H_SA_2023B 11/17/2023 09:50:31 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 11/17/2023 Attendance Amabile X Armagost X Bottoms X Brown X DeGraaf X Epps X Sharbini X Valdez X Willford * Bacon X Woodrow X Time 09:50:31 AM to 01:58:58 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by Woodrow This Report was prepared by Bo Pogue Hearing Items Action Taken hHB23B-1007 Postponed Indefinitely hHB23B-1006 Postponed Indefinitely hHB23B-1003 Amended, referred to House Appropriations HB23B-1007 - Postponed Indefinitely 09:50:51 AM The committee was called to order and a quorum was present. Representative Weinberg, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1007, concerning increasing the homestead exemption for seniors, vetrans with a disability, and surving spouses of vetrans with a disablity. Representative Weinberg responded to questions regarding portability of the homestead tax exemption under the bill. 09:53:26 AM Elizabeth Ramey, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions regarding the fiscal impact of the bill. 09:58:01 AM Representative Weinberg provided closing remarks in favor of the bill. 09:59:28 AM Various committee members provided their positions on HB 23B-1007. 10:03:33 AM The committee recessed. 11:04:11 AM The committee returned to order. 11:08:00 AM Motion Refer House Bill 23B-1007 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Armagost Seconded Bottoms Amabile No Armagost Yes Bottoms Yes Brown No DeGraaf Yes Epps No Sharbini No Valdez No Willford Excused Bacon No Woodrow No YES: 3 NO: 7 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 11:09:09 AM Motion Postpone House Bill 23B-1007 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 Brown Seconded Bacon Amabile Yes Armagost No Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Sharbini Yes Valdez Yes Willford Excused Bacon Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23B-1006 - Postponed Indefinitely 11:09:22 AM Representative Luck, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 23B-1006, concerning the creation of a task force to study eliminating all taxes except for sale and use taxes. Representative Luck explained the effect of the bill and discussed its need. Representative Luck responded to questions regarding the feasibility of funding state programming with state sales tax. 11:17:39 AM Joan Poston, representing herself, testified in support of HB 23B-1006. Shawn Hegarty, representing himself, testified on the bill from a neutral position. Mr. Hegarty responded to questions regarding the relationship between the bill and HB 23B-1003. Discussion ensued regarding this point. 11:28:52 AM Erin Meschke, representing herself, testified in support of HB 23B-1006. 11:32:50 AM No amendments were offered to HB 23B-1006. Representative Luck provided closing remarks in support of the bill. Various committee members provided their positions on the bill. 11:37:12 AM Motion Refer House Bill 23B-1006 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved DeGraaf Seconded Epps Amabile No Armagost Yes Bottoms Yes Brown No DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Sharbini No Valdez No Willford Excused Bacon No Woodrow No YES: 4 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 11:37:46 AM Motion Postpone House Bill 23B-1006 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 Bacon Seconded Sharbini Amabile Yes Armagost No Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps No Sharbini Yes Valdez Yes Willford Excused Bacon Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23B-1003 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023B/commsumm.nsf/0/39379CA91CFD...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023B/commsumm.nsf/0/980C4CD20418...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 11:38:01 AM The committee recessed. 01:58:08 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23B-1003, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Brown Seconded Valdez Amabile Yes Armagost No Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps No Sharbini Yes Valdez Yes Willford Yes Bacon Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:58:58 PM The committee adjourned.
