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FIFTY-NINTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Thursday, April 21, 2016

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

TAXES COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Greg Davids, Chairman of the Taxes Committee, began the meeting at 11:54 AM on April 21, 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
CARLSON Sr, Lyndon
DAVNIE, Jim
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERHARDT, Ron
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
HACKBARTH, Tom
KOZNICK, Jon
LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOON, Jen
MCDONALD, Joe
PETERSBURG, John
SIMONSON, Erik
SLOCUM, Linda
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
TORKELSON, Paul
WILLS, Anna

Members excused:

ANZELC, Tom
KNOBLACH, Jim
MELIN, Carly


Chair Davids officially called the meeting to order at 12:00 PM. A quorum was present.


Representative Erik Simonson moved the minutes of April 20, 2016 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


Chair Davids moved House File 3594 before the committee.

David Boone, 1st District Director of Americans for Fair Taxation, testified to House File 3594.

Mary Cichanowski, tax preparer, testified to House File 3594.

Doug Spencer, citizen testifier, testified to House File 3594.


Vice Chair Bob Barrett assumed the gavel at 12:34 PM.


Harold Radtke, farmer, testified to House File 3594.

Forrest Harstad, real estate broker, home builder and land developer, testified to House File 3594.


Chair Davids re-assumed the gavel at 12:43 PM.


Brad Lehto, Chief of Staff, AFL-CIO, testified to House File 3594.

Chair Davids placed House File 3594 on the table.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:07 PM.





Representative Greg Davids, Chair




Ethan Hellier, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3594 (Drazkowski) - Income and business taxes eliminated, and sales tax replaced with a fair tax.