H_FIN_2019A 04/01/2019 01:32:20 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Date 04/01/2019 Attendance Beckman * Benavidez X Bird X Bockenfeld X Gray X Rich X Sandridge X Snyder X Sullivan X Kennedy X Tipper X X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call Time 01:32:20 PM to 08:52:47 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Representative Herod This Report was prepared by Vanessa Reilly Hearing Items Action Taken hHB19-1257 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hHB19-1258 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hHB19-1245 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hHB19-1189 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole HB19-1257 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/CBB9CE0B603C...$File/190401 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/EFF71B7FDD51...$File/190401 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/F6BCDCED187F...$File/190401 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/07F4DC1917AC...$File/190401 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/44CA0387C2DC...$File/190325 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 190325 AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/D74D6B6A2753...$File/190401 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachD.pdf 01:32:28 PM Representatives Becker and McCluskie presented House Bill 19-1257 to the committee along with two handouts (Attachments A and B). Beginning in the current FY 2018-19, this bill permits the state to retain all revenue collected in excess of the state TABOR limit and to spend this revenue for public schools, higher education, and transportation projects. Representative Tipper announced that the committee would take concurrent testimony on House Bills 19-1257 and 19-1258. 01:48:12 PM Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bills. 01:50:29 PM Jen Walmer, representing Democrats for Education Reform, testified in support of the bills. 01:52:49 PM Joe Garcia, repreenting the Colorado Community Colleges System, testified in a neutral capacity and distributed a handout (Attachment C). 01:53:38 PM Matt Hogan, representing Colorado Contractors Association, testified in support of the bills. 01:56:31 PM Mizraim Cordero, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bills. 02:00:29 PM Steven Summer, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bills. 02:01:32 PM Elaine Berman, representing Metropolitan State University Denver, testified in support of the bills. 02:06:31 PM Loren Furman, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bills. 02:06:46 PM Kevin Hougen, representing the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bills. 02:11:46 PM Gregg Moss, representing Metro North Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bills. 02:12:02 PM Sara Blackhurst, representing Action 22, testified in support of the bills. 02:14:37 PM Kevin Doran, representing the Aurora Economic Development Council, testified in support of the bills. 02:16:51 PM Kevin Bommer, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bills and distributed a handout (Attachment D). 02:20:09 PM Ben Tisdel, Ouray County Commissioner, testified in support of the bills. 02:24:14 PM Dan Thurlow, representing himself, testified in support of the bills. 02:28:41 PM Brad Young, representing himself, testified in support of the bills. 02:30:43 PM John Messner, Gunnison County Commissioner, representing Counties and Communities Acting Together, testified in support of the bills. 02:44:28 PM Doug Lidiak, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bills. 02:47:18 PM Lisa Escarcega, representing Colorado Association of School Executives, testified in support of the bills. 02:50:20 PM Herb Atchison, Mayor of Westminster, testified in support of the bills. 02:57:10 PM Diane Doney, representing Littleton Public Schools, testified in support of the bills. 02:57:30 PM Chuck Jensen, representing Aims Community College, testified in support of the bills. 03:00:31 PM Kelly Causey, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bills. 03:04:09 PM Sue Sava, representing the Public Education and Business Coalition, testified in support of the bills. 03:06:59 PM Zach Zaslow, representing Children's Hospital Colorado, testified in support of the bills. 03:11:24 PM Ali Mickelson, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bills. 03:11:58 PM Claire Levy, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Poilicy, testified in support of the bills. 03:15:31 PM Troy Whitmore, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:18:23 PM Charley Olena, representing New Era Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:18:44 PM Natalie Menten, representing herself, testified against the bills and provided a handout (Attachment E). 03:21:33 PM Shari Shiffer-Krieger, representing Americans for Prosperity, testified against the bills. 03:32:42 PM Mark Ferrandino, representing Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bills. 03:33:04 PM Mark Turner, representing the Colorado Nonprofit Association, testified in support of the bill. 03:35:34 PM Evie Hudak, representing Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in support of the bills. 03:38:56 PM Andrea Wilkins, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bills. 03:38:58 PM Betsy Bevis, representing Great Education Colorado, testified in support of the bills. 03:44:45 PM Harry Hempy, representing himself, testified in support of the bills. 03:46:29 PM Representative McCluskie read the testimony of Tim Foster, representing Colorado Mesa University (Attachment B). 03:50:59 PM Representative Becker distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment F). 03:51:59 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F) Moved Snyder Seconded Gray Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Kennedy Tipper YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:52:28 PM Representatives Becker and McCluskie wrapped up their presentation to the committee. Committee members made closing remarks on the bill. 04:08:00 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1257, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Gray Seconded Snyder Beckman No Benavidez Yes Bird Yes Bockenfeld No Gray Yes Rich No Sandridge No Snyder Yes Sullivan Yes Kennedy Yes Tipper Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB19-1258 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/2643803D86BE...$File/190401 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/B32A82010237...$File/190401 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachG.pdf 04:08:07 PM Representatives Becker and McCluskie introduced House Bill 19-1258. Conditional on voter approval of HB 19-1257, which is referred to voters as Proposition CC, this bill allocates retained revenue in equal shares for higher education, public schools, and state and local transportation projects. The committee took testimony on the bill earlier on in the meeting, concurrently with House Bill 19-1257. 04:10:08 PM Representative Becker distributed amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments G and H). 04:10:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G) Moved Gray Seconded Kennedy Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Kennedy Tipper YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:13:20 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H) Moved Gray Seconded Snyder Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Kennedy Tipper YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:15:11 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1258, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Gray Seconded Snyder Beckman No Benavidez Yes Bird Yes Bockenfeld No Gray Yes Rich No Sandridge No Snyder Yes Sullivan Yes Kennedy Yes Tipper Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB19-1245 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/29665331D1C8...$File/190401 AttachK.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachK.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/DA1116EB848D...$File/190401 AttachJ.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachJ.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/FB747547850C...$File/190401 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachI.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/7E841B8FD8A3...$File/190401 AttachM.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachM.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/B58933D5CA0D...$File/190401 AttachN.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachN.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/CE7A3FF59231...$File/190401 AttachL.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachL.pdf 04:15:53 PM Representative Weissman presented House Bill 19-1245 to the committee, along with two handouts (Attachments I and J). The bill increases the state vendor fee from 3.33 percent to 4.0 percent and caps monthly vendor fee allowance at $1,000 per account. The additional funds generated from this cap are allocated for the development of affordable housing. 04:33:51 PM Representative Weissman continued his presentation of HB 19-1245 and responded to questions from the committee. 04:59:41 PM Cath Alderman, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. 05:00:34 PM Claire Levy, representing the Colorado Center on Law & Policy, testified in support of the bill. 05:03:40 PM Ali Mickelson, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. 05:07:10 PM Amber Egbert, representing the Department of Revenue, responded to committee members' questions. 05:10:02 PM Grier Bailey, representing the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association, testified against the bill. 05:25:12 PM Nick Colglazier, representing the Colorado Competitive Council testified against the bill. 05:25:32 PM Chris Howes, representing the Colorado Retail Council, testified against the bill. 05:26:56 PM Karen Kallenberg, representing Habitat for Humanity of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 05:49:33 PM Elena Wilken, representing Housing Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 05:52:59 PM Aaron Miripol, representing the Urban Land Conservancy, testified in support of the bill and distributed two handouts (Attachments K and L). 05:58:15 PM Jennie Rodgers, representing Enterprise Community Partners, testified in support of the bill. 06:03:13 PM Andrea Chiriboga-Flor, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 06:03:46 PM Aubrey Hasvold, representing All Families Deserve a Chance Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 06:06:12 PM Lydia Waligorski, representing Violence Free Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 06:11:51 PM Jo Feder, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 06:12:11 PM Nathan Davis Hunt, representing the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 06:13:44 PM Evelyn Marchese, representing the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill. 06:19:27 PM Neal Christensen, representing the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill. 06:23:47 PM Ed Shackelford, representing Aging Adults Analytics, testified in support of the bill. 06:25:23 PM Alison George, representing the Department of Local Affairs, testified in a neutral capacity. 06:29:23 PM Valerie Schlecht, representing the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 06:32:49 PM Representative Weissman presented amendments L.001 and L.002 to the committee (Attachments M and N). 06:36:53 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment N) Moved Bird Seconded Kennedy Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Kennedy Tipper YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:41:06 PM Ed DeCecco, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to committee members' questions. 06:43:18 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment M) Moved Bird Seconded Kennedy Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Kennedy Tipper YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:43:18 PM Representative Weissman wrapped up his presentation on the bill. 06:54:05 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1245, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Bird Seconded Snyder Beckman No Benavidez Yes Bird Yes Bockenfeld No Gray Yes Rich No Sandridge No Snyder Yes Sullivan Yes Kennedy Yes Tipper Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB19-1189 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/46C5673A5CCC...$File/190401 AttachO.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachO.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/848784E46E25...$File/190401 AttachP.pdf?OpenElement 190401 AttachP.pdf 06:54:14 PM Representatives A. Valdez and Gray presented House Bill 19-1189 to the committee. The bill makes changes regarding the garnishment of a debtor's wages for the payment of debt. 06:56:13 PM Representative Gray distributed amendments L.003 and L.006 (Attachments O and P). 07:09:30 PM Makyla Moody, representing the Colorado Creditor's Bar Association, testified against the bill. 07:09:33 PM Rob Jump, representing himself, testified against the bill. 07:11:10 PM Deborah Wilson, representing the Colorado Creditor Bar Association, testified against the bill. 07:12:09 PM Jim Wolf, representing the Colorado Creditor's Bar Association, testified against the bill. 07:14:52 PM Ben Vinci, representing the Colorado Creditor's Bar Association, testified against the bill. 07:17:07 PM Mike Valentine, representing Arapahoe County, testified against the bill. 07:29:26 PM Annette Myrick, representing Arapahoe County, testified against the bill. 07:32:12 PM David Reid, representing the Receivables Management Association, testified against the bill. 07:35:28 PM Bob Connolly, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. 07:52:20 PM Jesus Loayza, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of the bill. 07:55:48 PM T.A. Taylor-Hunt, representing the National Association of Consumer Advocates, testified in support of the bill. 07:59:31 PM Aubrey Hasvold, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. 08:06:28 PM Abigail Negley, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 08:10:35 PM Jose Vasquez, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in a neutral capacity on the bill. 08:11:35 PM Scott Allely, representing Associated Collections Agencies of Colorado, testified in a neutral capacity on the bill. 08:17:15 PM Jessica Deal, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 08:17:59 PM Sara Lipowitz, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. 08:20:53 PM Valerie Schlecht, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 08:23:30 PM Dan Vedra, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 08:25:16 PM The committee took a brief recess. 08:36:57 PM The committee reconvened. 08:42:57 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment P) to L.003 (Attachment O) Moved Gray Seconded Kennedy Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Kennedy Tipper YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:43:11 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment O) Moved Gray Seconded Kennedy Beckman Benavidez Bird Bockenfeld Gray Rich Sandridge Snyder Sullivan Kennedy Tipper YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 08:43:12 PM Representatives Gray and A. Valdez wrapped up their presentation on the bill. 08:52:33 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1189, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Gray Seconded Snyder Beckman No Benavidez Yes Bird Yes Bockenfeld No Gray Yes Rich No Sandridge No Snyder Yes Sullivan Yes Kennedy Yes Tipper Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 08:52:47 PM The committee adjourned.