STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
COMMERCE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Tim Wilkin, Chair of the Commerce & Financial Institutions Committee, called the seventh meeting to order at 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
WILKIN, Tim, Chair
GAZELKA, Paul, Vice-Chair
DAVIDS, Greg
GUNTHER, Bob
HAMILTON, Rod
HOWES, Larry
KOHLS, Paul
PEPPIN, Joyce
POWELL, Duke
SEVERSON, Dan
SIMPSON, Dean
SODERSTROM, Judy
VANDEVEER, Ray
ZELLERS, Kurt
ATKINS, Joe
CLARK, Karen
FRITZ, Patti
GOODWIN, Barb
JAROS, Mike
LIEBLING, Tina
LOEFFLER, Diane
MOE, Frank
MULLERY, Joe
RUKAVINA, Tom
SAILER, Brita
SERTICH, Tony
No members were excused
A quorum was present.
Rep. Kohls moved that the minutes from the meeting of February 2, 2005 be approved.
The motion prevailed.
HF9 (Wilkin) Consumer-driven health plan federal tax conformity provided.
Rep. Wilkin moved that HF9 be recommended to pass and be sent to the Taxes Committee.
Rep. Wilkin presented HF9.
Testifying on behalf of HF9:
Jim Priebe, Sheffield Olson & McQueen, Inc.
Dan Schmidt, CEO, Mercury Office Supply
Carolyn Jones, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Abbe, Vice-President, Communicating for Agriculture & the Self-Employed
Rep. Wilkin renewed his motion that HF9 be recommended to pass and be sent to the Taxes Committee.
Rep. Kohls requested a roll call vote.
The following eighteen members voted in favor of the motion:
ATKINS, DAVIDS, FRITZ, GAZELKA, GUNTHER, HAMILTON, HOWES, KOHLS, LIEBLING, MOE, PEPPIN, POWELL, SEVERSON, SIMPSON, SODERSTROM, VANDEVEER, WILKIN, ZELLERS.
The following four members voted against the motion:
CLARK, GOODWIN, LOEFFLER, RUKAVINA.
The following member abstained from voting on the motion:
JAROS.
The following members were not present during the roll call vote:
MULLERY, SAILER, SERTICH.
The motion prevailed (18-4).
HF135 (Knoblach). Consumer-driven health plans encouraged and federal tax conforming changes provided.
Rep. Wilkin moved that HF135 be recommended to pass and be sent to the Taxes Committee.
The motion prevailed.
HF309 (Zellers) Long-term care insurance income taxation credit adjusted.
Rep. Zellers moved that HF309 be recommended to pass and be sent to the Taxes Committee.
Testifying on behalf of HF309:
Bernadette Berger, Allianz.
Dan Nitz, Long-term care Actuary
Bob Johnson, Minnesota Insurance Federation
Rep. Zellers renewed his motion that HF309 be recommended to pass and be sent to the Taxes Committee.
The motion prevailed.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
REP. TIM WILKIN, CHAIR
Robert Freeman
Committee Legislative Assistant