Location: LSB A
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1098
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1098
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
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01:40 PM -- HB 17-1098
Representative Liston and Representative Pabon, co-sponsors, introduced House Bill 17-1098. The bill limits civil damages recoverable by a rental car company for the loss of use of a rental vehicle to actual profits lost as a result of the vehicle being unavailable for rental. Under current law, a rental car company may pursue all lost revenue resulting from the loss of use of the vehicle while it is being repaired.
The bill sponsors provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A).
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
02:09 PM -- Julie Mowry, State Farm Insurance, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Mowry responded to questions from the committee.
02:26 PM -- Mark Neville, State Farm Insurance, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Neville responded to questions from the committee.
02:39 PM -- Chadwell Murley, Spies, Powers & Robinson, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Murley responded to questions from the committee.
02:52 PM -- Tony Stirling, Sean Wolf, and Scott Chapman, PurCo Fleet Services, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Stirling, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Chapman responded to questions from the committee.
03:21 PM -- Jeff Jenkins, Enterprise Holdings and the American Car Rental Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Jenkins responded to questions from the committee.
03:45 PM
The committee took a recess.
03:55 PM
The committee returned from recess. Representative Kraft-Tharp laid the bill over for final action at a later date.
03:55 PM
The committee adjourned.