Minutes

Present: Senator Ann H. Rest - Chair, Senator Matt D. Klein - Vice Chair, Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Kari Dziedzic, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Aric Putnam, Senator Bill Weber

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Ann H. Rest called the meeting to order at 8:37 am.

Public testimony on the Chair's memo to the Tax Committee on the major
     provisions adopted by the Conference Committee on HF3669, the proposed 2022
     omnibus tax bill

Quorum present

Minutes from 1/10/23 were approved as presented.

Testifiers:

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Mickayla Rosard, Head of Platform & Partner, Groovecap

Alex Stepanek, Senior Analyst, Advantage Capital

Stu Lourey, Government Relations Director, MN Farmers Union

Shannon Watson, Senior Director of Government Affairs & Policy, Medical Alley Association

Roz Peterson, Public Policy Director, NAIOP

Shep Harris, Lobbyist of Government Relations - Fredrikson & Byron P.A.,

Beth Kadoun, VP - Tax and Fiscal Policy, MN Chamber of Commerce

Eric Bernstein, Director, We Make Minnesota

John Reynolds, MN State Director, NFIB

Zoom - Heidi Swank, Executive Director - Rethos & Representative - Revitalize MN Coalition

Zoom - Michelle Tran Maryns, Founder & CEO, We Sparkle Company

Zoom - Joseph Schwartz, Director & Counsel, Managed Funds Association

Zoom - Todd Koch, CPA & Partner, John A. Knutson & Company

 

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Zoom – Seth DeMerritt, Regulatory Manager, CenterPoint Energy

Patricia Nauman, Executive Director, Metro Cities

 

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Gary Carlson, Intergovernmental Relations Director, League of MN Cities

Matt Hilgart, General Government Federal Liaison, Association of Minnesota Counties

Yan Paul Martinez, Chief Financial Officer, Connexus Energy

Sam Walseth, MREA Legislative Action Director, MN Rural Education Association

Andrew Duerr, Lobbyist – Duerr Government Affairs, Inc., MN Pork Producers and MN Soybeans Growers

Zoom – Adam Fulton, Deputy Director – Planning & Economic Development, City of Duluth

Zoom – Virginia Brown, Chief Transformation Officer, Aeon

Beth Kadoun, VP - Tax & Fiscal Policy, MN Chamber of Commerce

Roz Peterson, Public Policy Director, NAIOP

Derek Moe, President & CEO, MN Rural Electric Association

John Reynolds, MN State Director, NFIB

Paul Eger, Senior VP – Governmental Affairs, Minnesota Realtors

 

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Matt Massman, Executive Director, MN Inter County Association

Shane Zahrt, Attorney/Lobbyist, Coalition of Greater MN Cities

Patricia Nauman, Executive Director, Metro Cities

Bradley Peterson, Executive Director, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities

Sheila Vanney, Assistant Director, MN Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

John Ongaro, Intergovernmental Relations, St. Louis County

 

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Zoom – Bob Byrnes, Mayor, City of Marshall

Zoom – Bethany Brunsell, Assistant Fire Chief, City of Golden Valley Fire Department

Loren Solberg, Lobbyist & Owner – Loren Solberg Consulting, LLC., City of Grand Rapids

Eric Bernstein, Director, We Make MN

 

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Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Project Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Michael Dahl, Director of Public Policy, HOME Line

Zoom – Alejandro Valenzuela Jr., Tax & Financial Services Director, Prepare + Prosper

 

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Rachel Jenner, Executive Director, Allied Charities of Minnesota

 

Discussion only.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:23 am.

Senator Ann H. Rest, Chair	Christie Blood, Legislative Assistant