STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH 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, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Room 5 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not 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
LESCH, John
LIEN, Ben
LOEFFLER, Diane
O’NEILL, Marion
PETERSBURG, John
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
Members excused:
GOMEZ, Aisha
MCDONALD, Joe
XIONG, Tou
Chair Marquart officially called the meeting to order at 8:05 A.M. A quorum was present.
Representative Lislegard moved that the minutes of March 14, 2019 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
As of Friday, March 15, 2019, the following bills are hereby referred to the Property and Local Tax Division.
HF 2286 (Loeffler) Establishing an automated system for certificates of rent paid.
HF 2332 (Gomez) Repealing property tax exemption for manure pits.
HF 2348 (Loeffler) Increasing the maximum refund for the homestead credit refund.
HF 2349 (Loeffler) Modifying the renter's refund calculation.
HF 2404 (Lislegard) Modifying distribution of taconite municipal aid account.
HF 2424 (Davids) Modifying class 4d rate.
HF 2473 (Nash) Local government taxing authority modified, and excise tax and fee limitation expanded.
HF 2485 (Bahner) Homestead credit refund maximum refund increased
HF 1993 (Huot) Volunteer firefighters and EMTs tax credit established
Representative Brand moved HF 1993 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers:
Judy Thill, MSFDA, MSFCA
Buck McAlpin, MN Ambulance Association
Representative Brand renewed his motion that HF 1993 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 2035 (Brand) Prepared food donation tax credit provided
Representative Brand moved HF 2035 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers:
Ben Wogsland, Hospitality Minnesota
Dave Sincebaugh, Crave and Kaskaid Hospitality
Representative Brand renewed his motion that HF 2035 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
Vice-Chair Lislegard assumed the gavel at 9:00 A.M.
HF 1763 (Marquart) Taxpayer receipt established, and money appropriated.
Representative Marquart moved HF 1763 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
Representative Marquart move the H1763A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Marquart presented the bill.
Representative Marquart renewed his motion that HF 1763, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 A.M.
Representative Paul Marquart, Chair
Urszula Gryska,
Committee Legislative Assistant