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E57F565D785E9C4987258513007DD579 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1201

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date Feb 19, 2020      
Location LSB A



HB20-1201 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


03:54:30 PM  
Representatives Hooton and Gonzales-Gutierrez,
co-prime sponsors, introduced House Bill 20-1201, concerning providing
home owners in a mobile home park the opportunity to purchase the park
under specified circumstances.  The bill requires landlords of mobile
home parks to notify home owners in the park and government officials about
a pending sale of a park.  Home owners have 90 days to purchase the
park through an association representing at least 51 percent of home owners.
 Provisions about notice do not apply if the sale is to a family member
or due to inheritance or eminent domain.
03:58:39 PM  
The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee.
03:58:55 PM  
Tawny Peyton, representing the Rocky Mountain Home Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Christian Hendrickson, representing the Rocky Mountain Home Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:05:26 PM  
Daphne Gervais, representing Colorado Counties,
Inc. (CCI), testified in support of the bill.  Crystal Murillo, representing
the City of Aurora, testified in support of the bill.  Mary Duvall,
representing Resident Owned Communities (ROC), testified in support of
the bill.  Steve O'Dorisio, representing CCI, testified in support
of the bill.
04:22:59 PM  
Deborah Cantrell, representing the University
of Colorado Law school, testified in support of the bill.  McKenzie
Bran, representing the University of Colorado Law school, testified in
support of the bill.  Luz Galicia, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, testified
in support of the bill.  Michael Peirce, representing the Colorado
Coalition of Manufactured Home Owners, testified in support of the bill.

04:36:09 PM  
Carl Castillo, representing the City of
Boulder, testified in support of the bill.  Andy Kadlec, representing
himself, testified in support of the bill.  Esther Sullivan, representing
the University of Colorado Denver, testified in support of the bill. Andrea
Chiriboga, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:50:03 PM  
Representative Hooton distributed and explained
Amendment L.004 (Attachment D).


04:52:52 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
Moved Hooton
Seconded Valdez A.
Carver
Catlin
Froelich
Hooton
Humphrey
Melton
Valdez A.
Valdez D.
Wilson
Exum
Gray
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:52:53 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks.
04:55:15 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.


05:07:51 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1201, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Hooton
Seconded Valdez A.
Carver No
Catlin No
Froelich Yes
Hooton Yes
Humphrey No
Melton Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Wilson No
Exum Yes
Gray Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS