FORTY FIFTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


TAXES COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Aisha Gomez, Chair of the Committee on Taxes, called the meeting to order at 1:01PM on March 26, 2024 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
GOMEZ, Aisha, Chair
NORRIS, Matt, Vice Chair
DAVIDS, Greg, Minority Lead
AGBAJE, Esther
ANDERSON, Patti
BRAND, Jeff
ELKINS, Steve
HOWARD, Michael
JOY, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
LEE, Liz
LISLEGARD, Dave
OLSON, Bjorn
OLSON, Liz
PINTO, Dave
ROBBINS, Kristin
SMITH, Andy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
WITTE, Jeff
WIENER, Mike
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Norris moved that the minutes from March 21, 2024 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4444 (Greenman) A bill for an act relating to employees; prohibiting misclassification of employees; imposing penalties; classifying data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 177.27, subdivision 3; 181.171, subdivision 1; 181.722; 181.723; 270B.14, subdivision 17, by adding a subdivision; 326B.081, subdivisions 3, 6, 8; 326B.082, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, by adding a subdivision; 326B.701; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 177.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

Chair Gomez moved that HF4444 be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Gomez moved the H4444A13 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Greenman presented HF4444, as amended.

Testifying on HF4444, as amended:
• Nicole Blissenbach, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
• Joanna Bayers, Legilative Director, Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Octavio Chung Bustamante, Marketing Representative, Laborers' International Union of North America, Minnesota and North Dakota
• Jesse Madison, Owner, Purple Tally Productions
Representative Koznick moved that HF4444 be re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.

Representative Koznick requested a roll call on the motion that HF4444 be re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.

The clerk took the roll:

AYES
Davids
Anderson
Joy
Koznick
Olson, B.
Robbins
Swedzinski
Wiener
Witte

NAYS
Gomez
Norris
Brand
Elkins
Howard
Lee
Lislegard
Olson, L.
Pinto
Smith
Youakim

EXCUSED
Agbaje

There being 9 ayes, 11 nays, and 1 member excused. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Gomez renewed the motion that HF4444, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Minority Lead Davids requested a roll call on the motion that HF4444, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The clerk took the roll:

AYES
Gomez
Norris
Agbaje
Brand
Elkins
Howard
Lee
Lislegard
Olson, L.
Pinto
Smith
Youakim

NAYS
Davids
Joy
Koznick
Olson, B.
Robbins
Swedzinski
Wiener
Witte

EXCUSED
Anderson

There being 12 ayes, 8 nays, and 1 member excused. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4572 (Greenman) A bill for an act relating to taxation; employee classification; providing that a certain uncodified provision in federal law that relates to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 31.

Chair Gomez moved that HF4572 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill.

Representative Greenman presented HF4572.

Testifying on HF4572:
• Joanna Bayers, Legislative Director, Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Beth Kadoun, Vice President of Tax and Fiscal Policy, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
• John Hausladen, President, Minnesota Trucking Association
Chair Gomez renewed the motion that HF4572 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Taxes Omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

At 2:28PM, Vice Chair Norris assumed the gavel.

HF5002 (Gomez) A bill for an act relating to taxation; making various policy and technical changes to individual income and corporate franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, property taxes and local government aids, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax-related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 270C.445, subdivision 6; 289A.12, subdivision 18; 297A.66, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivision 19; 290.0134, subdivision 20; 290.0693, subdivisions 1, 6, 8; 477A.35, subdivision 6; Laws 2023, chapter 1, sections 22; 28.

Chair Gomez moved that HF5002 to referred to the General Register .

Chair Gomez presented HF5002.

Chair Gomez renewed the motion that HF5002 be referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 2:30 PM.



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Representative Aisha Gomez, Chair





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Lauren Sabes, Committee Legislative Assistant