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THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2011-2012 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 1, 2012

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION

TAXES

MINUTES

Representative Davids, Chair of the Taxes Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. on February 1, 2012, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


DAVIDS, Greg, Chair
LOON, Jenifer, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Sarah
BILLS, Kurt
BUESGENS, Mark
CARLSON Sr., Lyndon
CRAWFORD, Roger
DAVNIE, Jim
DOEPKE, Connie
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
GOTTWALT, Steve
KIFFMEYER, Mary
KNUTH, Kate
KOENEN, Lyle
LENCZEWSKI, Ann
LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
MARQUART, Paul
MYHRA, Pam
RUKAVINA, Tom
RUNBECK, Linda
TILLBERRY, Tom
WARDLOW, Doug



Members excused:
DOWNEY, Keith
HORTMAN, Melissa
MACK, Tara
PAYMAR, Michael

A quorum was not present.

Pat Dalton, House Research, presented information on HF 1849.

A quorum was present at 10:20 a.m.

Representative Davnie moved to approve the minutes dated May 21, 2011. Motion prevailed: Minutes were approved.
Chair Davids moved HF 1849.
HF 1849 (Davids) Solicitor definition provided for nexus purposes relating to taxation.
Testifiers:
Pat Dalton, House Research
Joel Michael, House Research
Brian Steinhoff, Minnesota Retailer's Association
Roberta Bonoff, Creative Kidstuff
Mike Drury, Drury Furniture Store
Ward Einess, Best Buy
Mike Hiltner, Best Buy
Chris Peterson, Group Manager, Target
Gary Carlson, League of Minnesota Cities
Tom Hesse, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Jill Larson, Minnesota Business Partnership

The meeting was adjourned at 11:37 a.m.




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REP. GREG DAVIDS, CHAIR



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Anna Fournier
Committee Legislative Assistant