H_FIN_2020A 06/04/2020 03:03:55 PM Committee Summary

Representative Lontine presented Senate Bill 20-033. The bill establishes a Medicaid buy-in program for working adults with disabilities who are 65 or older.  Written testimony on the bill is included as Attachment A.

Julie Reiskin, representing the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

Representatives Young and Pelton presented House Bill 20-1213 to the committee. This bill continues and combines the Commodity Handler Act and the Farm Products Act in the Department of Agriculture, which are scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2020.

Representative Valdez presented House Bill 20-1328 to the committee.  This bill requires the Marijuana Enforcement Division in the Department of Revenue to promulgate rules on the process and procedure for filing and approving contingency plans for outdoor marijuana cultivation operations.

Representative Woodrow presented House Bill 20-1405 to the committee. The bill creates a $30 fee on persons who commence eviction proceedings to fund the Eviction Legal Defense Fund.  Written testimony on the bill is included as Attachment B.

Drew Hamrick, representing Colorado Apartment Association, testified against the bill.

Melanie Layton, representing Rocky Mountain Home Association, testified against the bill.

Jack Regenbogen, representing the Colorado Center on Law & Policy, testified in support of the bill.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee reconvened.

Representative Woodrow distributed and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment C).

The bill was laid over.

Representative Woodrow presented Senate Bill 20-080 to the committee. This bill clarifies the amounts that may be awarded in cases filed under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.  Written testimony on the bill is included as Attachment D.

Representative Weissman presented Senate Bill 20-093 to the committee. The bill creates the Consumer and Employee Arbitration Fairness Act, which establishes ethical standards for arbitrators, disclosure and protection of information requirements, and clarifies when damages are awarded.

Representatives Weissman and Titone presented House Bill 20-1200 to the committee. The bill continues the HOA Information and Resource Center in the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2020. State fiscal impacts under the bill include only the continuation of the program's current revenue and expenditures.  Written testimony on the bill is included as Attachment E.

Robert Ricanski, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Representative Arndt presented House Bill 20-1406 to the committee, along with amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The bill transfers a total of $32.2 million to the General Fund from 22 different cash funds over two fiscal years.

Representatives Gray and Carver presented Senate Bill 20-035 to the committee, along with amendments L.007 and L.009 (Attachments G and H). This bill makes the pilot kiosk program administered by the Department of Revenue a permanent program, expands the services the program may provide, eliminates the convenience fee cap, and adds data security and accessibility requirements to the program.  Written testimony on the bill is included as Attachment I.

Representatives Cutter and Duran presented Senate Bill 20-208 to the committee. This bill maintains all the voluntary contribution options currently appearing on Colorado income tax returns indefinitely.  Written testimony on the bill is included as Attachment J.