Property Tax Division

TWELFTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 22, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

PROPERTY TAX DIVISION MINUTES

Representative Liz Lee, Vice Chair of the Division on Property Tax, called the meeting to order at 10:34 AM on March 22, 2023 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LISLEGARD, Dave, Chair
LEE, Liz, Vice Chair
QUAM, Duane, Minority Lead
ANDERSON, Paul
BURKEL, John
COULTER, Nathan
GAROFALO, Pat
GOMEZ, Aisha
HUOT, John
NELSON, Michael
O’DRISCOLL, Tim

Members excused:
ELKINS, Steve
HOLLINS, Athena

A quorum was present.

Representative Garofalo moved that the minutes of March 16, 2023, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1377 (Lislegard) Local government aid provisions modified, calculation of local government aid modified, appropriation for local government aid increased, appropriation for county program aid increased, and Mahnomen property tax reimbursement program aid modified.

Chair Lislegard presented an informational hearing on the A23-0086 amendment to HF 1377.

Presentation on HF 1377 as proposed to be amended by House Research and Fiscal staff.

Testifying on HF 1377 as proposed to be amended:
• Paul Marquart, Commissioner, Department of Revenue
• Julie Blaha, State Auditor, Office of State Auditor
• Jason Nord, Assistant State Auditor, TIF Division, Office of State Auditor
• Nathan Jesson, Intergovernmental Relations Representative, League of Minnesota Cities
• Trista MatasCastillo, Chair, Ramsey County Board of Commissioners
• Shane Zahrt, Lobbyist, Coalition of Utility Cities
• Matt Hilgart, Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties
• Melvin Tennant, President & CEO, Meet Minneapolis
• Bradley Peterson, Executive Director, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
• John Ongaro, Government Relations Director, St Louis County, MN
• Michael Dahl, Public Policy Director, HOME Line
• Cody Holliday, Government Relations Specialist, Minnesota Association of Townships
• Patricia Nauman, Executive Director, Metro Cities
• Paul Eger, Senior Vice President, Minnesota Association of Realtors
• Sheila Vanney, Assistant Director, Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• Nan Madden, Director, Minnesota Budget Project
• Matt Massman, Executive Director, Minnesota Inter-County Association

The meeting was adjourned at 11:59 AM.

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Representative Dave Lislegard, Chair

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Faith Privett, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:

HF1377 (Lislegard) - Local government aid provisions modified, calculation of local government aid modified, appropriation for local government aid increased, appropriation for county program aid increased, and Mahnomen property tax reimbursement program aid modified.

Documents:

1) Property Tax Division Agenda 3.22.23.pdf - 3/21/2023
2) Property Taxes Division Minutes 3-16.pdf - 3/21/2023
3) HF1377.0 Bill Language.pdf - 3/21/2023
4) HF1377 A23-0086 (Lislegard) Author's Amendment PTD Report.pdf - 3/21/2023
5) HF1377 DE House Research Summary.pdf - 3/21/2023
6) HF1377.DE Property Tax Division Report Spreadsheet 3.21.2023 10am.pdf - 3/21/2023
7) House Research LGA Runs Division Report 3-21.pdf - 3/21/2023
8) House Research CPA Runs Division Report 3-21.pdf - 3/21/2023
9) HF1377 DE LMC Testimony.pdf - 3/21/2023
10) HF1377 AFSCME Council 5 Letter of Support LGA CPA Funding.pdf - 3/21/2023
11) HF1377 - MRC letter of support.pdf - 3/21/2023
12) HF1377 MASWCD__PropertyTaxDivisionReport.pdf - 3/21/2023
13) HF1377 MN Small Cities.pdf - 3/21/2023
14) HF1377 P+P Support Letter.pdf - 3/21/2023
15) HF1377 SPAC__03.22.23.pdf - 3/21/2023

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00:34 - HF1377 (Lislegard) Property Tax Division report.
02:28 - Overview.
46:46 - Testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.

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HF1377 (Lislegard) Property Tax Division Report (DE Amendment Forthcoming)

Overview of the Property Tax Division Report
Public Testimony

The DE Amendment (Property Tax Division Report) will be posted on Tuesday. Additional materials will be posted on the Committee website when available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and Committee Legislative Assistant (Faith Privett Faith.Privett@house.mn.gov) by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, March 21st. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due to the (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and Committee Legislative Assistant (Faith Privett Faith.Privett@house.mn.gov) by 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 21st. Public testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

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