Taxes Committee
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Aric Putnam, Senator Ann H. Rest, Senator Bill Weber
Absent: No Members Absent
8:30 AM, G-15 Capitol
Minutes
Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Aric Putnam, Senator Ann H. Rest, Senator Bill Weber
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator Ann H. Rest called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m.
Call to Order
A quorum is present
A quorum is present
Approval of the minutes from 3/26/26
The minutes from March 26, 2026, were approved as presented
The minutes from March 26, 2026, were approved as presented
Review of the Department of Revenue 2026 Tax Incidence Study
Testifier: Eric Willette – Tax Research Director, Department of Revenue The gavel was transferred to Senator Hauschild
Testifier: Eric Willette – Tax Research Director, Department of Revenue The gavel was transferred to Senator Hauschild
S.F. 4787: Senator Rest: Advertising services tax creation.
Senator Rest offered the A-2 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted. Testifiers: Eric Bernstein – Community Director, We Make Minnesota Brian Cook – Director of Tax, Fiscal Policy, and Elections, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Paul Eger – Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Minnesota Realtors Deb Peters – Lead Policy Tax Expert, Americans for Digital Opportunity Dalton Danielson – Fiscal Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership Tanner Fritsinger – Political Affairs Coordinator, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees Kirsten Morcomb – Teacher, Bloomington Public Schools Jon Boesche – State Director, Minnesota, National Federation of Independent Businesses Timothy Otte – Co-Owner, Wild Rumpus Books
Senator Hauschild moved that S.F. 4787, as amended, be laid over.
Senator Rest offered the A-2 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted. Testifiers: Eric Bernstein – Community Director, We Make Minnesota Brian Cook – Director of Tax, Fiscal Policy, and Elections, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Paul Eger – Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Minnesota Realtors Deb Peters – Lead Policy Tax Expert, Americans for Digital Opportunity Dalton Danielson – Fiscal Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership Tanner Fritsinger – Political Affairs Coordinator, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees Kirsten Morcomb – Teacher, Bloomington Public Schools Jon Boesche – State Director, Minnesota, National Federation of Independent Businesses Timothy Otte – Co-Owner, Wild Rumpus Books
Senator Hauschild moved that S.F. 4787, as amended, be laid over.
S.F. 4690: Senator Rest: Various individual income and corporate franchise taxes and property taxes policy and technical changes provisions modifications, obsolete JOBZ provisions removal provision, and other miscellaneous tax provisions modifications.
Senator Rest offered the A26-0143 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted.
Senator Hauschild moved that S.F. 4690, be laid on the table.
Senator Rest offered the A26-0143 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted.
Senator Hauschild moved that S.F. 4690, be laid on the table.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
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Senator Ann H. Rest, Chair |
Kevin Montresor, Legislative Assistant |