STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH 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, officially called the meeting to order at 10:08AM on April 20th, 2018, in room 5 of the State Office Building. A quorum was 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 Lien moved the minutes from April 18th, 2018 be approved. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
HF4408 (Anselmo) Special law tax increment financing authority provided.
Representative Whelan moved that HF4408 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers:
Bill Neuendorf, City of Edina
Representative Whelan renewed her motion that HF4408 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF4434 (Hertaus) Fractional homestead required to be determined based on the percentage of ownership specified in the county land records.
Representative Hertaus moved that HF4434 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers:
Cindy Geis, Minnesota Association of County Officers
Paul Cumings, Tax Policy Manager at Minnesota Department of Revenue
Andrea Fish, Assistant Director of Property Tax at Minnesota Department of Revenue
Tom May, Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers
Dan Whitman, Martin County Assessor
Jason McCaslin, Jackson County Assessor
Representative Hertaus renewed his motion that HF4434 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The committee recessed 11:12AM.
The committee reconvened at 12:15PM
Overview of the A18-0818 Amendment.
HF465 (Drazkowski) Rail project expenditures and other powers restricted, and project insurance required.
Representative Drazkowski moved that HF465 be referred to the committee on Taxes.
Representative Drazkowski moved the A18-0818 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifiers:
Jan Callison, Hennepin County Commissioner
John Keller, Director of Immigrant Law Center
Patricia Nauman, Executive Director of Metro Cities
Grace Keliher, Minnesota School Board Association
Scott Croonquist, Association of Metropolitan School Districts
Valerie Dosland, Minnesota Association of School Administrator
Gary Carlson, League of Minnesota Cities
Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties
Sasha Bergman, City of Minneapolis
Teresa Nelson, Legal Director of Minnesota American Civil Liberties Union
Keith Carlson, Minnesota Inter-County Association
Brad Peterson, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
Angelica Perez, Minnesota Coalition of Battered Women
Tom May, Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers
Paul Cumings, Tax Policy Manager at Minnesota Department of Revenue
Representative Drazkowski moved the HF465A22 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Rarick moved the HF465A19 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Lien moved the HF465A4 Amendment.
Representative Lien offered the following oral amendment to the HF465A4 Amendment: P. 1, L. 1.1, strike “First Engrossment” and in its place insert “The delete everything amendment (A18-0818)”. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Drazkowski moved the HF465A4 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Lien moved the HF465A12 Amendment.
Representative Lien withdrew the HF465A12 Amendment.
Representative Marquart moved the HF465A21 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Marquart moved the HF465A8 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hertaus moved the HF465A11 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Carlson moved to add HF4218 as an amendment to HF465.
Representative Lien withdrew the HF4218 Amendment.
Representative Hertaus moved the HF465A20 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the HF465A13 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Youakim moved the HF465A9 Amendment.
Representative Youakim withdrew the HF465A9 Amendment.
Representative Lien moved to add HF3493 as an amendment to HF465. Representative Lien requested a roll call vote. The results as follows:
AYES NAYS
LOEFFLER, Diane DRAZKOWSKI, Steve, Chair
ANDERSON, Paul HERTAUS, Jerry, Vice Chair
CARLSON, Andrew ERICKSON, Sondra
LIEN, Ben FRANKE, Keith
MARQUART, Paul LOONAN, Bob
NELSON, Michael NEU, Anne
YOUAKIM, Cheryl RARICK, Jason
WHELAN, Abigail
On a vote of 7 AYES and 8 NAYS THE AMEDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Youakim moved the HF465A7 Amendment. THE AMEDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the HF465A17 Amendment. THE AMEDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the HF465A14 Amendment. THE AMEDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the HF465A5 Amendment. THE AMEDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Youakim moved the HF465A6 Amendment. Representative Youakim requested a roll call vote. The results as follows:
AYES NAYS
LOEFFLER, Diane DRAZKOWSKI, Steve, Chair
CARLSON, Andrew HERTAUS, Jerry, Vice Chair
LIEN, Ben ANDERSON, Paul
NELSON, Michael ERICKSON, Sondra
YOUAKIM, Cheryl FRANKE, Keith
LOONAN, Bob
MARQUART, Paul
NEU, Anne
RARICK, Jason
WHELAN, Abigail
On a vote of 5 AYES and 10 NAYS THE AMEDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Whelan discusses the HF465A15 Amendment.
Representative Drazkowski renews his motion to refer HF465, as amended, to the committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:03 PM.
Representative Steve Drazkowski, Chair
Lucas Knese, Committee Legislative Assistant