S_BLT_2023A 04/25/2023 03:12:53 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY Date 04/25/2023 Attendance Baisley X Coleman X Ginal X Hinrichsen X Liston X Sullivan X Will * Danielson X Rodriguez * Time 03:12:53 PM to 06:45:17 PM Place Old Supreme Court This Meeting was called to order by Rodriguez This Report was prepared by Jeanette Chapman Hearing Items Action Taken hConf 23-Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar hSB23-292 Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations hHB23-1229 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Conf 23-Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission - Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/BB3D0ADF4FBE...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 03:14:22 PM Jacquee Wilson, Department of Local Affairs, introduced the appointee to the Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission. 03:15:18 PM Laura Lancaster, appointee to the Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission, came to the table. The appointment letter may be found in Attachment A. Her application and resume are available at the State Archives. Ms. Lancaster described her professional experience and interest in serving on the Commission. 03:16:48 PM Motion Refer the appointment of Laura Lancaster to the Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Hinrichsen Seconded Baisley Yes Coleman Yes Ginal Yes Hinrichsen Yes Liston Yes Sullivan Yes Will Excused Danielson Yes Rodriguez Excused Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-292 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C5C79535FA82...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/BF1D47677852...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/949B3229A708...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/BC130AAACA83...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/B8BECE9ED07D...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf 03:17:29 PM Senators Hansen and Fenberg introduced Senate Bill 23-292, concerning labor requirements for energy sector construction. The bill requires energy sector public works projects to comply with apprenticeship and prevailing wage requirements. The sponsors distributed Amendments L.001, L.002, L.004, and L.005 to the committee (Attachments B, C, D, and E). They responded to questions from the committee. 03:32:18 PM Mr. Gary Arnold, representing Denver Pipefitters Local #208, testified in support of the bill. 03:36:12 PM Mr. David Davia, representing Rocky Mountain MCA, testified in support of the bill. 03:36:39 PM Mr. Sean Wyatt, representing Plumbers Local 3, testified in support of the bill. 03:37:52 PM Rikki Seguin, representing Interwest Energy Alliance, testified to amend the bill. 03:38:47 PM Mr. Jeremy Ross, representing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, testified in support of the bill. 03:46:59 PM Jason Clay, representing Intermountain Electric Inc., testified in support of the bill. 03:47:13 PM Vicki Wren, representing St. Andrews Electric - National Electrical Contractors Association, testified in support of the bill. 03:49:20 PM Mr. Bryce Perkins, representing Sturgeon Electric, testified in support of the bill. 03:51:35 PM Elena Santarella, representing BlueGreen Alliance, testified in support of the bill. 03:54:09 PM Dennis Dougherty, representing the AFL-CIO of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:57:21 PM Bruce Anderson, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill. 03:58:26 PM Jose Soto, representing Laborers' Local 720, testified in support of the bill. 04:02:28 PM Mr. Sam Gilchrist, representing the Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in support of the bill. 04:05:09 PM Mr. Randy Sewald, representing Encore Electric and Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain, testified to amend the bill. 04:10:31 PM Mr. Michael Gifford, representing the Associated General Contractors of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. 04:15:09 PM Mrs Marilyn Stansbury, representing Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM), testified to amend the bill. 04:15:22 PM Chris Votoupa, representing ChargePoint, testified to amend the bill. 04:18:33 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 04:30:01 PM Ellen Kutzer, representing Colorado Solar and Storage Association, testified to amend the bill. 04:30:16 PM Mr. Derek Johnson, representing Office of the State Auditor, was available to answer committee questions. 04:30:17 PM Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment F. 04:34:51 PM Senator Hansen explained the purpose of Amendment L.001. 04:36:03 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley Coleman Ginal Hinrichsen Liston Sullivan Will Danielson Rodriguez Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:36:32 PM Senator Hansen explained the purpose of Amendment L.002. 04:36:57 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley Coleman Ginal Hinrichsen Liston Sullivan Will Danielson Rodriguez Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:37:28 PM Senator Hansen explained the purpose of Amendment L.004. 04:37:52 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley Coleman Ginal Hinrichsen Liston Sullivan Will Danielson Rodriguez Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:38:05 PM Senator Hansen explained the purpose of Amendment L.005. 04:38:53 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley Coleman Ginal Hinrichsen Liston Sullivan Will Danielson Rodriguez Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:39:13 PM The bill sponsors made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 04:41:34 PM The committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 04:43:48 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-292, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley No Coleman Yes Ginal Yes Hinrichsen Yes Liston No Sullivan Yes Will No Danielson Yes Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1229 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/3124FCF2B7CF...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/39113BCE29EC...$File/Attachment H.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H.pdf Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/257C9B15AC67...$File/Attachment I - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment I - Combined.pdf Attachment J http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/02A3ACFE4C0E...$File/Attachment J.pdf?OpenElement Attachment J.pdf Attachment K http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/0B2DEC49BF1C...$File/Attachment K.pdf?OpenElement Attachment K.pdf 04:44:25 PM The committee took a recess. 04:45:14 PM The committee came back to order. 04:56:03 PM Senator Gonzales introduced House Bill 23-1229, concerning amendments to consumer lending laws. The bill modifies the requirements for loans not exceeding $1000 and provides that state law applies to interest rates on consumer credit transactions. The sponsor distributed Amendments L.008 and L.010 to the committee (Attachments G and H). 04:56:57 PM Cheye-Ann Corona, representing Affirm, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:06:54 PM Mr. Gilberto Mendoza, representing Upstart, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:09:14 PM Mr. Jabo Covert, representing Community Choice Financial Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. 05:12:41 PM Gerron Levi, representing American Fintech Council, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:15:54 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 05:21:16 PM Mr. Parris Sanz, representing Webbank, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:27:08 PM Jean Traub, representing Best Egg, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:31:12 PM Tara Rider, representing Cross River Bank, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:34:31 PM Mr. David Melcer, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. 05:38:16 PM Martha Fulford, representing the Department of law, testified in support of the bill. 05:50:58 PM Mr. Scott Wasserman, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. 05:54:07 PM Melissa Mejia, representing the Community Economic Defense Project, testified in support of the bill. 05:57:29 PM Ms. Naomi Amaha, representing The Denver Foundation, testified in support of the bill. 06:00:42 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:03:23 PM Ms. Carolyn Carter, representing the National Consumer Law Center, testified in support of the bill. 06:09:53 PM Ellen Harnick, representing the Center for Responsible Lending, testified in support of the bill. 06:12:39 PM Ms. Jessica Whitney, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 06:15:47 PM Ed Perlmutter, representing Synchrony Bank, testified to amend the bill. 06:15:48 PM Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment I. 06:27:36 PM Senator Gonzales explained the purpose of Amendment L.008. 06:28:45 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley Coleman Ginal Hinrichsen Liston Sullivan Will Danielson Rodriguez YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:28:56 PM Senator Gonzales explained the purpose of Amendment L.010. 06:29:37 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley Coleman Ginal Hinrichsen Liston Sullivan Will Danielson Rodriguez YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:33:46 PM Senator Will distributed and explained Amendment L.011 (Attachment J). 06:37:07 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.011 Moved Will Seconded Baisley Yes Coleman No Ginal No Hinrichsen No Liston Yes Sullivan No Will Yes Danielson No Rodriguez No YES: 3 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 06:37:15 PM Senator Will distributed and explained Amendment L.013 (Attachment K). 06:39:14 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.013 Moved Will Seconded Baisley Yes Coleman No Ginal No Hinrichsen No Liston Yes Sullivan No Will Yes Danielson No Rodriguez No YES: 3 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 06:39:21 PM The sponsor made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 06:41:06 PM Committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 06:44:56 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1229, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ginal Seconded Baisley No Coleman Yes Ginal Yes Hinrichsen Yes Liston No Sullivan Yes Will No Danielson Yes Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 06:45:17 PM The committee adjourned.