Tax Reform Division
Thursday, February 27, 2014
9:00 AM, Room 15, Capitol
Minutes
Present: Senator Ann H. Rest - Chair, Senator Lyle Koenen - Vice Chair, Senator Kari Dziedzic, Senator Chris A. Eaton, Senator Paul E. Gazelka, Senator Julianne E. Ortman, Senator Rod Skoe, Senator Dave Thompson
Absent: No Members Absent
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator Ann H. Rest called the meeting to order at 9:04 AM.
Update on sales tax base broadening from 2013 Omnibus Tax Bill.
S.F. 1705: Senator Nelson: Telecommunications and pay television machinery and equipment sales and use
tax exemption authorization.
S.F. 1707: Senator Nelson: Storage and warehousing services sales and use tax repeal.
S.F. 1711: Senator Chamberlain: Electronic and precision, commercial and industrial, and telecommunications
and pay television equipment sales and use tax repeal.
S.F. 1766: Senator Sparks: Sales tax on labor for farm equipment repair services repeal.
S.F. 1826: Senator Schmit: Telecommunications and direct television equipment sales and use tax
exemption.
S.F. 1827: Senator Schmit: Storage and warehousing services sales and use tax repeal.
S.F. 1828: Senator Schmit: Telecommunications equipment sales and use tax exemption reinstatement.
S.F. 1830: Senator Metzen: Storage and warehousing services sales and use tax repeal.
S.F. 1845: Senator Senjem: Storage and warehousing services sales tax repeal.
S.F. 1846: Senator Senjem: Electronic and precision equipment sales tax on repairing and maintaining
repeal.
S.F. 1847: Senator Senjem: Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair sales tax repeal.
S.F. 1884: Senator Jensen: Business-to-business taxes repeal; telecommunications sales and use tax
exemption reinstatement and appropriation.
S.F. 1885: Senator Weber: Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance
sales and use tax repeal.
S.F. 1937: Senator Westrom: Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance
sales and use tax repeal.
S.F. 1942: Senator Reinert: Storage and warehousing services sales and use tax repeal.
S.F. 1957: Senator Scalze: Commercial and industrial equipment repair labor sales tax elimination.
S.F. 2002: Senator Bonoff: Electronic and precision equipment repair labor sales tax elimination.
S.F. 2051: Senator Thompson: Storage and warehouse services tax repeal.
S.F. 2052: Senator Thompson: Telecommunications and television services machinery and equipment purchase
sales and use tax exemption.
A half hour was provided for testimony on each of the three sales tax provisions considered at the hearing.
REPAIR TAX:
Beth Strinden Kadoun, MN Chamber of Commerce
Doug Busselman, MN Farm Bureau
Thom Petersen, MN Farmers Union
Mike Jorgenson, Impressions Inc.
Dave Koebele, Pro-Tech Interconnect Solutions
David Radziej, Printing Industry Midwest
Richard Strom, MN-SD Equipment Dealer Assn.
Mike Hickey, National Federation of Independent Business - MN
Wayne Brandt, MN Timber Producers Assn.
STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING:
Kathy Forester, General Manager Strategic Warehousing
Richard Murphy, President and CEO, Murphy Logistics
Steve Yockey, Distribution Alternatives
Mayor Mike Maguire, City of Eagan
Ed Reynoso, Teamsters Joint Council 32
John Turner, VP of Fulfillment, Skybridge Americas
TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT:
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Chair, Governor\'s Broadband Task Force
Brent Christensen, MN Telecom Alliance
Mike Martin, MN Cable Communications Association
Rev. Nazim B. Fakir, Ministerial Alliance Against the Digital Divide
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 AM.
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Senator Ann H. Rest, Chair |
Chris McCall, Legislative Assistant |