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FORTY-SIXTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Thursday, April 9, 2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


TAXES COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Aisha Gomez, Chair of the Taxes Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:16 A.M. on April 9, 2026, in Room 120 of the State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
GOMEZ, Aisha, DFL Chair
DAVIDS, Greg, GOP Chair
NORRIS, Matt, DFL Vice Chair
JOY, Jim, GOP Vice Chair
AGBAJE, Esther
ANDERSON, Patti
ELKINS, Steve
FREIBERG, Mike
HARDER, Bobbie
HOLLINS, Athena
HOWARD, Michael
HUOT, John
JOHNSON, Wayne
KOZLOWSKI, Liish
LEE, Liz
ROACH, Drew
ROBBINS, Kristin
SCHWARTZ, Erica
SMITH, Andy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
WARWAS, Cal
WIENER, Mike
WITTE, Jeff
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

A quorum was present.

Representative Joy moved the minutes of April 8, 2026, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4841 (Agbaje) Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements.

Representative Agbaje moved that HF4841 be laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 Taxes Bill.

Representative Agbaje presented HF4841.

Testifiers:
• Dr. Casey Ricker, Resident, Hennepin Healthcare – Bemidji Rotation.
• Dr. Tom Wyatt, Chair, Emergency Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare.
• Kerry Paarmann, Patient.
• Dr. Tom Masters, Chair, Hyperbaric Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare.
• Becky Boland, Patient.
• Dr. Jon Gipson, MD, FACS, Medical Director Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, General and Trauma Surgeon.
• Trevor Sawallish, CEO North Memorial Health.
• Dave St. Peter, Minnesota Twins.
• Dan McConnell, Minneapolis/Minnesota Trades.
• Ethan Vogel, Legislative Director, AFSCME.
• Jeremy Olson-Ehlert, RN, Minnesota Nurses Association.
• Reverend Doug Mork, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Eric Harris Bernstein, Coalitions Director, WeMakeMN.
• Sam Erickson, Vice President, Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs.
• Dr. Abishek Thatigutla, Family Medicine Resident at HCMC, member of the Committee of Interns and Residents.
• Dr. Lexy Kindt, Surgery Resident at HCMC, member of the Committee of Interns and Residents.
• Laura Sayles, Attorney General’s Office.
• Tina Santos, Healthcare Worker.
• Dan Collison, Senior Director of Business Development and Public Affairs.
• Jodi Wentland, Hennepin County Administrator.
• Joe Matthews, Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin County.

HF4841 was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 Taxes Bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:01 P.M.




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Representative Aisha Gomez, Chair


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Sumira Sheikh, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3697 (Norris) - Time limit to file a claim for tax refund modified.
  • HF4234 (Rehrauer) - Aggregate bond limitation applicable to the allocation of private activity bonds for qualifying residential rental projects reduced.
  • HF4841 (Agbaje) - Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements.
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01:16 - HF4841 (Agbaje) Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements.
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HF4841 (Agbaje) Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements. (HF Added)
HF4234 (Rehrauer) Aggregate bond limitation applicable to the allocation of private activity bonds for qualifying residential rental projects reduced.
HF3697 (Norris) Time limit to file a claim for tax refund modified.


Items may be added or removed from the agenda. testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the DFL Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the DFL CLA (Sumira Sheikh (Sumira.Sheikh@house.mn.gov) by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by Wednesday, April 8th at 11 AM. 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. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

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