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Taxes Committee
Thursday, March 12, 2026
8:30 AM, G-15 Capitol

Minutes



Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Aric Putnam, Senator Ann H. Rest

Absent: Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Bill Weber

Senator Ann H. Rest called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m.

Call to Order

A quorum is present

Approval of the minutes from 3/11/26

The minutes from March 11, 2026, were approved as presented.

S.F. 3560: Senator Jasinski: Owatonna authorization to impose a local sales and use tax.

Testifiers: Matt Jessop – Mayor, City of Owatonna Jenna Tuma – City Administrator, City of Owatonna

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 3560, be laid over.

S.F. 3601: Senator Westlin: City of Plymouth local sales and use tax imposition authorization.

Senator Hauschild moved the A-1 Amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted Testifier: Clark Gregor – City Council Member, City of Plymouth

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 3601, as amended, be laid over.

S.F. 3633: Senator Johnson Stewart: City of Wayzata food and beverage tax imposition authorization.

Testifiers: Andrew Mullin – Mayor, City of Wayzata Aurora Yager – City Manager, City of Wayzata

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 3633, be laid over.

S.F. 3674: Senator Housley: Oak Park Heights authorization to impose a local sales and use tax.

Testifiers: Chuck Dougherty – Mayor, Oak Park Heights Jacob Rife – City Administrator, Oak Park Heights

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 3674, be laid over.

S.F. 3689: Senator Dornink: City of Austin local sales and use tax authorization provision.

Senator Hauschild moved the A-1 amendment. The motion prevailed, and the amendment was adopted. Testifiers: Craig Clark – City Administrator, City of Austin

As amended, be laid over.

S.F. 3778: Senator Wesenberg: School Resource Officers volunteer service taxation subtraction provision.



Senator Rest moved that S.F. 3778, be laid over.

S.F. 3592: Senator Rest: City of Robbinsdale local sales and use tax imposition authorization.

Testifier: Tim Sandvik – City Manager, City of Robbinsdale

Senator Rest moved that S.F. 3592, be laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 a.m.


 
                                                                      
Senator Ann H. Rest, Chair
                                                                      
Kevin Montresor, Legislative Assistant