STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Anderson, Chair of the State Government Finance Committee, began the meeting at 1:00 PM, March 16, 2017 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ANDERSON, Sarah Chair
NASH, Jim Vice Chair
JOHNSON, Sheldon DFL Lead
DETTMER, Bob
FENTON, Kelly
GREEN, Steve
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LILLIE, Leon
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
OLSON, Liz
PUGH, Cindy
QUAM, Duane
VOGEL, Bob
UGLEM, Mark
WARD, JoAnne
Members excused:
FLANAGAN, Peggy
OMAR, Ilhan
A quorum was not present.
HF 79 (Davids) – Fillmore County, veterans home funding provided, nonstate contributions allowed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Anderson officially called the meeting to order at 1:03 PM. A quorum was present.
Representative Uglem moved the minutes from March 15, 2017. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 79 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
The following testified on HF 79:
Representative Greg Davids
Jason Marquardt, Veteran Services Officer, Fillmore County
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 79 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Nash moved that HF 2138 come before the committee and be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 2138 (Nash) - MN.IT performance outcomes required, and reports required.
The following testified on HF 2138:
Representative Jim Nash
Jessie Oman, Deputy Commissioner, MN.IT
Representative Nash moved to include the following oral amendment: On page 2, line 2.24, insert “enterprise services” between “for” and “personnel”. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Nash renewed his motion for HF 2138, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 2138, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 2305 come before the committee and be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 2305 (Garofalo) - Tax incidence study requirements modified.
The following testified on HF 2305:
Representative Pat Garofalo
Paul Cumings, Tax Policy Manager, Department of Revenue
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 2305 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 1628 come before the committee and be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 1628 (Kiel) - State required to pay costs of property tax judgments against state-assessed property, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 136, as amended:
Representative Deb Kiel
Matt Hilgart, Government Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties
John Lerohl, Red Lake County Commissioner
Al Paulson, Clearwater County Auditor
Kent Sulem, General Counsel & Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Association of Townships
Jim Klockziem, Department of Revenue
Cynthia Rowley, Director of Property Tax, Department of Revenue
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 1628 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 1628 was laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:21 PM.
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Representative Sarah Anderson, Chair
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Sam Moyer, Committee Legislative Assistant