Taxes

EIGHTEENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 1, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

TAXES COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Matt Norris, Vice Chair of the Committee on Taxes, called the meeting to order at 1:05 PM on March 1, 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
AGBAJE, Esther
ANDERSON, Patti
BRAND, Jeff
ELKINS, Steve
HOWARD, Michael
JOY, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
LEE, Liz
LISLEGARD, Dave
OLSON, Bjorn
OLSON, Liz
PINTO, Dave
ROBBINS, Kristin
SMITH, Andy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
WIENER, Mike
WITTE, Jeff
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Members excused:
DAVIDS, Greg, Minority Lead

A quorum was present.

Representative Smith moved the minutes of February 28, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1938 (Gomez) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, property taxes, local government aids, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax provisions modified; income tax additions, subtractions, and credits modified; taxes on capital gains modified; child tax credit proposed; advance on payment and one-time refundable tax credit proposed; cannabis-related sales and use tax provisions modified; sales tax exemption for entities proposed; eligibility for property tax programs modified; formula modified and definitions for calculation of local government aids added; new forms of local government aids proposed; and money appropriated.

Vice Chair Norris moved that HF1938, as previously presented to the committee and amended on February 28, 2023 and March 1, 2023, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.

Chair Gomez presented HF1938, as amended.

Testifying on HF1938, as amended:
• Bradley Peterson, Executive Director, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
• Ryan Hamilton, Government Relations Associate, Minnesota Catholic Conference
• John Thorson, Legislative Director, Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) North Dakota and Minnesota
• Eric Harris Bernstein, Coalition Director, We Make Minnesota
• Paul Marquart, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Representative Swedzinski moved the H1938A1 amendment.

Representative Swedzinski withdrew the H1938A1 amendment.

Representative Swedzinski moved the H1938A2 amendment.

Representative Swedzinski withdrew the H1938A2 amendment.

Vice Chair Norris renewed the motion that HF1938, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

The meeting adjourned at 2:31 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:

HF1938 (Gomez) - Tax finance and policy bill.

Documents:

3) 2023 Governor's Bill Summary 2.23.23.pdf - 2/28/2023
4) A23-0027 (Gomez) Authors Amendment.pdf - 2/28/2023
5) H1938A1 (Robbins).pdf - 2/28/2023
6) H1938A2 (Robbins).pdf - 2/28/2023
7) Governor's Tax Bill Presentation 2.28.pdf - 2/28/2023
8) HF1938 Spreadsheet.pdf - 2/28/2023
9) HF1938 Revenue Estimate 1.pdf - 2/28/2023
10) HF1938 Revenue Estimate_2.pdf - 2/28/2023
12) Governors Tax Bill Change Pages.pdf - 2/28/2023
13) Gov Tax Bill Change Page SWCD.pdf - 2/28/2023
14) DoR Example household benefit handout.pdf - 2/28/2023
15) 100% Campaign HF1938 Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
16) NFIB MN HF1938 Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
17) HF1938 Localities Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
18) MASWCD HF1938 Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
19) MN Chamber, United for Jobs HF1938 Capital Gains handout.pdf - 2/28/2023
20) MN Council on Latino Affairs HF1938 Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
21) MN Realtors HF1938 Written Testimony.pdf - 2/28/2023
22) HF1938 Coalition ITIN Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
23) HF1938 CTC Coalition Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
24) HF1938 SWCD Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
25) Together We Rise HF1938 Letter SS.pdf - 2/28/2023
26) MN Budget Project Fact Sheet on SS.pdf - 2/28/2023
27) WFM CTC.DCTC HF1938 Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
28) HF1938 Bill Language.pdf - 2/28/2023
29) HF1938 Coalition SS Letter.pdf - 2/28/2023
30) MBP HF1938 Letter.pdf - 3/1/2023
1) Taxes Agenda 3.1.23.pdf - 3/1/2023
2) 2.28.2023 Taxes Seventeenth Meeting Minutes.pdf - 3/1/2023

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00:32 - HF1938 (Gomez) Governor’s tax bill (continued from Tuesday).
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HF1938 (Gomez) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, property taxes, local government aids, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax provisions modified; income tax additions, subtractions, and credits modified; taxes on capital gains modified; child tax credit proposed; advance on payment and one-time refundable tax credit proposed; cannabis-related sales and use tax provisions modified; sales tax exemption for entities proposed; eligibility for property tax programs modified; formula modified and definitions for calculation of local government aids added; new forms of local government aids proposed; and money appropriated. (Continued from 2/28 Hearing)

Agenda items may be added. 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 Monday, February 27th. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Monday, February 27th 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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