Taxes Committee
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Senator Aric Putnam, Senator Ann H. Rest
Absent: Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Bill Weber
8:30 AM, G-15 Capitol
Minutes
Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Senator Aric Putnam, Senator Ann H. Rest
Absent: Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Bill Weber
Senator Ann H. Rest called the meeting to order at 8:46 a.m.
Call to Order
A quorum is present
A quorum is present
Approval of the minutes from 4/14/26
The minutes from April 14, 2026, were approved as presented.
The minutes from April 14, 2026, were approved as presented.
S.F. 4262: Senator Putnam: Property tax task force establishment provision.
Senator Putnam moved the A-1 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted. Testifier: Nathan Jesson – Minnesota Inter-County Association
Senator Rest moved that S.F. 4262, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee.
Senator Putnam moved the A-1 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted. Testifier: Nathan Jesson – Minnesota Inter-County Association
Senator Rest moved that S.F. 4262, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee.
S.F. 4682: Senator Rest: Blaine authorization to impose certain special taxes.
Testifiers: Tim Sanders – Mayor, City of Blaine Erik Thorvig – City Manager, City of Blaine
Senator Rest moved that S.F. 4682, be laid over.
Testifiers: Tim Sanders – Mayor, City of Blaine Erik Thorvig – City Manager, City of Blaine
Senator Rest moved that S.F. 4682, be laid over.
S.F. 4986: Senator Rest: Hennepin County local sales tax authority provisions modifications and county health care facilities and ballpark authority grants for certain improvements provision.
Senator Rest moved the A-6 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted. Testifiers: Jodi Wentland – County Administrator, Hennepin County Charles Esler – Vice President of Finance, Hennepin Healthcare Joe Mathews – Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin County Dr. Tom Wyatt – Chair of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare Kenny Paarman – Patient, Mankato Area Dr. Tom Masters – Hyperbaric Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare Trevor Sawallish – CEO, North Memorial Health Dr. Jon Gipson – MD, FACS, Medical Director, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, General and Trauma Surgeon Laura Sayles – Director of Government Affairs, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General Michael Rainville – Ward 3 Council Member, City of Minneapolis Angie Skildum – Director of Development Finance, City of Minneapolis Jess Tangen – Lactation Consultant, HCMC and AFSCME Local 2474 Eric Bernstein – Coalition Director, We Make Minnesota Adam Duinick – President and CEO, Minneapolis Downtown Council Chris Sherman – President, Sherman Associates Dan Kiley – Chief Steward, HCAPE Jake Johnson – HCAPE Jannell Johnson Thiele – RN, Minnesota Nurses Association Becky Boland – Patient, HCMC Dr. Abishek Thatigutla – Family Medicine Resident, HCMC, Member of the Committee of Interns and Residents
Senator Hauschild moved that S.F. 4986, as amended, be laid over.
Senator Rest moved the A-6 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted. Testifiers: Jodi Wentland – County Administrator, Hennepin County Charles Esler – Vice President of Finance, Hennepin Healthcare Joe Mathews – Chief Financial Officer, Hennepin County Dr. Tom Wyatt – Chair of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare Kenny Paarman – Patient, Mankato Area Dr. Tom Masters – Hyperbaric Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare Trevor Sawallish – CEO, North Memorial Health Dr. Jon Gipson – MD, FACS, Medical Director, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, General and Trauma Surgeon Laura Sayles – Director of Government Affairs, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General Michael Rainville – Ward 3 Council Member, City of Minneapolis Angie Skildum – Director of Development Finance, City of Minneapolis Jess Tangen – Lactation Consultant, HCMC and AFSCME Local 2474 Eric Bernstein – Coalition Director, We Make Minnesota Adam Duinick – President and CEO, Minneapolis Downtown Council Chris Sherman – President, Sherman Associates Dan Kiley – Chief Steward, HCAPE Jake Johnson – HCAPE Jannell Johnson Thiele – RN, Minnesota Nurses Association Becky Boland – Patient, HCMC Dr. Abishek Thatigutla – Family Medicine Resident, HCMC, Member of the Committee of Interns and Residents
Senator Hauschild moved that S.F. 4986, as amended, be laid over.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 a.m.
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Senator Ann H. Rest, Chair |
Kevin Montresor, Legislative Assistant |