HF 1949

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/02/2012 10:05am

A bill for an act
relating to property taxation; establishing the Truth in Taxation Task Force.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin TRUTH IN TAXATION TASK FORCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Established; duties. new text end

new text begin (a) A task force is established to study and
make recommendations to the legislature on the design and content of the truth in taxation
statement required under Minnesota Statutes, section 275.065.
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new text begin (b) The task force shall:
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new text begin (1) identify issues that have arisen with differences among local governments' truth
in taxation mailings and statements;
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new text begin (2) determine what executive or legislative direction is needed to provide a more
informative statement to property owners and provide policy makers easily comparable
information statewide;
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new text begin (3) consider whether statements should be uniform statewide; and
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new text begin (4) consider whether statements should be able to be distributed electronically.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership; co-chairs. new text end

new text begin The task force members are:
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new text begin (1) two members of the house of representatives Committee on Taxes, appointed
by the speaker of the house, one member of the majority caucus and one member of
the minority caucus;
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new text begin (2) two members of the senate Committee on Taxes, appointed by the senate
Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration,
one member of the majority caucus and one member of the minority caucus;
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new text begin (3) one member appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;
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new text begin (4) one member appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
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new text begin (5) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships;
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new text begin (6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Small Cities;
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new text begin (7) the chair of the property and local tax division of the house of representatives
Committee on Taxes and the chair of the senate Committee on Taxes, who shall serve as
co-chairs.
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new text begin The appointments to the task force shall be made as soon as practicable after the
effective date of this section.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Meetings. new text end

new text begin The legislative Open Meeting Law in Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.055, applies to the task force. A meeting may be conducted by any electronic
means that meets the criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.055, subdivision 1a. Task
force meetings may be conducted following Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
unless the task force chooses otherwise.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Compensation; expenses; administrative and technical assistance.
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new text begin Members of the task force serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses.
The committee staff of the Property and Local Tax Division of the house of representatives
Committee on Taxes and the senate Committee on Taxes shall provide administrative
assistance to the task force. Any administrative costs of the task force shall be shared
equally between the house of representatives and the senate. The commissioner of revenue
shall provide technical assistance to the task force.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The task force shall report to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over property taxes, and submit the report as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.195. The report is due by December 15, 2012.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires June 30, 2013.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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