h_fin_2017a_2017-04-17t13:32:00z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/17/2017

Location:

01:33 PM -- HB17-1328



The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representatives Hooton and Hansen, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1328, which requires candidates for President and Vice President of the United States to file, at a minimum, copies of his or her most recent federal income tax returns and provide written consent for the public disclosure of the returns at least 90 days prior to the presidential election. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.





01:48 PM



The bill sponsors continued to respond to committee questions.



02:01 PM -- Ms. Carol Tone, representing the League of Woman Voters, testified in support of the bill.



02:03 PM -- Ms. Celeste Landry, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:06 PM -- Mr. Paul Wright, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



02:08 PM -- Ms. Dorothea Steinke, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:10 PM -- Ms. Pamela Tyrrell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:12 PM -- Ms. Dana Miller, representing Indivisible Denver, testified in support of the bill.



02:13 PM -- Ms. Suzanne Staiert, representing the Secretary of State's Office, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.



02:38 PM -- Ms. Dana Liebert, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:40 PM -- Ms. Becky Benedict, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Committee members received a summary of Ms. Benedict's testimony (Attachment A).



17HouseFin0417AttachA.pdf



02:45 PM -- Ms. Stephanie Ohnigian, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:47 PM -- Mr. Jeff Hart, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill.





02:51 PM



The bill sponsors made closing remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the merits of the bill.