Taxes

TWENTY SIXTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Thursday, March 30, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

TAXES COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Aisha Gomez, Chair of the Committee on Taxes, called the meeting to order at 3:59 PM on March 30, 2023 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
GOMEZ, Aisha, Chair
NORRIS, Matt, Vice Chair
DAVIDS, Greg, Minority Lead
AGBAJE, Esther
ANDERSON, Patti
BRAND, Jeff
ELKINS, Steve
HOWARD, Michael
JOY, Jim
LEE, Liz
LISLEGARD, Dave
OLSON, Bjorn
OLSON, Liz
PINTO, Dave
ROBBINS, Kristin
SMITH, Andy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
WIENER, Mike
WITTE, Jeff
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Members excused:
KOZNICK, Jon

A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Norris moved the minutes of March 23, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF100 (Stephenson) Omnibus cannabis bill.

Chair Gomez moved that HF100 be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Gomez moved the H0100A86 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Lee moved to reconsider the motion for the H0100A86. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Gomez moved the H0100A86 amendment.

Chair Gomez offered an oral amendment to the H0100A86 amendment:
Page 25, line 26. Delete “(c)” and insert “(d)”. THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.

Chair Gomez moved the H0100A86 amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Gomez moved the H0100A87 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Stephenson presented HF100, as amended.

Testifying on HF100, as amended:
• Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties
• Alex Hassel, League of Minnesota Cities
• Skye Rossi, Partner, Greatest Hits Minnesota
• Ted Galaty, Owner/Operator, Willow’s Keep Farm
• Glenn McElfresh, Co-Founder, Plift Beverages
• Joanna Bayers, Legislative Director, Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Jim Jordan, Attorney, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Representative Robbins moved to table HF100, as amended.

Representative Robbins requested a roll call on the motion to table HF100, as amended.

The clerk took the roll on the motion to table HF100, as amended:

AYES
Davids
Anderson
Joy
Olson, B.
Robbins
Swezinski
Wiener
Witte

NAYS
Gomez
Norris
Agbaje
Brand
Elkins
Howard
Lee
Lislegard
Olson, L.
Pinto
Smith
Youakim

EXCUSED
Koznick

There being 8 ayes, 12 nays and 1 excused. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Gomez renewed the motion that HF100, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 5:21 PM.

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Representative Aisha-Gomez, Chair

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Lauren Sabes, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF100 (Stephenson) - Cannabis finance and policy bill.

Documents:

1) Taxes Agenda 3.30.23.pdf - 3/30/2023
2) 3.23.23 Taxes Twenty Fifth Meeting Minutes.pdf - 3/30/2023
3) HF0100.8 Bill Language (8th engrossment).pdf - 3/30/2023
4) H0100A86 (Stephenson) Author's Amendment.pdf - 3/30/2023
5) H0100A87 (Stephenson) Author's Amendment.pdf - 3/30/2023
6) HF0100 House Research Summary (8th engrossment).pdf - 3/30/2023
7) HF0100 Revenue Estimate Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization_1.pdf - 3/30/2023
8) HF100-3A cannabis Fiscal Note March 2023.pdf - 3/30/2023
9) HF100 Metro Cities Letter.pdf - 3/30/2023
10) HF100 Committee on Taxation_Galaty.pdf - 3/30/2023
11) HF100 Jenkins LOS for legal cannabis with greater local authority.pdf - 3/30/2023
12) HF100 Jennifer May Testimony.pdf - 3/30/2023
13) HF100 Linda Stanton Written Testimony.pdf - 3/30/2023
14) HF100 - Sensible Change Letter.pdf - 3/30/2023
15) HF100_A87 spreadsheet-2 033023 - FINAL.pdf - 3/30/2023

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00:57 - HF100 (Stephenson) Cannabis finance and policy bill.
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HF0100 (Stephenson) Omnibus cannabis bill.

The Taxes Committee will be focused on the tax provisions of the bill. Bills may be added or removed. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) by 5 PM on Wednesday, March 29th. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. The number of testifiers may be limited due to time constraints. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Wednesday, March 29th to the Committee Administrator and the Committee Legislative Assistant Lauren Sabes (Lauren.Sabes@house.mn.gov). Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

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