H_SA_2018A 02/22/2018 12:06:13 PM Committee Summary

Representative Landgraf, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 18-004.  The bill allows private employers to give preference to military veterans in hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran over another equally qualified applicant or employee as long as certain conditions are met.  The bill requires that if adopted by the employer, this policy be written, publicly posted, and referenced on the employer's job application.  An employer that adopts and applies a veteran's preference policy in accordance with the bill is not committing a discriminatory or unfair labor practice.  The Department of Labor and Employment may promulgate rules that establish proof that an individual is a veteran and eligible for a private employer's preference employment policy.

 

Representative Landgraf answered questions from the committee.  She distributed amendments L.001 and L.003 [Attachments A and B] to the committee.

Representative Foote made comments regarding the bill and laid over the bill for action only to a later date.

Representative Hooton, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1145.  The bill repeals the following provisions concerning petition circulators that were declared unconstitutional and permanently enjoined from enforcement:

 

    •    that petition circulators must be residents of Colorado; and

    •    that petition circulators cannot be paid more than 20 percent of their total compensation on a per signature basis.

 

Representative Hooton explained amendment L.001 [Attachment C].

Suzanne Staiert, Deputy Secretary of State, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Staiert answered questions from the committee.

Representative Hooton made concluding remarks regarding the bill.

Representative Melton, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1146. The bill continues the issuance of licences and certificates related to measurement standards in the Department of Agriculture, which is scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2018.  The program is continued through September 1, 2033.  Representative Melton answered questions from the committee.  The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies 2017 Sunset Review:  Measurement Standards Act of 1983 [Attachment D] was distributed to the committee.

Hollis Glenn, Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Leonard explained amendment L.001 [Attachment E], which would have extended the program through September 1, 2023.  There was committee discusion about changing amendment L.001 to extend the program through September 1, 2028.  Representative Melton made comments to the committee.  Committee discussion about amending the bill ensued.

Representative Melton made concluding remarks regarding the bill.