h_fin_2017a_2017-04-19t11:35:31z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/19/2017

Location: LSB A

11:36 AM -- HB17-1307



The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representative Winter, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1307, which creates the Division of Family and Medial Leave Insurance as an enterprise in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment conditional on the outcome of the findings of a working group on program costs and revenue bond issuance. Representative Winter distributed a letter about the financing plan for the bill (Attachment A). Representative Winter responded to committee questions. The committee received a fact sheet, a list of supporters, and a FAQ on the bill (Attachment B).



17HouseFin0419AttachA.pdf 17HouseFin0419AttachB.pdf



11:41 AM



Erin Reynolds, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions about the bill's prepared fiscal note.



11:49 AM -- Kathy White, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.



11:58 AM -- Shelly Ramirez Martinez, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



12:02 PM -- Kelli Riley, representing herself as a small business owner, testified in support of the bill.



12:05 PM -- Tim Gaudette, representing the Small Business Majority, testified in support of the bill.





12:07 PM



Representative Winter distributed and explained amendment L.010 (Attachment C).



17HouseFin0419AttachC.pdf

12:09 PM



Representative Winter made closing remarks on the bill.