, Minnesota Association of County Officers, Jeffrey Strand, Minnesota Association of County Officers, Ron Elwood, Legal Services Advocacy Project, and Todd Hill, Hill Capitol Strategies.
Representative Anderson renewed his motion that HF1379, as amended, be laid over.
HF1263 (Rarick) County levy authority modified, and county levies treated as special taxing district levies.
Representative Rarick moved that HF1263 be laid over.
Testifying on HF1263 was Tom Swain, Pine County Soil and Water Conservation District, Mark Thell, Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District, Skip Thompson, Pine County Soil and Water Conservation District, Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties, and Roland Cleveland, Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Representative Rarick renewed his motion that HF1263 be laid over.
Representative Hertaus assumed the gavel at 8:16PM.
HF2186 (Drazkowski) Determination of rent constituting property taxes modified.
Representative Drazkowski moved that HF2186 be laid over.
Testifying on HF2186 was Ron Elwood, Legal Services Advocacy Project, Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Project, Tom Liljenquist, Minnesota Multi Housing Association and Paul Cumings, Department of Revenue.
Representative Drazkowski renewed his motion that HF2186 be laid over.
Representative Drazkowski gave an informational presentation on HF2072 (Drazkowski) Political contribution refund repealed.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:43PM.
Representative Steve Drazkowski, Chair
Allison Wroble, Committee Legislative Assistant