STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
TAX COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Ann Lenczewski, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:01 A.M. on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LENCZEWSKI, Ann (Chair)
WOLLSCHLAGER, Sandy (Vice-Chair)
ATKINS, Joe
BROD, Laura
CARLSON, Lyndon
DAVNIE, Jim
DELAFOREST, Chris
DEMMER, Randy
DILL, David
HILSTROM, Debra
JAROS, Mike
KOENEN, Lyle
KOHLS, Paul
LANNING, Morrie
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
MARQUART, Paul
MULLERY, Joe
PAULSEN, Erik
RUKAVINA, Tom
SIMPSON, Dean
SOLBERG, Loren
THAO, Cy
TILLBERRY, Tom
ZELLERS, Kurt
Members excused:
ERHARDT, Ron
HF1333 Dill Emergency response vehicles and repair parts tax exemptions provided.
O.J. Doyle (Minnesota Ambulance Association) testified on HF1333.
HF1458 Dill Sales tax applied to sales of prefabricated homes.
Mark Brunner (President, Minnesota Manufactured Housing Association) and Dean Minardi (Vice President, Easy Housing of Duluth Inc.) testified on HF1458.
A quorum was present at 10:09 A.M.
Representative Marquart moved approval of minutes for Wednesday, February 28, 2007. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved HF1333 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
Representative Dill moved the
H1333A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
HF1333, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
Representative Dill moved HF1458 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
HF1458 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
The committee recessed at 10:19 A.M.
The committee reconvened at 10:59 A.M.
HF1156 Hilstrom Vending machine products sales tax exemption provided for specified foods.
Representative Hilstrom moved HF1156 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
Rob Leighton (Minnesota Automatic Merchandising Council) and Peter Jude (Jude Vending and President, Minnesota Automatic Merchandising Council) testified on HF1156.
HF1156 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
HF1144 Atkins Printing industry capital equipment sales tax exemption provided.
Representative Atkins moved HF1144 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
Mark Jessen (President, Printing Industry of Minnesota) testified on HF1144.
HF1144 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
HF1152 Garofalo Animal shelters pet sales exempted from sales tax.
Representative Zellers moved HF1152 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
Sandra Shirley (Volunteer, Last Hope Animal Rescue) and Beverley Orr (Volunteer, Last Hope Animal Rescue) testified on HF1152.
HF1152 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Tax Bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:28 A.M.
Representative Ann Lenczewski, Chair
Jamie Becker-Finn, Committee Legislative Assistant