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h_fin_2016a_2016-03-16t13:35:59z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/16/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1087



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 16-1087 indefinitely. The moti

Refer House Bill 16-1087 to the Committee on Appro
PASS

FAIL







01:59 PM -- HB16-1087



Representative Becker, J., sponsor, introduced House Bill 16-1087. The bill, as amended by the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, increases the share of state sales tax revenue allowed to be retained by some vendors to cover their expenses for collecting and remitting the tax. For businesses remitting $75,000 or less in state sales tax during the prior calendar year, this share, known as the vendor fee, is increased from 3.33 percent under current law to 4.5 percent beginning January 1, 2018. For all other businesses, the vendor fee is not changed. Representative Becker, J. answered several committee questions.



02:09 PM -- Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business and the Coalition to Simplify Colorado Sales Tax, testified in support of the bill.



02:22 PM -- Mr. John Vecchiarelli, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR), came to the table to answer committee questions.



02:26 PM -- Ms. Mary Lou Chapman, representing the Rocky Mountain Food Industry Association, testified in support of the bill.



02:33 PM -- Mr. Grier Bailey, representing the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association, testified in support of the bill and answered committee questions. He distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment A).



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02:38 PM -- Ms. Ali Mickelson, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified against the bill and answered several committee questions.

BILL: HB16-1087
TIME: 03:04:42 PM
MOVED: Conti
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1087 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 5-6.
SECONDED: Roupe
VOTE
Becker K.
No
Conti
Yes
Garnett
No
Kagan
No
Pabon
No
Roupe
Yes
Sias
Yes
Van Winkle
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Foote
No
Court
No
YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL




BILL: HB16-1087
TIME: 03:04:56 PM
MOVED: Pabon
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 16-1087 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5.
SECONDED: Court
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Conti
No
Garnett
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Roupe
No
Sias
No
Van Winkle
No
Wilson
No
Foote
Yes
Court
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS