Senator Ann H. Rest called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m.
Call to Order.
A quorum is present
Approval of the minutes from 2/6/25.
The minutes from February 6, 2025, were approved as corrected
S.F. 195: Senator Kunesh: Columbia Heights sales tax exemption for construction materials authorization.
Testifier:
Aaron Chirpich – City Manager, Columbia Heights
S.F. 5: Senator Utke: Refundable exemption provision for certain construction materials purchased for Browerville Public Schools.
Testifier:
Scott Vedbraaten – Superintendent, Browerville Public Schools
Senator Rest moved that S.F. 5, be laid over.
Department of Revenue review of the August 2024 Solid Waste Management Tax (SWMT) report.
Testifier:
Steven Diaz - Director, Minnesota Department of Revenue Special Taxes Division
S.F. 1082: Senator Dibble: Dedication to the resource management account increase.
Testifiers:
Michelle Rossman – Commissioner, Olmstead County
Fran Miron – Commissioner, Washington County and Chair, Partnership on Waste and Energy
Senator Rest moved that S.F. 1082, be laid over.
S.F. 66: Senator Limmer: Maple Grove refundable exemption provision for construction materials.
Testifier:
Mark Steffenson – Mayor, Maple Grove
Senator Rest moved that S.F. 66, be laid over.
S.F. 167: Senator Gruenhagen: Watertown sales tax exemption for construction materials authorization.
Testifier:
Mike Walters – Mayor, Watertown
S.F. 837: Senator Dahms: Canby Independent School District construction materials refundable sales and use tax exemption authorization.
Testifiers:
Chad Anderson – Superintendent, Tracy School District
Ryan Nielsen – Superintendent, Canby School District
S.F. 972: Senator Farnsworth: Construction materials used in Itasca County refundable sales and use tax exemption authorization.
Senator Klein offered the A-1 Amendment. The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Testifier:
John Johnson - Commissioner, Itasca County