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Taxes
Tuesday, May 11 2004 - Archive Video

04:07 - Gavel.
05:20 - HF2298 (Abrams) International economic development zone designated, tax incentives provided, and money appropriated.
06:34 - HF3091 (Abrams) Metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures financing provided through bonds issued.
10:20 - HF2083 (Dill) Direct reduced ore production tax rate clarified.
11:53 - HF2936 (Hausman) Saint Paul authorized to contract with a nonprofit organization for management and operation of the RiverCentre complex.
14:23 - HF1166 (Hackbarth) Sales tax proceeds dedicated to natural resources funding; heritage enhancement fund and council, parks and trails fund, and clean water fund and council created; and constitutional amendment proposed.
Runs 1 hour, 59 minutes.

Taxes
Wednesday, May 5 2004 - Archive Video

01:50 - Gavel.
02:28 - HF2135 (Haas) Lottery gaming machines provided, tax imposed on gaming machine revenue and revenue use specified, powers and duties granted to the state lottery director, and card games authorized at a gaming facility.
HF1716 (Hackbarth) was not heard.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

Taxes
Tuesday, May 4 2004 - Archive Video

06:00 - Gavel.
Complete markup of, and voting on, HF3089 (Stang) Stadium; providing for a process to build stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings, establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority, issuing bonds, authorizing local taxes, and appropriating money.
The author's delete-everything DE-5 amendment can be found at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/amend/h3098de5.htm.
Runs 5 hours.

Taxes
Monday, May 3 2004 - Archive Video

02:55 - Gavel.
Continuation of the public hearing on HF3089 (Stang) Stadium; providing for a process to build stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings, establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority, issuing bonds, authorizing local taxes, and appropriating money.
The author's delete-everything (DE-5, new as of Monday morning) amendment can be found at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/amend/h3098de5.htm .
Runs 3 hours, 17 minutes.

Taxes - afternoon meeting
Friday, April 30 2004 - Archive Video

05:40 - Gavel.
Continuation of the public hearing on HF3089 (Stang) Stadium; providing for a process to build stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings, establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority, issuing bonds, authorizing local taxes, and appropriating money.
Runs 1 hour, 58 minutes.

Taxes - morning meeting
Friday, April 30 2004 - Archive Video

02:20- Gavel.
Continuation of the public hearing on HF3089 (Stang) Stadium; providing for a process to build stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings, establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority, issuing bonds, authorizing local taxes, and appropriating money.
Testimony by representatives of the Minnesota Vikings.
Runs 3 hours, 14 minutes.

Taxes - afternoon meeting
Wednesday, April 28 2004 - Archive Video

Continuation of the day's agenda including testimony regarding HF3089 (Stang) Stadium; providing for a process to build stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings, establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority, issuing bonds, authorizing local taxes, and appropriating money.
Testimony by representatives of Hennepin County and the Minnesota Twins.

Taxes - morning meeting
Wednesday, April 28 2004 - Archive Video

Public hearing on HF3089 (Stang) Stadium; providing for a process to build stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings, establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority, issuing bonds, authorizing local taxes, and appropriating money.
Testimony by representatives of Anoka County and the City of Saint Paul.
Runs 2 hours, 53 minutes.

Taxes
Tuesday, April 27 2004 - Archive Video

03:33 - Gavel.
Presentation on sports facilities financing and development by Art Rolnick, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank.
1:30:42 - Introduction and hearing of HF3089 (Stang) Stadium; providing for a process to build stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings, establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority, issuing bonds, authorizing local taxes, and appropriating money.
Runs 3 hours, 16 minutes.

Taxes - afternoon meeting
Monday, April 26 2004 - Archive Video

Continuation of the day's agenda, including a presentation regarding campus stadium need and planning by University of Minnesota personnel.
Runs 2 hour, 26 minutes.

Taxes - morning meeting
Monday, April 26 2004 - Archive Video

03:50 - Gavel.
Presentation regarding the general subject of sports facility planning and development by the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.
Runs 3 hours, 2 minutes.

Taxes
Tuesday, April 20 2004 - Archive Video

04:55 - Gavel.
Markup and action on HF2540 (Abrams) Omnibus Tax bill.
Runs 2 hours, 18 minutes.

Taxes
Monday, April 19 2004 - Archive Video

Introduction, presentation and hearing of HF2540 (Abrams) Omnibus Tax bill.
Runs 2 hours, 20 minutes.

Taxes
Friday, April 16 2004 - Archive Video

01:23 - Gavel.
01:50 - HF1740 (Anderson, I.) Natural resources land payments to counties modified.
07:56 - HF2072 (Nelson, C.) Rochester sales tax revenue usage specified.
16:23 - HF1974 (Knoblach) Public safety radio communication system products and services sales tax exemption expanded and made permanent, system revenue bond uses expanded, and money appropriated.
27:03 - HF2772 (Knoblach) Income tax education credit and education subtraction provisions modified.
35:10 - HF3176 (Abrams) Relating to taxation; insurance premiums; defining direct business.
1:12:23 - HF3177 (Abrams) Relating to taxation; imposing a franchise fee on card clubs operated by pari-mutual licenses.
1:44:08 - HF3179 (Abrams) Relating to taxation; providing for withholding for construction specialty trades; providing for a tax compliance initiative.
Runs 2 hours, 10 minutes.

Ways and Means
Tuesday, March 30 2004 - Archive Video

04:00 - Gavel.
10:43 - HF2684 (Haas) Omnibus State Government Finance bill.
Runs 3 hours, 22 minutes.

Taxes
Friday, March 26 2004 - Archive Video

0:58 - HF3141 (Kuisle) Transportation, Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council appropriations reduced, motor vehicle tax revenue deposits limited, and temporary bus transit expenditures authorized [Transportation Finance Omnibus Bill].
05:30 - HF3092 (Abrams) Tax abatement duration limit increased.
09:35 - HF3016 (Seagren) Prekindergarten through grade 12 education finance funding provided including general education, special programs, facilities, and early childhood and family education; and money appropriated [K-12 Education Finance Omnibus bill].
55:00 - HF3091 (Abrams) Metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures financing provided through bonds issued.
1:12:30- HF2776 (Kuisle) Nonprofit corporations authorized to manage local special service districts.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

Taxes
Thursday, March 25 2004 - Archive Video

HF3141 (Kuisle) Transportation, Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council appropriations reduced, motor vehicle tax revenue deposits limited, and temporary bus transit expenditures authorized [Transportation Finance Omnibus Bill]

Taxes
Tuesday, March 23 2004 - Archive Video

04:30 - Gavel.
06:00 - HF2001 (Beard) Electric generation facility property tax exemption provided.
10:18 - HF2481 (Dorn) Electric generation facility property tax exemption extended.
14:36 - HF2701 (Dempsey) Electric generation facility property tax exemption provided.
20:40 - HF2707 (Boudreau) Electric generation facility property tax exemption provided.
23:40 - HF2839 (Clark) Biomass electric generation facility property tax exemption provided.
31:13 - HFXXXX [Revisor # 04-5997] (Magnus) relating to wind production taxation.
35:10 - HF3013 (Magnus) Energy conversion system land value classification provided.
42:11 - HF2200 (Magnus) Homestead property used for child care assessed as part of the homestead property.
1:00:28 - HF2699 (Kuisle) Aggregate material removal operator definition exceptions provided.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

Taxes
Thursday, March 18 2004 - Archive Video

06:37 - Gavel.
07:00 - HF2009 (Mullery) Electronic filing requirements for income taxation modified.
15:36 - HF2067 (Jacobson) Flea markets and similar selling events sales tax exemptions provided.
32:28 - HF3058 (Abrams) Federal tax law conforming changes provided. Subsequent discussion of HF1742 (Knoblach) Federal tax updates provided to encourage consumer-driven health plans and HF1976 (Wilkin) Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 partial conformity provided.
General discussion of health savings accounts.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.

Taxes
Tuesday, March 16 2004 - Archive Video

03:11 - Gavel.
03:18 - Continuation of the March 11 presentation on the Governor's Supplemental Budget by the Department of Finance and the Department of Revenue.
1:17:00 - HF1650 (Olson, M.) Personal rapid transit local bonding authorized.
1:39:43 - HF1687 (Olson, M.) Personal rapid transit systems exempted from property and income taxes.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.

Taxes
Thursday, March 11 2004 - Archive Video

04:22 - Gavel.
04:55 - HF1970 (Knoblach) Net unrestricted budgetary general fund balance priorities expanded.
08:58 - HF2299 (Abrams) Publicly traded partnerships exempted from withholding requirements.
18:05 - HF2263 (Abrams) Lease-in, lease-out transaction corporate franchise tax benefits limited.
38:54 - Presentation on the Governor's Supplemental Budget by the Department of Finance and the Department of Revenue.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

Taxes
Wednesday, February 18 2004 - Archive Video

02:19 - Gavel.
05:28 - Update and status of the Job Opportunities Building Zones [JOBZ] program by Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Matt Kramer.
Update on Streamlined Sales Tax Project (Minnesota and Federal perspectives) by House Research staff.

Taxes
Wednesday, April 2 2003 - Archive Video

HF646 (Buesgens) Racino; gaming machines provided, and horse racing purse payments established.

Taxes
Tuesday, April 1 2003 - Archive Video

Testimony regarding the metropolitan fiscal disparities law.
06:35 - HF646 (Buesgens) Racino; gaming machines provided, and horse racing purse payments established.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.

Taxes
Thursday, March 27 2003 - Archive Video

00:50 - HF263 (Rukavina) Nursing home levy for non-county-owned public nursing homes required.
34:55 - Presentation by House staff on the Fiscal Disparities program.
1:05:10 - Discussion of HF495 (Johnson, J.) Metropolitan fiscal disparities law abolished and HF514 (Lenczewski) Metropolitan Revenue Distribution Act abolished.
Runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.

Taxes
Wednesday, March 26 2003 - Archive Video

Continued discussion of HF3 (Magnus) Tax-free property zones established, exemptions provided for individuals and businesses, state aid and repayment of tax benefits provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.

Taxes
Thursday, March 20 2003 - Archive Video

HF3 (Magnus) Tax-free property zones established, exemptions provided for individuals and businesses, state aid and repayment of tax benefits provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.

Taxes
Thursday, March 6 2003 - Archive Video

Presentation on local government aids by State Auditor Patricia Awada.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.

Taxes
Wednesday, March 5 2003 - Archive Video

Presentation of the 2003 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study by the Department of Revenue.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.

Taxes
Tuesday, February 25 2003 - Archive Video

Presentation by House Research and House Fiscal Analysis regarding local government revenues.
34:30 - Public testimony on the Governor's proposed FY 2004-2005 budget.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.

Taxes
Wednesday, February 19 2003 - Archive Video

Presentation of 2004-2005 budget by Department of Revenue Commissioner Dan Salomone.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.