E294B721F196579587258951005D2AAB Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1063

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Feb 9, 2023
Location LSB A

HB23-1063 - Postponed Indefinitely

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment A - Written Testimony.pdf

Attachment B

Attachment B - Amendment L.001.pdf

09:57:40 AM

Representative Bottoms,
bill sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1063. The bill will reduce the state
income tax rate from 4.40 percent to 3.50 percent beginning in tax year
2024. The committee asked questions to the bill sponsor.

10:16:37 AM

The committee continued to ask questions to the sponsor.

10:30:26 AM

A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Chaer Robert, representing Colorado Center
on Law and Policy, testified in opposition to the bill. Tash Berwick, representing
New Era Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Caroline Nutter,
representing Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in opposition to the
bill.

11:16:18 AM

A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Ben Murrey, representing Independence Institute,
testified to amend the bill. Joshua Mantell, representing The Bell Policy
Center, testified in opposition to the bill. Dennis Dougherty, representing
Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked
questions to the panel.

11:36:17 AM

A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Christina Jackson, representing themself, testified
in opposition to the bill. Geoff Withers, representing League of Women
Voters, testified in opposition to the bill. Meghan Raynes, representing
Colorado Education Association, testified in opposition to the bill. The
committee asked questions to the panel.

11:49:13 AM

A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee. Dawn Fritz, representing Colorado Parent Teacher
Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Autumn Brooks, representing
Clear Creek School District Re-1, testified in opposition to the bill.
Tony Gaqliardi, representing National Federation of Independent Business,
testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the
panel.

11:51:22 AM

Written testimony
for this bill can be found in Attachment A.

11:51:23 AM

Representative Bottoms,
bill sponsor, distributed amendment L.001 to the committee (Attachment
B). The committee discussed the amendment.

11:54:28 AM

Dr. Elizabeth Ramey,
representing Legislative Council Staff, presented to the committee. Louis
Pino, representing Legislative Council Staff, presented to the committee.
The committee asked questions to the witness.

12:02:32 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B)
	Moved	Bottoms
	Seconded	DeGraaf

	Armagost	Yes
	Boesenecker	No
	Bottoms	Yes
	Brown	No
	DeGraaf	Yes
	Epps	Yes
	Ricks	No
	Sharbini	No
	Willford	No
	Mabrey	No
	Woodrow	No
		YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

12:02:37 PM

Representative Bottoms,
bill sponsor, made closing comments.

12:04:21 PM

The committee made closing comments.

12:15:12 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 23-1063 to the Committee on Finance.
	Moved	Bottoms
	Seconded	DeGraaf

	Armagost	Yes
	Boesenecker	No
	Bottoms	Yes
	Brown	No
	DeGraaf	Yes
	Epps	No
	Ricks	No
	Sharbini	No
	Willford	No
	Mabrey	No
	Woodrow	No
		YES: 3 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

12:15:37 PM	Motion	Postpone House Bill 23-1063 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
	Moved	Boesenecker
	Seconded	Willford

	Armagost	No
	Boesenecker	Yes
	Bottoms	No
	Brown	Yes
	DeGraaf	No
	Epps	Yes
	Ricks	Yes
	Sharbini	Yes
	Willford	Yes
	Mabrey	Yes
	Woodrow	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB23-1063 - Postponed Indefinitely

Colorado General Assembly