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Property and Local Tax Division

ELEVENTH MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 27, 2013

STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

PROPERTY AND LOCAL TAX DIVISION
Chair, Representative Jim Davnie

MINUTES

Representative Ben Lien Chair of Property and Local Tax Division, called the meeting to order at 4:03 P.M. February 27, 2013, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Davnie, Chair
Lien, Vice Chair
Torkelson, Lead
Carlson
Faust
Garofalo
Hertaus
Kiel
Lenczewski
Loeffler
Mahoney
Marquart
Nelson
Runbeck

Members excused:
Erickson, S.

A quorum was present at 4:06 P.M.

Representative Davnie moved HF 406.

Representative Davnie presented HF 406 (Davnie) Market value definition for tax, debt, and other purposes; and money appropriated.

The following person testified on HF 406:

Gary Carlson, League of Minnesota Cities

Heather Bestler, Department of Revenue, answered questions by members regarding HF 406.

HF 406 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Property and Local Tax Division Report.

Chair Davnie assumed the gavel at 4:17 P.M.

Chair Davnie moved HF 377.

Chair Davnie moved the H0377A1 amendment.

Chair Davnie moved that the H0377A1 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Dorholt presented HF 377 as amended (Dorholt) St. Cloud area cities local sales and use tax modified.

The following people testified on HF 377:

Sarah Jane Nicoll, City Council Member for Sartell

Shaunna Johnson, City of Administrator for Waite Park

HF 377, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the Property and Local Tax Division Report.

Representative Kiel moved HF 660.

Representative Falk presented HF 660 (Falk) Real property definition clarified.

The following people testified on HF 660:

Tim Rudnicki, Executive Director, Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association

Don Gales, CEO, Guardian Energy

Ward Einess, Ward Einess Strategies, LCC

Dan Whitman, S.A.M.A., Martin County Assessor

Beau Berentson, Association of Minnesota Counties

Glen Jacobsen, Assistant Renville County Attorney

John Hagen, Director of Property Tax Division for the Minnesota Department of Revenue, answered questions by members regarding HF 660.

HF 660 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Property and Local Tax Division Report.

Representative Garofalo moved that the minutes from February 19, 2013, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.

Representative Torkelson moved that the minutes from February 26, 2013, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:36 P.M.




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Representative Jim Davnie, Chair



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Tijuana Hawkins, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF377 (Dorholt) - St. Cloud; area cities local sales and use tax modified.
  • HF406 (Davnie) - Market value definition modified for tax, debt, and other purposes; funding provided; and money appropriated.
  • HF660 (Falk) - Real property definition clarified.