STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
TAX COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Paul Marquart, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:00 A.M. on, Thursday, February 21, 2019, in Room 5 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MARQUART, Paul, (Chair)
LISLEGARD, Dave (Vice-Chair)
DAVIDS, Greg, Lead
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
BRAND, Jeff
CARLSON, Lyndon
ERICKSON, Sondra
FABIAN, Dan
GOMEZ, Aisha
LESCH, John
LIEN, Ben
LOEFFLER, Diane
MCDONALD, Joe
O’NEILL, Marion
PETERSBURG, John
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
XIONG, Tou
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
Representative Becker-Finn moved that the minutes of February 20, 2019 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 1122 (Lien) Federal tax law conforming changes made, and unreimbursed employee expenses itemized deduction allowed
Representative Lien moved that HF 1122 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers:
Christine Ulm, Electrician, IBEW local union 292
Melissa Hysing, AFL-CIO
Max Hall, AFSCME Council 5
Representative Lien renewed his motion that HF 1122 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1154 (Xiong, T) Unrelated business taxable income definition modified
Representative Xiong moved that HF 1154 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers:
Emily Robertson, Nonprofit and Exempt Organizations at Rubric Legal LLC
Representative Xiong renewed his motion that HF 1154 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 215 (Anderson) Melrose; sales tax exemption extended for rebuilding properties destroyed by fire
Representative Fabian moved that HF 215 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Fabian moved the H0215A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Anderson presented the bill.
Representative Fabian renewed his motion that HF 215, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 695 (Drazkowski) Providing a sales tax exemption for certain construction materials
Representative Lislegard moved that HF 695 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Drazkowski presented the bill.
Representative Lislegard renewed his motion that HF 695 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 A.M.
Representative Paul Marquart, Chair
Urszula Gryska,
Committee Legislative Assistant