H_SA_2017A 02/16/2017 Committee Summary

10:52 AM -- HB17-1113



Representative Willett and Representative Arndt, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1113. The bill gives the Executive Committee of Legislative Council the power to allow members of the General Assembly to participate electronically in committee meetings during the interim. A majority of members must attend a meeting in person for a committee to hold a vote, and only members attending the meeting in person are permitted to vote. Members who participate electronically may receive per diem or other compensation they are otherwise entitled to claim for attendance at the meeting, but may not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred to participate electronically. Representative Willett provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A). Representative Willett answered questions from the committee.



17HouseState0216AttachA.pdf



11:06 AM -- Kate Meyer, Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from the committee about the bill.





11:09 AM



The committee discussed the bill. Representative Foote laid the bill over until later in the hearing.























11:12 AM -- HB17-1133



Representative Nordberg and Representative Hooton, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1133. The bill, recommended by the Statutory Revision Committee, repeals the annual report on the operation of the Uniform Commercial Code filing office in the Department of State. Under current law, this report is required annually and provided to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30. Representative Nordberg answered questions from the committee about the bill.

11:18 AM -- HB17-1137



Representative Hooton, co-prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1137. Under current law, any report that is required to be submitted to the General Assembly by an executive agency or the Judicial Department expires after three years, unless otherwise specified in statute. Recommended by the Statutory Revision Committee, the bill:



• repeals the following reports that have no repeal dates listed in the statute, but would have expired in 2017 pursuant to state law:



- Annual Retail Marijuana Report (Joint Budget and Finance Committees);

- Annual Report of Liquor Enforcement Actions (General Assembly);

- Quarterly Report on Conservation Easement Tax Credit (Joint Budget and Finance Committees);

- Annual Report on Special License Plate Fees (General Assembly); and

- Annual Emissions Quality Assurance and Enforcement Issues Report (Transportation Legislation Review Committee);

















• adds a repeal date to coincide with the three year expiration for the following reports:



- Annual Report on Electronic Benefits Transfers (Health and State Affairs Committees); and

- Annual Report on Exceptions Processing at the Division of Motor Vehicles (Transportation Legislation Review Committee); and



• removes the requirement that the following reports be sent to the General Assembly:



- Monthly Statements of Lottery Revenues, Prize Disbursements, and Other Expenses — now Governor only; and

- Annual Report of the Colorado Lottery — now Governor only.



Representative Hooton answered questions from the committee.



11:21 AM -- Brittany Wirth, Department of Revenue, answered questions from the committee. Ms. Wirth provided a handout to the committee (Attachment B).



17HouseState0216AttachB.pdf



11:25 AM



Representative Hooton responded to comments from the committee.

11:26 AM -- HB17-1113



The committee resumed consideration of House Bill 17-1113 and discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment C) with Representative Willett and Representative Arndt.



17HouseState0216AttachC.pdf

11:31 AM



Representative Arndt provided concluding remarks about the bill.

11:32 AM



Representative Foote announced that the committee will meet in Committee Room 271 on Wednesday, February 22. The committee adjourned.