STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Taxes Committee
MINUTES
Representative Davids, Chair of the Taxes Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM on February 12, 2025, in Room 120 of the State Capitol Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DAVIDS, Greg Chair
JOY, Jim Vice Chair
GOMEZ, Aisha
ANDERSON, Patti
ELKINS, Steve
FREIBERG, Mike
HANSON, Jessica
HARDER, Bobbie
HER, Kaohly
HUOT, John
JOHNSON, Wayne
LEE, Liz
ROACH, Drew
ROBBINS, Kristin
SCHWARTZ, Erica
SMITH, Andy
STEPHENSON, Zach
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
WARWAS, Cal
WEINER, Mike
WITTE, Jeff
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
Non-Voting member present:
NORRIS, Matt
Members Excused: KOZLOWSKI, Liish
Members Absent:
Representative Joy moved the minutes from February 11, 2025 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF179 (Wiener) Browerville Public Schools; refundable sales and tax exemption for construction materials provided.
Representative Wiener moved to adopt the A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying:
Scott Vedraaten, Superintendent, Browerville Public Schools
Representative Davids laid over HF179 as amended for possible inclusion in the Tax Omnibus Bill.
HFXXX (Harder) Watertown sales tax exemption for construction materials authorization.
*Informational only. The House bill will be introduced Thursday, February 12, 2025
Testifying:
Mike Walters, Mayor, Watertown, Minnesota
HF174 (Davids) Taxation of certain cooperative association property modified.
Testifying:
Jenny Glumack, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Rural Electric Association
Joanna Bayers, Legislative Director, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Representative Davids laid over HF174 for possible inclusion in the Tax Omnibus Bill.
HF100 (Repinski) Individual income tax provisions modified, and unlimited Social Security
subtraction allowed.
Representative Repinski moved to adopt the following oral amendment:
1.1 .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 100 as follows:
1.2 Page 2, line 21, before "The" insert "(a)"
1.3 Page 2, after line 21, insert:
1.4 "(b) For the purposes of this section, "Social Security benefits" has the meaning given 1.5 in section 86(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code."
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying:
Arline Datu, Seniors for the Future
Eric Bernstein, Coalition Director, We Make Minnesota
Nan Madden, Budget Project Director, Minnesota Coalition of Nonprofits
Cathleen Cotter, St. Resident, Retired
Representative Davids moved that HF100 as amended be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and requested a roll call vote: The results were as follows:
AYES:
DAVIDS, Greg
JOY, Jim
ANDERSON, Patti
HARDER, Bobbie
JOHNSON, Wayne
ROACH, Drew
ROBBINS, Kristen
SCHWARTZ, Erica
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
WARWAS, Cal
WIENER. Mike
WITTE, Jeff
NAYS:
GOMEZ, Aisha
ELKINS, Steve
FREIBERG. Mike
HANSON, Jessica
HER, Kaohly
HUOT, John
LEE, Liz
SMITH, Andy
STEPHENSON, Zack
YOUAKIM. Cheryl
On a vote of 12 Ayes and 10 Nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 PM.
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Representative Greg Davids, Chair
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Jennifer H. Goblirsch Committee Legislative Assistant