PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date |
02/12/2020 |
Attendance |
Priola |
X |
Story |
X |
Tate |
X |
Danielson |
X |
Williams A. |
X |
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Time |
01:32:50 PM to 04:40:28 PM |
Place |
SCR 354 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Senator Williams A. |
This Report was prepared by |
Jeanette Chapman |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hSB20-097 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
hSB20-140 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
hSB20-154 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
hSB20-120 |
Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole |
hSB20-160 |
Postponed Indefinitely |
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call |
01:32:53 PM |
Senator Williams discussed the order of the committee agenda.
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SB20-097 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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01:34:04 PM |
Senator Holbert introduced Senate Bill 20-097, concerning unemployment insurance for marijuana-licensed businesses. The bill creates an exception for certain marijuana licensee-owned businesses to be considered an employing unit rather than a common paymaster for the purposes of the Colorado Employment Security Act.
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01:36:33 PM |
Dean Heizer, LivWell, spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:46:02 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 20-097 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB20-140 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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01:46:09 PM |
Senator Holbert introduced Senate Bill 20-140, concerning powersports and motor vehicle sales bonds. The bill specifies that violations of motor vehicle dealer statutes by a licensee must be related to fraud in order for a person to recover from a bond. He responded to questions from the committee.
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01:49:43 PM |
Todd O'Connell, Colorado Independent Auto Dealers Association (CIADA), spoke in favor of the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A).
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01:56:54 PM |
Mike McKinnon, CIADA, spoke in favor of the bill.
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01:59:48 PM |
Mr. McKinnon responded to questions from the committee.
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02:03:12 PM |
Mr. O'Connell responded to questions from the committee.
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02:10:50 PM |
Senator Holbert made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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02:12:37 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 20-140 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
No |
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Story |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB20-160 - Committee Discussion Only
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02:12:59 PM |
The committee took a recess.
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02:15:02 PM |
The committee came back to order and laid over the bill for action later in the meeting.
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SB20-154 - Postponed Indefinitely
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02:21:01 PM |
Senator Donovan asked the committee to postpone indefinitely Senate Bill 20-154 concerning bringing wine into restaurants.
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02:21:32 PM
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Motion |
Postpone Senate Bill 20-154 indefinitely. |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB20-120 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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02:21:46 PM |
Senator Danielson introduced SB 20-120, concerning apprentice exams and professional licenses. The bill creates examination and reporting requirements for electrician and plumber apprenticeships. She responded to questions from the committee.
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02:31:33 PM |
Ralph Lufen, National Electrical Contractors Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:33:24 PM |
Brandon Garcia, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 86, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:36:02 PM |
Jose Juarez-Vera, IBEW Local 68, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:38:54 PM |
Mr. Garcia responded to questions from the committee.
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02:40:38 PM |
Mr. Lufen responded to questions from the committee.
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02:41:29 PM |
Danny Garcia, IBEW Local 86, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:45:44 PM |
Mark Kirkham, IBEW Local 68, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:46:15 PM |
Daniel Hendricks, Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Training Committee, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:47:31 PM |
Jeremy Ross, IBEW, spoke in favor of the bill. He provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments B and C).
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02:53:44 PM |
Sean Wyatt, Plumbers Local 3, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:54:25 PM |
Joe Kocol, Plumbers Local 3, spoke in favor of the bill.
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02:57:22 PM |
Mr. Ross responded to questions from the committee.
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02:59:43 PM |
Mr. Wyatt responded to questions from the committee.
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03:03:04 PM |
Committee discussion continued.
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03:06:59 PM |
Jason Wardrip, Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council, spoke in favor of the bill.
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03:09:22 PM |
Marilyn Stansbury, Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), spoke in opposition to the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D).
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03:13:45 PM |
Dave Van Stelle, Encore Electric and IEC, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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03:16:47 PM |
Jeff Magee, Magee Electric and IED, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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03:20:35 PM |
Mr. Van Stelle responded to questions from the committee.
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03:24:07 PM |
Ms. Stansbury responded to questions from the committee.
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03:25:53 PM |
Mr. Magee responded to questions from the committee.
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03:28:44 PM |
Cori Girlitz, Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association of Colorado (PHCC), spoke in opposition to the bill.
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03:31:21 PM |
Susan Frue, PHCC Association and Sunshine Plumbing, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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03:36:26 PM |
David Miller, PHCC, spoke in opposition to the bill.
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03:45:51 PM |
Senator Danielson distributed Amendments L.001, L.002, L.004, and L.005 (Attachments E, F, G, and H). She discussed the purposes of the amendments.
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03:46:00 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Woodward |
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Danielson |
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Williams A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:46:28 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Woodward |
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Danielson |
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Williams A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:48:35 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.004 |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Woodward |
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Danielson |
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Williams A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:49:21 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.005 |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Woodward |
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Danielson |
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Williams A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:49:23 PM |
Senator Danielson made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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03:52:42 PM |
Senator Woodward made comments on the bill.
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03:56:08 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 20-120, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Moved |
Danielson |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
No |
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Story |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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03:56:10 PM |
The committee took a recess.
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SB20-160 - Postponed Indefinitely
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04:04:26 PM |
The committee came back to order. Senator Todd and Senator Ginal introduced Senate Bill 20-160, concerning requiring movie theaters to provide open captioning. The bill requires certain movie theaters to provide showings of movies with open movie captioning at least twice per week.
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04:06:50 PM |
Wynne Whyman, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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04:07:41 PM |
Terri Shirley, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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04:10:41 PM |
Ken Keuhlen, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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04:18:49 PM |
Dan Shirley, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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04:19:10 PM |
Mr. Keuhlen responded to questions from the committee.
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04:20:26 PM |
John Fithian, National Association of Theatre Owners, spoke in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.
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04:22:09 PM |
Vickie Pacheco, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.
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04:26:07 PM |
Patricia Yeager, Independent Center of Colorado Springs, spoke in favor of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.
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04:30:01 PM |
Senator Todd made closing comments on the merits of the bill. She asked the committee to postpone indefinitely the bill.
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04:36:44 PM |
Senator Ginal made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
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04:40:14 PM
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Motion |
Postpone Senate Bill 20-160 indefinitely. |
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Moved |
Williams A. |
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Seconded |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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04:40:28 PM |
The committee adjourned. |