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Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division

FIFTEENTH MEETING

2017-2018 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 21, 2017

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION

PROPERTY TAX AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Drazkowski, Chair of the Property Tax and Local Government Finance Committee, officially called the meeting to order at 9:15AM on March 21st, 2017, in room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


DRAZKOWSKI, Steve, Chair
HERTAUS, Jerry, Vice Chair LOONAN, Bob
LOEFFLER, Diane MARQUART, Paul
ANDERSON, Paul NELSON, Michael
BARR, Regina NEU, Anne
CARLSON, Andrew RARICK, Jason
ERICKSON, Sondra WHELAN, Abigail
FRANKE, Keith YOUAKIM, Cheryl
LIEN, Ben

Representative Franke moved the minutes from March 20th, 2017 be approved. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.

Testifying on the A17-0256 amendment was Kevin Walker, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation

HF603 (Drazkowski) School building bond agricultural property tax credit provided, and money appropriated.

Representative Drazkowski moved HF603 be referred to the committee on Taxes.

Representative Drazkowski moved the A17-0256 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Drazkowski moved that HF603, as amended, be referred to the committee on Taxes.

Representative Drazkowski moved the H0603A22 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Marquart offered the following oral amendment to HF603: P. 99, L. 99.23, strike “2016” and insert “2017”. THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.

Testifying on the oral amendment to the amendment was Joel Carlson, City of Burnsville.

Representative Drazkowski moved the H0603A23 amendment.

Testifying on the H0603A23 amendment was Judd Schetnan, Metropolitan Council.

Representative Youakim offered the following oral amendment to the H0603A23 amendment: P.1, L. 1.3, before “35” insert “1” so that it reads “135”. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.

Representative Drazkowski renewed his motion to adopt H0603A23, as amended. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Lien moved the H0603A3 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Drazkowski moved to add HF654 as an amendment to HF603. MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Nelson moved the H0603A18 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Youakim moved the H0603A4 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Loeffler moved the H0603A16 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Loeffler moved the H0603A21 amendment. Representative Loeffler requested a roll call vote. The results as follows:

AYES NAYS

LOEFFLER, Diane DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
CARLSON, Andrew ANDERSON, Paul
LIEN, Ben BARR, Regina
YOUAKIM, Cheryl FRANKE, Keith
LOONAN, Bob
MARQUART, Paul
NEU, Anne
RARICK, Jason
WHELAN, Abigail

On a vote of 4 AYES and 9 NAYS THE AMEDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Marquart moved the H0603A9 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Carlson moved the H0603A6 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Youakim moved the H0603A11 amendment. Representative Youakim requested a roll call vote. The results as follows:

AYES NAYS

LOEFFLER, Diane DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
CARLSON, Andrew ANDERSON, Paul
LIEN, Ben BARR, Regina
MARQUART, Paul FRANKE, Keith
YOUAKIM, Cheryl LOONAN, Bob
NEU, Anne
RARICK, Jason

On a vote of 5 AYES and 7 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Loeffler moved the H0603A10 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Youakim moved the H0603A15 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Loeffler moved the H0603A8 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Neu moved the H0603A25 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

The committee recessed at 10:50AM.

The committee reconvened at 11:35AM.

Representative Loeffler moved the H0603A20 amendment. Representative Loeffler requested a roll call vote. The results as follows:

AYES NAYS

LOEFFLER, Diane DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
CARLSON, Andrew HERTAUS, Jerry
LIEN, Ben ANDERSON, Paul
MARQUART, Paul BARR, Regina
NELSON, Michael V. ERICKSON, Sondra
YOUAKIM, Cheryl FRANKE, Keith
LOONAN, Bob
NEU, Anne
RARICK, Jason
WHELAN, Abigail

On a vote of 6 AYES and 10 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Drazkowski moved a reconsideration of H0603A22. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Drazkowski offered the following oral amendment to H0603A22: On L.1.3, after “that” insert “and strike ‘years’, insert ‘year’”. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.

Representative Drazkowski moved to adopt H0603A22, as amended. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Lien moved the H0603A29 amendment. Representative Lien requested a roll call vote. The results as follows:


AYES NAYS

LOEFFLER, Diane DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
CARLSON, Andrew HERTAUS, Jerry
LIEN, Ben ANDERSON, Paul
MARQUART, Paul BARR, Regina
NELSON, Michael V. ERICKSON, Sondra
RARICK, Jason FRANKE, Keith
YOUAKIM, Cheryl LOONAN, Bob
NEU, Anne
WHELAN, Abigail

On a vote of 7 AYES and 9 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Drazkowski moved reconsideration to add HF654 as an amendment to HF603. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Drazkowski moved the H0654A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Drazkowski moved to add HF654, as amended, as an amendment to HF603. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Drazkowski renewed his motion that HF603, as amended, be referred to the committee on Taxes.

Representative Lien requested a roll call vote. The results as follows:



AYES NAYS

DRAZKOWSKI, Steve LOEFFLER, Diane
HERTAUS, Jerry CARLSON, Andrew
BARR, Regina NELSON, Michael V.
ERICKSON, Sondra YOUAKIM, Cheryl
FRANKE, Keith
LIEN, Ben
LOONAN, Bob
MARQUART, Paul
NEU, Anne
RARICK, Jason
WHELAN, Abigail

On a vote of 11 AYES and 4 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:03 PM.





Representative Steve Drazkowski, Chair




Allison Wroble, Committee Legislative Assistant



















More Info On This Meeting..

We will conclude testimony on the Division Report, followed by marking up the bill. We will conclude in the evening if we need to.