H_FIN_2024A 03/04/2024 01:34:45 PM Committee Summary

Edgar Antillon, representing Guns For Everyone National, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Kramer Bookman, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Jackson Engelbrecht, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Mario Acevedo, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

The committee continued to question the witnesses.

Seth Stern, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Ronald Dietz, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Huey Laugesen, representing the Colorado State Shooting Association, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. David Raftice, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Adriana Cuva, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Alisha Toenjes, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Barbara Miller, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Andrew Hitt, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Mark Ricard, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Leverett, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Peggysue Andre, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Ian Escalante, representing Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in opposition to the bill.

Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Laura Thompson, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Aidan Duncan, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. JD Murphree, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Edward Schoenheit, representing himself, testified to amend the bill.  Additional written testimony is included as Attachment E.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee returned to order.

The bill sponsors provided closing comments and asked for a favorable recommendations.

Members of the committee commented about their positions on the bill.

Representatives Rutinel and Sirota, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1288. The bill requires the Department of Revenue to share information on claimants of certain tax credits with other state agencies, and to develop a pilot program to assist individuals who may be eligible to claim the state earned income tax credit. The sponsors distributed amendments L.001 (Attachment F), L.004 (Attachment G), L.006 (Attachment H), L.007 (Attachment I), and L.009 (Attachment J), and responded to questions from the committee.

Sarah Barnes, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill.

Caroline Nutter, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill.

Jimmy Reed, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Mr. Zach Martinez, representing Gary Advocacy, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Zach Neumann, representing Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP), testified in support of the bill.

The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. The committee took a brief recess.

The committee took a brief recess.

The bill sponsor provided closing comments.

Representative Marshall, co-prime sponsor, presented House Bill 24-1221. The bill creates an income tax credit for tax years 2024 and 2025 for licensed teachers who teach in public schools. He provided a packet of information about the bill (Attachment K) and responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Soper, co-prime sponsor, came to the table to comment about the bill.

Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Kathy Dorman, representing American Federation of Teachers Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Brenna Minkler, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Kevin Vick, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill.

Matthew Server, representing the Colorado Catholic Conference, testified in support of the bill.

Autumn Brooks, representing Clear Creek School District Re-1, testified in support of the bill.  Additional written testimony is included at Attachment L.

Jason Gelender, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, was available to answer committee questions.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

Representatives Joseph and Weinberg, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1240. The bill creates an income tax subtraction for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards for tax years 2025 through 2027. They distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment M) and a fact sheet (Attachment N).

Emily Dohrman, representing Legislative Council Staff, was available to answer committee questions about the fiscal note.

Jimmy Reed, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill.

Tom Dillow, representing the Colorado Youth Corps Association, testified in support of the bill.

Representative deGraaf, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 24-1166. The bill increases the homestead exemption for qualifying seniors, veterans with a disability, or Gold Star surviving spouses starting in property tax year 2025. He provided amendments L.001 (Attachment O) and L.002 (Attachment P) and responded to questions from the committee.

Mr. Christopher Stiffler, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Janine Reid, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

Donna LaBelle, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Eileen Doherty, representing the Colorado Gerontological Society, testified in support of the bill.

The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Members of the committee commented about their positions on the bill.

The chair announced that HCR 24-1001 would be laid over.