H_FIN_2017A 02/27/2017 Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
| Date: | 02/27/2017 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 01:30 PM to 05:30 PM |
Beckman
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X
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Benavidez
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X
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| Place: | LSB A |
Catlin
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X
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Covarrubias
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X
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Gray
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X
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| Representative Pabon |
Herod
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X
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Kennedy
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X
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| This Report was prepared by |
Lawrence
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| Kori Donaldson |
Michaelson Jenet
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X
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Thurlow
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X
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Van Winkle
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X
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Foote
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*
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Pabon
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X
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| SB17-046 HB17-1002 HB17-1187 SB17-015 |
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to House Appropriations Referred to House Appropriations Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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01:31 PM -- SB17-046
The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representative Arndt, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-046, which is intended to codify current practice with respect to the treatment of warrants and checks drawn on state funds that were not promptly presented for payment. It requires that the amounts held to pay warrants and checks be transferred to the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund if unpaid six months from the date of issuance. Committee members received amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
17HouseFin0227AttachA.pdf
01:33 PM -- Mr. Jack Wylie, representing the Department of Personnel and Administration, testified in support of the bill and addressed a question from the committee.
| BILL: | SB17-046 | |
| TIME: | 01:38:02 PM | |
| MOVED: | Herod | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Michaelson Jenet | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Benavidez
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Catlin
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Covarrubias
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Gray
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Herod
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Kennedy
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Lawrence
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Michaelson Jenet
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Thurlow
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Van Winkle
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Foote
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Pabon
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-046 | |
| TIME: | 01:38:44 PM | |
| MOVED: | Benavidez | |
| MOTION: | Amend reengrossed bill on page 3, line 3, strike "MONEY." and substitute "MONEYS." The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Van Winkle | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Benavidez
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Catlin
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Covarrubias
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Gray
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Herod
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Kennedy
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Lawrence
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Michaelson Jenet
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Thurlow
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Van Winkle
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Foote
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Pabon
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-046 | |
| TIME: | 01:39:39 PM | |
| MOVED: | Kennedy | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-046, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Herod | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Catlin
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Yes
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Covarrubias
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Yes
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Gray
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Yes
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Herod
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Yes
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Kennedy
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Yes
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Lawrence
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Van Winkle
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Yes
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Foote
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:40 PM -- HB17-1002
Representatives Pettersen and Exum, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1002, which extends the existing tax credit for child care expenses made by low-income taxpayers for tax years 2017, 2018, and 2019. The tax credit is limited to qualifying taxpayers with a federal adjusted gross income of less than $25,000. The credit is equal to 25 percent of the taxpayer's child care expenses and is capped at a maximum amount of $500 for a single dependent or $1,000 for two or more dependents. Dependents must be under age 13. The tax credit is refundable, meaning the amount of the credit that exceeds the taxpayer's income tax liability must be refunded to the taxpayer. Representatives Pettersen and Exum addressed questions from the committee.
01:50 PM -- Ms. Ali Mickelson, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Mickelson responded to questions from the committee.
01:56 PM -- Ms. Stephanie Bruno, representing the Women's Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Bruno responded to a question from the committee.
02:01 PM -- Mr. Jeff Weist, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bill.
02:03 PM -- Ms. Kim Schulz, representing YMCA of Metropolitan Denver, testified in support of the bill.
02:06 PM -- Ms. Suzanne Manning, representing Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:08 PM -- Ms. Brenda Delgado, representing herself as a graduate of Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:10 PM -- Senator Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill.
02:12 PM
Representatives Pettersen and Exum made some closing remarks on the bill.
| BILL: | HB17-1002 | |
| TIME: | 02:14:23 PM | |
| MOVED: | Herod | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1002 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. | |
| SECONDED: | Covarrubias | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Catlin
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Yes
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Covarrubias
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Yes
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Gray
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Yes
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Herod
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Yes
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Kennedy
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Yes
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Lawrence
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Van Winkle
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No
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Foote
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:19 PM
The committee recessed.
02:27 PM -- HB17-1187
The committee returned to order. Representative Thurlow, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1187, which refers a proposition to voters at the statewide election on November 7, 2017. Conditional on voter approval of the proposition, the bill changes the computation of the excess state revenues cap (Referendum C cap) for FY 2017-18 and all subsequent fiscal years. Under current law, the cap is grown annually by changes in the state's population and the Denver-Boulder-Greeley consumer price index. Beginning in FY 2017-18, the bill instead grows the cap annually by the average rate of annual change in state personal income for the five previous calendar years.
Committee members received a memorandum about TABOR, Revenue Changes, and the State Budget Situation, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment B) and a list of organizations that support HB 17-1187, provided by Representative Thurlow (Attachment C).
17HouseFin0227AttachB.pdf 17HouseFin0227AttachC.pdf
02:35 PM -- Mr. Ed DeCecco, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, explained the bill and why the change proposed under the bill can be made in statute rather than the constitution. He responded to questions from the committee.
02:44 PM -- Mr. Greg Sobetski, representing Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions from the committee. Committee members received a report on Referendum C Revenue and Spending: FY 2005-06 through FY 2016-17, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment D). Representative Thurlow, Mr. DeCecco, and Mr. Sobetski responded to questions from the committee.
17HouseFin0227AttachD.pdf
02:53 PM
Mr. Sobetski explained the prepared fiscal note and answered more questions from the committee. Mr. DeCecco responded to additional questions from the committee.
03:13 PM
Committee discussion with Mr. DeCecco and Mr. Sobetski continued.
03:32 PM -- Ms. Carol Hedges, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Chris Stiffler, also representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, responded to a question from the committee.
03:37 PM -- Ms. Garin Vorthmann, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill.
03:40 PM -- Mr. Jon Caldara, representing the Independence Institute, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
03:49 PM -- Ms. Andrea Wilkins, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
03:52 PM -- Mr. Penn Pfiffner, representing himself as a taxpayer, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
04:07 PM -- Mr. Matt Cook, representing Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of of the bill.
04:08 PM -- Ms. Natalie Menten, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee. Representative Thurlow made comments to the committee.
04:15 PM -- Ms. Mary Kreutzer, representing AARP, testified in support of the bill.
04:17 PM -- Ms. Olivia Tritts, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
04:18 PM
Ms. Kreutzer continued her comments about the bill.
04:20 PM -- Mr. Russ Haas, representing the Colorado Union of Taxpayers, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:23 PM -- Mr. Mizraim Cordero, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill.
04:27 PM -- Mr. Nick Colglazier, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bill.
04:29 PM -- Ms. Angela Dougan, representing Americans for Prosperity, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:32 PM -- Senator Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill.
04:33 PM -- Mr. Ian Roy, representing Americans for Prosperity, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:37 PM -- Ms. Dianne Criswell, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill and responded to a question about the bill.
04:42 PM -- Mr. Ken Witt, representing himself as a taxpayer, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:47 PM -- Mr. Brian Tanner, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.
04:49 PM -- Mr. Brad Young, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
04:55 PM -- Mr. Scott Wasserman, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill.
04:58 PM -- Ms. Katherine Mulready, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.
05:02 PM -- Mr. Todd Saliman, representing the University of Colorado System, testified in support of the bill. Committee members received a graph illustrating a history of state funding for the University of Colorado System since FY 1990-1991 (Attachment E).
17HouseFin0227AttachE.pdf
05:06 PM
Representative Thulow made closing remarks on the bill. Members of the committee commented on the merits of the bill.
| BILL: | HB17-1187 | |
| TIME: | 05:12:09 PM | |
| MOVED: | Thurlow | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1187 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. | |
| SECONDED: | Michaelson Jenet | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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No
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Catlin
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No
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Covarrubias
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Yes
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Gray
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Yes
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Herod
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Yes
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Kennedy
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Yes
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Lawrence
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Van Winkle
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No
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Foote
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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05:17 PM -- SB17-015
Representative Pabon, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-015, which creates a level 2 drug misdemeanor for attempting to sell marijuana or marijuana concentrate by placing an advertisement in print or online. The offense does not apply to a primary caregiver, as defined in the state constitution, who advertises his or her services to prospective patients. Representative Pabon addressed questions from the committee. He also distributed amendment L.009 and amendment L.010 (Attachments F and G, respectively).
17HouseFin0227AttachF.pdf 17HouseFin0227AttachG.pdf
05:19 PM -- Ms. Alison Maffey, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Maffey responded to a question from the committee.
| BILL: | SB17-015 | |
| TIME: | 05:24:18 PM | |
| MOVED: | Pabon | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Foote | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Benavidez
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Catlin
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Covarrubias
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Gray
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Herod
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Kennedy
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Lawrence
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Michaelson Jenet
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Thurlow
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Van Winkle
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Foote
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Pabon
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-015 | |
| TIME: | 05:26:12 PM | |
| MOVED: | Pabon | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Foote | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Benavidez
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Catlin
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Covarrubias
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Gray
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Herod
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Kennedy
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Lawrence
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Michaelson Jenet
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Thurlow
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Van Winkle
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Foote
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Pabon
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-015 | |
| TIME: | 05:28:17 PM | |
| MOVED: | Pabon | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Van Winkle | |
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VOTE
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Beckman
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Yes
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Benavidez
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Yes
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Catlin
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Yes
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Covarrubias
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Yes
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Gray
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Yes
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Herod
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Yes
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Kennedy
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Yes
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Lawrence
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Yes
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Michaelson Jenet
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Van Winkle
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Yes
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Foote
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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05:30 PM
The committee adjourned.