---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local board of appeals and equalization training waiver provided."
description: "Local board of appeals and equalization training waiver provided."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 244"
citation: "Minnesota HF 244 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns", "Governmental Operations-Local", "Taxation-Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davids"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd6cfff3-0544-42f8-a5c6-8bca28a8d854"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0244&ssn=0&y=2017"
source_hash: "da7f4b4abefcce1e3a5a63d0dd1227eb852491d4d5674679e352d0d24bbdaaf5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota HF 244 (2017-2018) — Local board of appeals and equalization training waiver provided.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF244&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF244&version=2&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF244&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)

## Votes

- H.F. NO. 244 — **128–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davids — primary (person)
- Metsa — cosponsor (person)
- Torkelson — cosponsor (person)
- Westrom — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-12** Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12** Referred by Chair to Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-01-30** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, January 30, 2017
- **2017-01-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-01-30** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2017-01-30** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Returned from Senate
- **2017-02-09** Presented to Governor 2/09/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-10** Governor approval 2/10/2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-13** Secretary of State, Filed 02/13/17
- **2017-02-02** Received from House `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Rules and Administrationfor comparison with SF270, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF270
- **2017-02-06** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Special Order
- **2017-02-09** Rule 45: amendment stricken
- **2017-02-09** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Presentment date 02/09/17
- **2017-02-10** Governor's action Approval 02/10/17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd6cfff3-0544-42f8-a5c6-8bca28a8d854`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).