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H_TLG_2021A 02/24/2021 01:32:43 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date 02/24/2021
Attendance
Catlin X
Exum X
Froelich X
Hooton X
Pico X
Rich X
Sullivan X
Valdez D. X
Van Winkle X
Arndt X
Gray X
Time 01:32:43 PM to 04:32:50 PM
Place LSB A
This Meeting was called to order by Gray
This Report was prepared by April Bernard
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB21-1083 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
HB21-1061 Referred to House Finance
HB21-1109 Amended, referred to House Finance

HB21-1083 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
01:34:02 PM  
Representative Benavidez,
prime sponsor, provided information about HB21-1083, concerning the appeal
of modification of property valuation set by the county Board of Equalization.
 When a property owner appeals the valuation of the county board the
State Board of Assessment Appeals may not increase the valuation.  The
bill removes this restriction.
01:43:25 PM  
Representative Benavidez responded to questions from the committee.
01:43:26 PM  
Written testimony
for HB21-1083 is included (Attachment A).
01:47:37 PM  
Kendra Goldstein,
representing Sterling Tax Services at the Goldstein Law Firm, testified
in opposition to the bill.
01:48:52 PM  

Bruce Eisenhauer, representing the Department of Local Affairs, Board of Assessment Appeals, testified in opposition to the bill.
01:51:57 PM  
Mr. Eisenhauer responded
to questions from the committee.
01:57:24 PM  
Lisa Frizell, representing
the Douglas County Assessor and the Colorado Assessors' Association (CAA),
testified in support of the bill.  Keith Erffmeyer, representing the
City and County of Denver and CAA, testified in support of the bill.
02:02:39 PM  
Ms. Frizell and Mr. Erffmeyer responded to questions from the committee.
02:10:43 PM  
Mark Chapin, representing
the Eagle County Assessor, testified in support of the bill.
02:13:01 PM  
Matt Poling, representing
the Building Owners and Managers Assocation and NAIOP Commercial Real Estate
Development Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:19:29 PM  
Representative Benavidez
made closing remarks.
02:21:33 PM  
The committee made comments on the bill.


02:23:14 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1083 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Arndt
Seconded Valdez D.
Catlin Yes
Exum Yes
Froelich Excused
Hooton Yes
Pico Yes
Rich Yes
Sullivan Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Van Winkle Yes
Arndt Yes
Gray Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB21-1061 - Referred to House Finance
02:23:27 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
02:23:28 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
02:23:37 PM  
Representative Gray,
prime sponsor, presented HB21-1061 concerning the definition of residential
land for the purpose of property tax classification.  The bill changes
the definition of "residential land."  To be considered
residential land, adjacent parcels to current residential land must be
titled in the same name and have a residence or  improvements that
serve the residence.
02:27:24 PM  
Representative Gray responded to questions from the committee.
02:33:15 PM  
Bruce Cartwright, representing Duff and Phelps, LLC, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:39:10 PM  
Mark Chapin, representing
the Eagle County Assessor, testified in support of the bill.  Gary
Peterson, representing the Routt County Assessor, testified in support
of the bill.
02:46:32 PM  
Mr. Peterson responded to questions from the committee.
02:47:16 PM  
Keith Erffmeyer,
representing the City and County of Denver and CAA, testified in support
of the bill.
02:47:59 PM  
Representative Gray made closing remarks.


02:54:54 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1061 to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Gray
Seconded Van Winkle
Catlin Yes
Exum Yes
Froelich Excused
Hooton Yes
Pico Yes
Rich Yes
Sullivan Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Van Winkle Yes
Arndt Yes
Gray Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB21-1109 - Amended, referred to House Finance

02:55:12 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
02:55:29 PM  
The committee came back to order.
03:09:56 PM  
Representatives Titone
and Soper, co-prime sponsors, introduced HB21-1109 concerning modifications
to the composition of the Broadband Deployment Board, requiring the board
to develop a request for proposal process for deploying broadband into
critically unserved areas in the state and requiring the board to give
additional consideration to proposed projects that include discounted service
for low income households.
03:14:31 PM  
Representative Soper
provided background about the bill and issues related to the bill.
03:22:23 PM  
The sponsors continued
to introduce the bill.
03:22:37 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
03:45:08 PM  
The bill sponsors
continued to respond to questions.
03:45:09 PM  
Written testimony
for HB21-1109 is included (Attachment B).
03:45:25 PM  
Harley Gifford, representing
the Pueblo West Metropolitan District, testified in support of the bill,
as amended.  Michael Valdez, representing the Special District Association,
testified in support of the bill.
03:50:15 PM  
Phil Cernanec, representing
the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill, as amended.
03:51:20 PM  
Meghan MacKillop,
representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the
bill, as amended.
03:57:27 PM  
Jon Saunders, representing
Secom, testified in support of the bill, as amended.  Jeff Weist,
representing Colorado Cable Telecom Association, testified in support of
the bill.
04:03:10 PM  
Committee members
made comments about the bill.
04:04:11 PM  
Pete Kirchhof, representing
the Colorado Telecommunications Association, testified in support of the
bill, as amended.


04:15:24 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C).
Moved Froelich
Seconded Arndt
Catlin
Exum
Froelich
Hooton
Pico
Rich
Sullivan
Valdez D.
Van Winkle
Arndt
Gray
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:16:05 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D).
Moved Arndt
Seconded Froelich
Catlin
Exum
Froelich
Hooton
Pico
Rich
Sullivan
Valdez D.
Van Winkle
Arndt
Gray
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:16:06 PM  
Representative Titone
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D).


04:18:20 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E).
Moved Froelich
Seconded Sullivan
Catlin No
Exum Yes
Froelich Yes
Hooton Yes
Pico No
Rich No
Sullivan Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Van Winkle No
Arndt Yes
Gray Yes
YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


04:20:01 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment F).
Moved Froelich
Seconded Sullivan
Catlin
Exum
Froelich
Hooton
Pico
Rich
Sullivan
Valdez D.
Van Winkle
Arndt
Gray
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:21:11 PM  
Representative Gray
explained amendment L.003 (Attachment G).
04:21:25 PM  
Representative Gray
responded to questions from the committee about amendment L.003 (Attachment
G).
04:23:16 PM  
The committee made
comments on amendment L.003 (Attachment G).


04:26:54 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G).
Moved Gray
Seconded Pico
Catlin No
Exum Yes
Froelich Yes
Hooton Yes
Pico Yes
Rich No
Sullivan Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Van Winkle No
Arndt Yes
Gray Yes
YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:26:55 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks.
04:30:03 PM  
The committee made comments about the bill.


04:32:32 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1109, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Froelich
Seconded Valdez D.
Catlin Yes
Exum Yes
Froelich Yes
Hooton Yes
Pico No
Rich Yes
Sullivan Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Van Winkle No
Arndt Yes
Gray Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


04:32:50 PM   The committee adjourned.






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