H_TRA_2016A 04/06/2016 01:30:41 PM Committee Summary

01:31 PM -- HB 16-1364



Representatives Brown and Ryden, co-prime sponsors, came to the table to present House Bill 16-1364. The bill allows a person who has a vehicle registered with any type of military special license plate to exchange it for a standard license plate without paying additional taxes and fees for the current registration period. However, the person is required to pay material fees to transfer military plates for standard plates. The bill sponsors responded to a question from the committee.



01:36 PM -- Tony Anderson, representing the Department of Revenue, came to the table to respond to questions.



01:41 PM -- Chuck Broerman, representing the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder and the Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Broerman responded to questions from the committee. Jery Payne, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, provided context and clarification on the bill. Mr. Anderson also provided clarity on the bill. Discussion ensued.







01:49 PM



Representatives Brown and Ryden made their closing comments on the bill. Discussion ensued.

01:54 PM -- HB 16-1325



Representative Garnett came to the table and requested for House Bill 16-1325 to be laid over to a future date. The bill was laid over by the chair.



01:55 PM -- HB 16-1376



Representatives Esgar and Winter came to the table to present House Bill 16-1376. Under current law, the Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) represents customers of electric and gas utilities in proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). This bill expands the authority of the OCC to also represent customers of every common carrier, pipeline corporation, telephone corporation, and water corporation. The representatives responded to questions from the committee.



01:59 PM -- Cindy Schonhaut, Office of the Consumer Counsel, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee. Committee questioning and discussion ensued. Representative Winter distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and explained that it incorporates transportation network companies into the purview of the OCC. Ms. Schonhaut responded to questions from the committee. Discussion ensued.



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02:09 PM -- Bill Levis, representing the American Association of Retired Persons, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Levis responded to questions from the committee.



02:19 PM -- Nick Colglazier, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Colglazier responded to questions from the committee.

02:30 PM



Representatives Esgar and Winter made their closing comments on the bill.

02:36 PM



The committee was adjourned.