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47C9A94A621B01DF87258C49006EF3AC Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1199

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Mar 10, 2025      
Location HCR 0112



HB25-1199 - Postponed Indefinitely


02:11:56 PM  
Representative Espenoza,
prime sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1199. The bill creates a four-installment
property tax payment option for certain residential and improved commercial
real property taxpayers effective beginning with the 2025 property tax
year. She distributed amendments L.001 (Attachment E), L.002 (Attachment
F), and L.004 (Attachment G), and responded to committee questions.
02:20:33 PM  
Mr. Chuck Broerman, representing the El Paso County Treasurer's Office, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Kim Archuletta, representing the Pueblo County Treasurer's Office, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Irene Josey, representing the Larimer County Treasury, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric Rothaus, representing the Colorado Department of Treasury, testified to amend the bill.
02:40:12 PM  
Mrs. Carrie Couey,
representing the Garfield County Treasurer and Colorado County Treasurer
and Public Trustee Association, testified in opposition to the bill.  Sheila
 Reiner, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
 Amy  Flint,  Park County Treasurer and Public Trustee,
testified in opposition to the bill.  Ms. Lane Lacovetto, representing
Routt County, testified to amend the bill.  The two witness panels
responded to questions from the committee.
03:03:49 PM  
Mr. Steven Schwartz, representing AARP-Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Helen Tekle, representing the East Colfax Community Collective, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Hunter Nelson, representing Small Business Majority, testified in support of the bill. Jerry DiTullio, representing the Jefferson County Treasurer's Office, testified in support of the bill. Nadeen Ibrahim, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. The panel of witnesses responded to committee questions.
03:35:04 PM  
Rachel Beck, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Drea Modugno, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.


03:35:06 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E).
Moved Titone
Seconded Camacho
Brooks
Camacho
DeGraaf
Garcia
Gonzalez R.
Hartsook
Joseph
Marshall
Stewart R.
Weinberg
Zokaie
Titone
Lindstedt
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:36:55 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F).
Moved Titone
Seconded Camacho
Brooks
Camacho
DeGraaf
Garcia
Gonzalez R.
Hartsook
Joseph
Marshall
Stewart R.
Weinberg
Zokaie
Titone
Lindstedt
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:39:52 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment G).
Moved Titone
Seconded Camacho
Brooks
Camacho
DeGraaf
Garcia
Gonzalez R.
Hartsook
Joseph
Marshall
Stewart R.
Weinberg
Zokaie
Titone
Lindstedt
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:43:53 PM  
Representative Espenoza
made closing remarks.  Members of the committee commented about their
positions on the bill.


03:58:50 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 25-1199, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Camacho
Seconded Joseph
Brooks No
Camacho Yes
DeGraaf No
Garcia No
Gonzalez R. Yes
Hartsook No
Joseph Yes
Marshall No
Stewart R. Yes
Weinberg No
Zokaie No
Titone No
Lindstedt Yes
YES: 5   NO: 8   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


03:59:10 PM
Motion Postpone House Bill 25-1199 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 Titone
Seconded Weinberg
Brooks Yes
Camacho No
DeGraaf Yes
Garcia Yes
Gonzalez R. No
Hartsook Yes
Joseph No
Marshall Yes
Stewart R. No
Weinberg Yes
Zokaie Yes
Titone Yes
Lindstedt No
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS