H_FIN_2022A 05/02/2022 02:04:01 PM Committee Summary

Representative McKean provided closing remarks.

Representative A. Valdez, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 22-1388. The bill makes various changes to vehicle title and registration regulations, creates a new license plate, and expands a license plate reissuance requirement. He responded to questions from the committee.

Mrs. Angela Myers, representing the Larimer County Clerk & Recorder on behalf of the Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee returned to order. Representatives Ortiz and Will, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-159. The bill creates the Transformational Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Program in the Division of Housing (DOH) in the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to provide flexible, low-interest, and below-market-rate loan funding to make investments in transformational affordable housing.

The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Ms Cathy Alderman, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Tamara Pogue, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. and Counties and Commissioners Acting Together, testified in support of the bill. Brian Rossbert, representing Housing Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Alison George, representing the DOLA Division of Housing, testified in support of the bill. Kinsey Hasstedt, representing Enterprise Community Partners, testified in support of the bill. Alison Morgan, representing the Colorado Bankers Association, testified to amend the bill. Jonathan Cappelli, representing Neighborhood Development Collaborative, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. George responded to questions from the committee.

Karen Kalavity, representing herself, testified about the bill.

Representative Will distributed and explained amendment L.013 (Attachment D).

Representative Ortiz, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-190. This bill creates the United States Space Force special license plate. By January 1, 2023, the license plate is available to applicants who pay one-time special license plate fees of $50 and submit a U.S. government-issued form or other evidence to demonstrate that they are a veteran, reserve member, or active member of the U.S. Space Force

Col.(ret) Stephen Gourley, representing Air & Space Forces Association, testified in support of the bill. Lt. Col. (ret) Michelle Kalkowski, representing the United Veterans Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Sirota, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-051. The bill exempts air-source heat pumps, ground-source heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, residential energy storage systems, and certain building materials from sales and use taxes. The bill also creates refundable income tax credits for the purchase of the above heat pump and residential energy storage systems. She responded to questions from the committee and distributed amendment L.012 (Attachment E)..

Representative Sirota provided closing remarks. Members of the committee commented about their positions on the bill.

Representatives Holtorff and Valdez, D., co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-118. This bill modifies certain statutory provisions that apply to solar energy so that they also apply to geothermal energy systems. It also directs the Colorado Energy Office to develop basic consumer education materials about leased and purchased geothermal installations.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee returned to order. Representatives Daugherty and Young, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-182. The bill creates the economic mobility program within the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and directs the Department of Higher Education to facilitate the use of an online platform to assist students in accessing public benefits.  The sponsors distributed and discussed amendment L.004 (Attachment F).

Isabel Dickson, representing CDPHE, testified in support of the bill. Esther Turcios, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

The bill was laid over until the end of the calendar.

Bob Hewson, representing Colorado Youth Outdoors, testified in support of the bill. Erik Glenn, representing the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, testified in support of the bill. Melissa Daruna, representing Keep it Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Jessica Jay, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Dallas May, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Terry Fankhauser, representing the Colorado Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

The committee continued to discuss the bill with the witness panel.

The sponsors discussed amendment L.002 and responded to questions from the committee.

Mr. Glen came back to the table to respond to questions about the amendment.

The sponsors made closing remarks and asked for a favorable recommendation.

Representatives Weissman and Will, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-198. The bill creates the Orphaned Wells Mitigation Enterprise in the Department of Natural Resources to fund the plugging, reclaiming, and remediation of orphaned oil and gas wells by charging mitigation fees to oil and gas operators.

Julie Murphy, representing the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, testified in support of the bill.