 Co-chairs Rep. Aisha Gomez and Rep. Greg Davids converse before presenting the omnibus tax bill to the House Taxes Committee May 6. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)
Throughout his 17 terms in the House, Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) has become known for lending nicknames to the biennial House tax bills, often appropriating the name of a popular song.
He borrowed from the Beatles in calling the bipartisan 2025 edition the “We Can Work It Out” tax bill.
Sponsored by Davids and unveiled at Tuesday’s committee meeting, HF2437 was replaced by a delete-all amendment and further amended. Then the committee approved it by voice vote without dissent and referred it to the House Ways and Means Committee.
“We were charged with putting a bill together that would cut $80 million, and we did that,” Davids said. “And, unless I’m missing something, local government aid to cities is intact. County program aid is intact. … We did not touch PILT [payments in lieu of taxes]. … I think this bill really protects those entities that do so much for so many people.”
“I’m happy that we limited property tax shifts in this bill,” said Rep. Aisha Gomez (DFL-Mpls), the committee's co-chair. “We didn’t do perfectly, but we did our best to limit them.” Read more
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