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BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1208

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 18, 2021       Location LSB A

HB21-1208 - Amended, referred to House Finance


01:38:54 PM  
Representatives Cutter and Gray, prime bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1208 to the committee.  The bill creates a hazard mitigation enterprise and charges fees on insurance premiums to create revenue for a grant program and technical assistance to local governments.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
02:05:43 PM  
Pierce Lively, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to answer questions from the committee.  The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
02:09:59 PM  
Elizabeth Peetz, representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified in opposition to the bill.  Gwen Benevento, representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified in opposition to the bill.  Ms. Peetz and Ms. Benevento responded to questions from the committee.
02:26:58 PM  
Kelly Campbell, representing American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:30:44 PM  
Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified remotely in support of the bill.  Hilary Cooper, representing Colorado Counties for Climate Action (CC4CA) and Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI), testified remotely in support of the bill.  Ms. Cooper responded to questions from the committee.
02:39:11 PM  
Commissioner Richard Cimino, representing CCI, testified remotely in support of the bill.  Mayor Steve Kudron, representing the Town of Grand Lake, testified remotely in support of the bill.  Mayor Kudron responded to questions from the committee.  
02:51:18 PM  
Michele Robbins, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Ms. Robbins responded to questions from the committee.
03:01:08 PM  
Marna Ares, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified remotely to amend the bill.  Ms. Ares responded to questions from the committee.
03:04:16 PM  
Michael  Ruddock, representing Healthy Air and Water Colorado, testified remotely in support of the bill.
Written Testimony submitted for this bill can be found as Attachment A.
03:14:23 PM  
Representative Cutter discussed and distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment B) to the committee.

03:15:20 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
Moved Froelich
Seconded Weissman
Bernett Yes
Froelich Yes
Jackson Yes
Pico No
Sirota Yes
Soper No
Titone Yes
Van Beber No
Weissman Yes
Will Excused
Woog No
Hooton Yes
Valdez A. Yes
YES: 8   NO: 4   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

03:36:47 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 21-1208, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Weissman
Seconded Sirota
Bernett Yes
Froelich Yes
Jackson Yes
Pico No
Sirota Yes
Soper No
Titone Yes
Van Beber No
Weissman Yes
Will Excused
Woog No
Hooton Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 4   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS