STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTY FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
TAXES COMMITTEE
Representative Lenczewski, Chair of the Tax Committee, called the meeting to order at 9:00AM on Monday, May 3, 2010 in Room 10 of the State Office Building. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll:
Members present:
LENCZEWSKI, Ann (Chair)
ANDERSON, Sarah
BROD, Laura
CARLSON, Lyndon
DAVIDS, Greg
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DILL, David
DITTRICH, Denise
DOWNEY, Keith
EASTLUND, Rob
GARDNER, Paul
HILSTROM, Deb
KOENEN, Lyle
KOHLS, Paul
LANNING, Morrie
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
LOEFFLER, Diane
LOON, Jenifer
MARQUART, Paul
MULLERY, Joe
MURPHY, Erin
REINERT, Roger
RUKAVINA, Tom
RUUD, Maria
SOLBERG, Loren
TILLBERRY, Tom
ZELLERS, Kurt
Members Excused:
GAROFALO, Pat
A quorum was present.
Representative Marquart moved HF3729 pass and be sent to the Committee on Ways and Means.
HF3729-Lenczewski-Omnibus Tax Bill
Representative Marquart moved amendment
A10-2559. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Presenting HF3729 as amended: Cynthia Templin, House Fiscal Analysis; Kathy Schill, House Fiscal Analysis; Steve Hinze, House Research; Joel Michael, House Research; Pat Dalton, House Research
Representative Lenczewski called a recess to the call of the chair at 10:33AM
Representative Liebling reconvened the committee at 12:16PM.
Representative Reinert moved the minutes from April 27, 2010 and April 28, 2010. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.
Testifying on HF3729 as amended: Bradley Peterson, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities; Jennifer O’Rourke, League of Minnesota Cities; Gary Newman, City of Rochester; John Eckerman, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce; Wes Urevig, Southeastern Building Trades; Ben Mardig, City Administrator, City of Marshall; Rob Yant, Public Safety Director, City of Marshall; Tom Kuntz, Mayor, City of Owatonna; Steve Cook, Mayor, City of Hutchinson
Representative Lenczewski assumed the gavel.
Representative Liebling moved amendment
H3729A16.
Representative Anderson requested a roll call.
The clerk took the roll.
Members voting aye
Davids
Davnie
Demmer
Dill
Dittrich
Gardner
Hilstrom
Koenen
Lanning
Lesch
Liebling
Loeffeler
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Ruud
Tillberry
Members voting nay:
Lenczewski
Anderson, S.
Brod
Downey
Eastlund
Loon
Marquart
Reinert
Members excused from voting:
Carlson
Garofalo
Kohls
Rukavina
Solberg
Zellers
THERE BEING 16 AYES AND 8 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMNEMDNET WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved amendment
H3729A2.
Testifying on amendment H3729A2: Jeff Davidman, Delta Airlines; Chris Roy, Minnesota Department of Transportation
THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Marquart moved amendment
H3729A12. THE MOITION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Downey moved amendment
H3729A18.
Representative Liebling moved oral amendment to H3729A18 as follows: line 1.9, add words "or lost" after the word created
Representative Downey incorporated Representative Liebling’s oral amendment.
Testifying on amendment H3729A18 as amended: Beth Kadoun, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Representative Brod requested a roll call.
Members voting aye:
Lenczewski
Anderson, S.
Brod
Demmer
Dill
Downey
Eastlund
Gardner
Lanning
Loon
Marquart
Reinert
Ruud
Members voting nay:
Davnie
Dittrich
Hilstrom
Koenen
Lesch
Liebling
Mullery
Rukavina
Solberg
Tillberry
Members excused from voting:
Carlson
Davids
Garofalo
Kohls
Loeffler
Murphy, E.
Zellers
THERE BEING 13 AYES AND 10 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Lenczewski moved a recess to the call of the chair at 1:13PM
Representative Lenczewski reconvened the committee at 7:25PM
Representative Lenczewski moved
H3729A23. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
Representative Lenczewski moved amendment
H3729A8. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Lesch moved amendment
H3729A1. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Liebling moved amendment
H3729A3. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Liebling requested a division. THERE BEING 11 AYES AND 12 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Koenen moved amendment
H3729A20.
Testifying on amendment H3729A20: Steve Cook, Mayor, City of Hutchinson
Representative Koenen renewed his motion of amendment H3729A20. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Brod moved a reconsideration of H3729A3. THERE BEING 10 AYES AND 9 NAYS THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER PREVAILED.
Representative Lenczewski called for the vote on H3729A3. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
A division was requested. THERE BEING 13 AYES AND 9 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Rukavina moved amendment
H3729A13. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
A division was requested. THERE BEING 8 AYES and 14 NAYS, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Rukavina moved amendment
H3729A5.
Representative Davids requested a roll call.
Representative Rukavina withdrew his amendment.
Representative Brod moved amendment
H3729A22. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Lenczewski renewed Representative Marquart’s motion that HF3729 pass as amended and be sent to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE BILL WAS PASSED AS AMENDED AND SENT TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
Representative Lenczewski adjourned the committee.
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Representative Ann Lenczewski, Chair
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Sasha Bergman, Committee Legislative Assistant