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TWENTIETH MEETING

2011-2012 Regular Session - Thursday, March 3, 2011

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION

TAXES

MINUTES

Representative Davids, Chair of the Taxes Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM on March 3, 2011, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


DAVIDS, Greg, Chair
LOON, Jenifer, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Sarah
BILLS, Kurt
BUESGENS, Mark
CARLSON Sr., Lyndon
CRAWFORD, Roger
DAVNIE, Jim
DOEPKE, Connie
DOWNEY, Keith
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat
GOTTWALT, Steve
HORTMAN, Melissa
KIFFMEYER, Mary
KNUTH, Kate
KOENEN, Lyle
LENCZEWSKI, Ann
LESCH, John
LOEFFLER, Diane
MACK, Tara
MARQUART, Paul
MYHRA, Pam
PAYMAR, Michael
RUKAVINA, Tom
RUNBECK, Linda
TILLBERRY, Tom
WARDLOW, Doug



No Members were excused. All Members were present.

Presentation by Dan Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.

A quorum was present.

Representative Mack moved to approve the minutes dated March 2, 2011. Motion prevailed: Minutes are approved.
Presentation by Dan Mitchell continued.

Presentation by John Hagen, Director of Property Tax Division, Minnesota Department of Revenue and Andrea Fish of the Minnesota Department of Revenue.

Chair Davids recommended HF12 pass and be re-referred to the Ways and Means committee.

Representative Erickson moved H0012A22. Motion prevailed: Bill is amended.

Representative LeMieur presented HF12, as amended.
Testifiers:
Gloria Pinke , Manager in Dakota County Assessor's Office, Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers
Chris Radatz, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Farm Bureau
Thom Petersen, Government Relations Director, Minnesota Farmers Union
Representative Loeffler moved H0012A23 amendment.

Representative Leoffler requested a roll call vote for H0012A23 amendment.
Representative Loeffler renewed her motion to pass H0012A23 amendment.
There being 11 Ayes and 17 Nays, the amendment was not adopted.
AYES: Lenczewski, Carlson, Davnie, Hortman, Knuth, Koenen, Lesch, Loeffler, Marquart, Paymar, Tillberry
NAYS: Davids, Loon, Anderson, Bills, Buesgens, Crawford, Deopke, Downey, Drazkowski, Erickson, Garofalo, Gottwalt, Mack, Myhra, Rukavina, Runbeck, Wardlow
EXCUSED: Kiffmeyer
Representative Davnie moved to orally amend HF12 delete all and insert "repeal the 2008 and subsequent changes and take us back to 2007 statute for Green Acres."
Representative Davnie renewed his motion to pass the oral amendment.
Representative Davnie requested a roll call vote on the oral amendment.

There being 6 AYES and 23 NAYS, the amendment was not adopted.
AYES: Davnie, Garofalo, Hortman, Lesch, Paymar, Rukavina
NAYS: Davids, Loon, Lenczewski, Anderson, Bills, Buesgens, Carlson, Crawford, Doepke, Downey, Drazkowski, Erickson, Gottwalt, Kiffmeyer, Knuth, Koenen, Loeffler, Mack, Marquart, Myhra, Runbeck, Tillberry, Wardlow
Representative Lenczewski moved H0012A17 amendment.

Representative Lenczewski withdrew H0012A17 amendment.
Representative Lenczewski moved H0012A24 amendment.

Representative Lenczewski requested a roll call on H0012A24 amendment.
Representative Lenczewski renewed her motion on H0012A24 amendment.

There being 9 Ayes and 20 Nays, the amendment was not adopted.

AYES: Lenczewski, Carlson, Davnie, Hortman, Knuth, Lesch, Loeffler, Paymar, Tillberry
NAYS: Davids, Loon, Anderson, Bills, Buesgens, Crawford, Doepke, Downey, Drazkowski, Erickson, Garofalo, Gottwalt, Kiffmeyer, Koenen, Mack, Marquart, Myhra, Rukavina, Runbeck, Wardlow
Representative Davids moved HF12, as amended, pass and be re-referred to Ways and Means.

Representative Loon requested Roll Call on HF12, as amended.

There being 20 Ayes and 9 Nays, The Motion prevailed, the bill was re-referred to Ways and Means.

AYES: Davids, Loon, Anderson, Bills, Buesgens, Crawford, Davnie, Doepke, Downey, Drazkowski, Erickson, Garofalo, Gottwalt, Kiffmeyer, Koenen, Mack, Myhra, Rukavina, Runbeck, Wardlow
NAYS: Lenczewski, Carlson, Hortman, Knuth, Lesch, Loeffler, Marquart, Paymar, Tillberry
The meeting was adjourned at 11:58 AM.

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REP. GREG DAVIDS, CHAIR



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Jen Niska
Committee Legislative Assistant