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H_BUS_2024A 05/01/2024 04:02:48 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR
Date 05/01/2024
Attendance
Armagost X
Clifford X
English X
Frizell *
Lieder *
Lynch *
Mabrey X
Mauro *
Vigil X
Ricks X
Amabile *
Time 04:02:48 PM to 07:22:53 PM
Place HCR 0112
This Meeting was called to order by Amabile
This Report was prepared by Matthu Beck
Hearing Items Action Taken
SB24-192 Referred to House Appropriations
SB24-149 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB24-041 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB24-129 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB24-201 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB24-075 Referred to House Appropriations
HB24-1468 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB24-151 Referred to the Committee of the Whole

SB24-192 - Referred to House Appropriations
04:03:30 PM  
Representative Snyder,
prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-192 regarding the motor vehicle
lemon law.
04:07:37 PM  
Jefferey Riester,
representing the Department of Law, testified in support of the bill. David
Cardella, representing the Colorado Independent Auto Dealers Association,
testified to amend the bill. Members of the panel answered questions from
members of the committee.
04:16:34 PM  
Representatives Snyder and Soper gave closing remarks on Senate Bill 24-192.


04:19:14 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-192 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Ricks
Seconded Mauro
Armagost Yes
Clifford Yes
English Yes
Frizell No
Lieder Yes
Lynch Yes
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB24-149 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
04:19:28 PM  
Representative Brown,
prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-149 regarding workers' compensation
for state employees.
04:25:09 PM  
Mr. Wes Parham, representing
Pinnacol Assurance, testified in opposition to the bill. Meghan Raynes,
representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of
the bill. Stephan Marsh, representing the Workers' Compensation Education
Association (WCEA), testified in support of the bill. Erin Montgomery,
representing the WCEA, testified in support of the bill. Members of the
panel answered questions from members of the committee.
04:38:01 PM  
Discussion continued
between the panel and members of the committee.
04:48:16 PM  
Representative Brown gave closing remarks on Senate Bill 24-149. Members of the committee commented on the bill.


05:01:11 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-149 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Ricks
Seconded Lieder
Armagost No
Clifford Yes
English Yes
Frizell No
Lieder Yes
Lynch No
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB24-041 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
05:01:33 PM  
Representatives Frizell
and Mabrey, prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-041 regarding
privacy protections for children's online data.
05:09:29 PM  
Danny Katz, representing
CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in support
of the bill. Matthew Server, representing the Colorado Catholic Conference,
testified in support of the bill. Members of the panel answered questions
from members of the committee.
05:15:03 PM  
Representative Mabrey
explained amendment L.005 (Attachment A).


05:15:56 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005
Moved Mabrey
Seconded Ricks
Armagost
Clifford
English
Frizell
Lieder
Lynch
Mabrey
Mauro
Vigil
Ricks
Amabile
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:15:57 PM  
Representatives Mabrey and Frizell gave closing comments on the bill.


05:20:27 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-041, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Frizell
Seconded Ricks
Armagost Yes
Clifford Yes
English Yes
Frizell Yes
Lieder Yes
Lynch Yes
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB24-129 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
05:20:41 PM  
Representatives Frizell
and deGruy Kennedy, prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-129 regarding
nonprofit member data privacy and public agencies. The bill sponsors answered
questions from members of the committee.
05:28:12 PM  
Anaya Robinson, representing
the ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Edie Busam, representing
the Colorado Nonprofit Association, testified in support of the bill. Adam
Eichberg, representing CO Wins, testified in support of the bill. Jon Caldara,
representing the Independence Institute, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Mark Grueskin, representing People United for Privacy, was available
to answer committee questions. Written testimony was submitted to the committee
(Attachment B).
05:36:35 PM  
Representatives deGruy Kennedy and Frizell gave closing remarks on the bill.


05:38:42 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-129 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Frizell
Seconded Lieder
Armagost Yes
Clifford Yes
English Excused
Frizell Yes
Lieder Yes
Lynch Yes
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB24-201 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
05:39:07 PM  
Representative Lindsay
and Minority Leader Pugliese, prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill
24-201 regarding increasing massage therapy education program hours.
05:41:32 PM  
Les Sweeny, representing
the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals, testified in support
of the bill. Patty Glenn, representing the Federation of State Massage
Therapy Boards, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony was
submitted to the committee (Attachment C).
05:44:23 PM  
Representative Lindsay and Minority Leader Pugliese gave closing remarks on the bill.


05:45:57 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-201 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Ricks
Seconded Clifford
Armagost Yes
Clifford Yes
English Excused
Frizell Yes
Lieder Yes
Lynch Yes
Mabrey Excused
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB24-075 - Referred to House Appropriations
05:46:27 PM  
The committee recessed.
05:46:28 PM  
The committee came
to order.
05:49:49 PM  
Representative Ricks
and Assistant Majority Leader Bacon, prime bill sponsors, presented Senate
Bill 24-075 regarding transportation network company transparency.
06:03:22 PM  
Kjersten Forseth,
representing the Colorado American Federations of Labor and Congress Industrial
Organizations (AFL-CIO) testified in support of the bill. Sandra Parker
Murray, representing AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill. Written
testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment D).
06:06:16 PM  
Representative Ricks and Assistant Majority Leader Bacon gave closing remarks on the bill.
06:12:19 PM  
Members of the committee gave closing remarks.


06:13:23 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-075 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Ricks
Seconded Vigil
Armagost No
Clifford Yes
English Yes
Frizell Excused
Lieder Yes
Lynch No
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Excused
Final YES: 7   NO: 2   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB24-1468 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
06:14:10 PM  
The committee recessed.
06:14:11 PM  
The committee came
to order.
06:16:08 PM  
Representatives Titone and Weinberg, prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1468 regarding artificial intelligence and biometric technologies.
06:20:14 PM  
Anaya Robinson, representing
the ACLU of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Michael
McReynolds, representing the Governor's Office of Information Technology,
testified to amend the bill. Members of the panel answered questions from
members of the committee. Written testimony was submitted to the committee
(Attachment E).
06:36:18 PM  
Representatives Titone
and Weinberg spoke about a planned future amendment. The bill sponsors
answered questions from members of the committee.
06:47:51 PM  
Representative Titone
explained amendment L.006 (Attachment F).


06:48:46 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.006
Moved Mauro
Seconded Clifford
Armagost
Clifford
English
Frizell Excused
Lieder
Lynch
Mabrey
Mauro
Vigil
Ricks
Amabile Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:49:07 PM  
Representatives Titone and Weinberg gave closing remarks on the bill. Members of the committee gave closing remarks on the bill.


06:55:24 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1468, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Mauro
Armagost Yes
Clifford No
English No
Frizell Yes
Lieder No
Lynch Yes
Mabrey No
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile No
Final YES: 6   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB24-151 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
06:55:31 PM  
Representatives Soper
and Lukens, prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-151 regarding
telecommunications security.
07:00:48 PM  
Jason Hopfer, representing
Viaero Wireless, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jeremy Crandall,
representing the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association,
testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Jacqueline Deal, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Members of the panel answered
questions from members of the committee. Written testimony was submitted
to the committee (Attachment G).
07:19:02 PM  
Representatives Soper and Lukens gave closing remarks on the bill. Members of the committee gave closing remarks on the bill.


07:22:44 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-151 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Mauro
Seconded Lieder
Armagost Yes
Clifford Yes
English Yes
Frizell Yes
Lieder Yes
Lynch Yes
Mabrey Yes
Mauro Yes
Vigil Yes
Ricks Yes
Amabile Excused
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


07:22:53 PM   The committee adjourned.






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