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2234B11A014EC7B3872583A80063D6BC Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB19-1145

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Feb 21, 2019      
Location LSB A



HB19-1145 - Committee Discussion Only
11:10:33 AM  
Representatives Tipper and Jacquez Lewis
presented House Bill 19-1145 to the committee, along with amendments L.001
and L.003 (Attachments F and G).  The
bill exempts a person's primary residence from the attachment or execution
of a lien as a result of a judgement for medical debt.  
11:25:59 AM  

Representatives Tipper and Jacquez Lewis responded to committee members' questions.
11:27:40 AM  
Stephanie Pappas, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:54:18 AM  
Scott Allely, representing Associated Collections
Agencies of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:54:53 AM  
Nick Prola, representing Associated Collections Agencies of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:58:03 AM  
Dr. Ed Steigman, representing the Colorado Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, testified in opposition to the bill.
12:02:02 PM  
The panel responded to committee members' questions.
12:03:44 PM  
Ben Vinci, representing Colorado Creditor's Bar Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
12:21:38 PM  

Erik Stein, representing the Colorado Creditor's Bar Association, testified in support of the bill.
12:25:05 PM  
Josh Steiner, representing the Colorado
Creditor's Bar Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
12:27:41 PM  
Yosy Jansen, representing the Colorado Creditor's Bar Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
12:35:18 PM  
The panel responded to committee members' questions.
12:35:27 PM  
Jose Vasquez, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in a neutral capacity.
12:44:44 PM  
Christine Bottomley, representing the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill.
12:47:12 PM  
Michelle Fenner, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
12:49:05 PM  
Ed Shackelford, representing the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill.
01:00:25 PM  
House Bill 19-1145 was laid over for action only.






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