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FORTY-SECOND MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 15, 2016

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-SECOND 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 15, 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
KOZNICK, Jon
LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOON, Jen
PETERSBURG, John
SIMONSON, Erik
SLOCUM, Linda
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
TORKELSON, Paul


Members excused:

KNOBLACH, Jim
MCDONALD, Joe
MELIN, Carly
WILLS, Anna


Paul Cummings, Tax Policy Manager at the Department of Revenue, testified to House File 2943.


Chair Davids officially called the meeting to order at 10:21 AM. A quorum was present.


Chair Davids moved House File 2943 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus Bill.

Chair Davids moved the H2943A1 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.


Rep. Erik Simonson moved to amend the minutes of March 10, 2016 to reflect that Rep. Jim Knoblach was present. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Simonson moved the minutes of March 10, 2016 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Jacob Smith, an attorney with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, testified to House File 2943 as amended.

Jeremy Eiden, an attorney with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, testified to House File 2943 as amended.

John O’Mahoney, an attorney with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, testified to House File 2943 as amended.

Kyle Gustafson, an attorney with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, testified to House File 2943 as amended.
Keith Carlson, Executive Director of the Minnesota Inter-County Association, testified to House File 2943 as amended.

Chair Davids renewed his motion and moved House File 2943 as amended to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.

Chair Davids moved House File 2871 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus Bill.

Chair Davids moved the H2871A1 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

John O’Mahoney, an attorney with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, testified to House File 2871 as amended.

Chair Davids renewed his motion and moved House File 2871 as amended to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.


The meeting was adjourned at 11:12 AM.





Representative Greg Davids, Chair




Ethan Hellier, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2871 (Davids) - Taxation; property, estate, sales, income and corporate franchise taxes, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax provisions policy, technical, and clarifying changes made.
  • HF2943 (Davids) - Income and corporate franchise tax, property tax, local government aids, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax provision policy changes made.