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FORTY-THIRD MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 16, 2016

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

TAXES COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Greg Davids, Chairman of the Taxes Committee, began the meeting at 10:15 AM on March 16, 2016, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


DAVIDS, Greg: Chair
BARRETT, Bob: Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Sarah
ANZELC, Tom
CARLSON Sr, Lyndon
DAVNIE, Jim
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERHARDT, Ron
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
HACKBARTH, Tom
KNOBLACH, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
LOON, Jen
MCDONALD, Joe
PETERSBURG, John
SIMONSON, Erik
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
TORKELSON, Paul


Members excused:

LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
MELIN, Carly
SLOCUM, Linda
WILLS, Anna


Representative David Bly testified to House File 812 and the H0812A3 Amendment.


Chair Davids officially called the meeting to order at 10:20 AM. A quorum was present.


Chair Davids moved House File 812 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus Bill.

Chair Davids moved the H0812A3 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.


Representative Erik Simonson moved the minutes of March 15, 2016 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


Bobby King with Land Stewardship Project testified to House File 812 as amended.

Thom Peterson, Legislative Director of Minnesota Farmers Union, testified to House File 812 as amended.

Chair Davids renewed his motion and moved House File 812 as amended to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.


Representative Joe McDonald moved House File 1322 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus Bill.

Representative McDonald moved the H1322A1 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative McDonald testified to House File 1322 as amended.

Jeff Forester, Executive Director of Minnesota Lakes & Rivers Advocates, testified to House File 1322 as amended.

Chair Davids renewed the McDonald motion and moved House File 1322 as amended to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.


The meeting was adjourned at 10:39 AM.





Representative Greg Davids, Chair




Ethan Hellier, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF812 (Bly) - Income tax credit for sales or rentals of agricultural assets to beginning farmers provided, income tax credit for beginning farmer financial management programs provided, and the beginning farmer program administered by the Rural Finance Authority modified.
  • HF1322 (McDonald) - Herbicide purchase exemption created.