I_TaxTask_2019A 10/24/2019 10:01:32 AM Committee Summary

The following individuals provided an update to the task force related to the implementation of Senate Bill 19-006: - Theresa Szczurek, Executive Director for the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT); - Debbie Thibault, IT Director for the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) with OIT; - Scott McKimmy, Senior Director of the Business Innovation Group with DOR; and - Jon Gottsegen, Chief Data Officer and GIS Coordinator with OIT. A copy of the presentation can be found in Attachment A.

Staff from OIT and DOR responded to questions from the task force.

Tracy Winchester, Stakeholder Liaison with DOR, responded to questions from the task force.

The task force discussed the sunset review report produced by the Department of Regulatory Agencies concerning its review of the task force.  A copy of the report can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o-QS1JnXT4VOp7ris-vp390DnpyTKDRq/view

Jeff Hansen, City of Golden Finance Director, provided testimony to the task force related to the draft legislation.

Representative Kraft-Tharp provided introductory comments related to the consideration of the three draft bills.

Esther van Mourik, Office of Legislative Legal Services, provided an overview of Bill #1 - Concerning the Continuation of the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force (Attachment B).



Ms. van Mourik responded to questions from the task force.

Matt Bishop, Legislative Council Staff, provided an overview of the fiscal note for Bill #1 (Attachment C). 

 

Mr. Bishop responded to questions from the task force.

 

Ms. van Mourik described Amendment 1 to Bill #1 (Attachment D) and Amendment 2 to Bill #1 (Attachment E).

VOTE: Motion to adopt Amendment 1 to Bill #1

Moved: Rep. Kraft-Tharp

Second: Rep. Van Winkle



OUTCOME: Amendment adopted - passed with no objection





VOTE: Motion to adopt Amendment 2 to Bill #1

Moved: Rep. Kraft-Tharp

Second: Rep. Van Winkle



OUTCOME: Amendment adopted - passed with no objection





VOTE: Motion to approve Bill #1, as amended

Moved: Rep. Kraft-Tharp

Second: Rep. Van Winkle



Sen. Tate: Yes

Rep. Van Winkle: Yes

Sen. Williams: Excused

Rep. Kraft-Tharp: Yes

OUTCOME: Bill #1, as amended, is passed on a vote of 3-0, with 1 excused.

The task force decided that Bill #1 would start in the House with Rep. Kraft-Tharp and Rep. Van Winkle listed as co-prime sponsors.  Sen. Tate will be the prime sponsor in the Senate.

 

Ms. van Mourik provided an overview of Bill #2 - Concerning the State's Geographic Information System Database for Sales and Use Tax Collection (Attachment F).  



Task force discussion ensued related to Bill #2.

Meredith Moon, Legislative Council Staff, discussed the fiscal note for Bill #2 (Attachment G).

Ms. van Mourik described Amendment 1 to Bill #2 (Attachment H).  The amendment proposes combining Bill #2 and Bill #3 (Attachment I).



Task force discussion ensued related to Bill #2 and Bill #3.

Ms. Moon returned to the table to discuss the fiscal note for Bill #3 (Attachment J).

VOTE: Motion to adopt Amendment 1 to Bill #2

Moved: Rep. Kraft-Tharp

Second: Rep. Van Winkle

 

OUTCOME: Amendment adopted - passed with no objection





VOTE: Motion to approve Bill #2, as amended

Moved: Rep. Kraft-Tharp

Second: Rep. Van Winkle



Sen. Tate: Yes

Rep. Van Winkle: Yes

Sen. Williams: Excused

Rep. Kraft-Tharp: Yes



OUTCOME: Bill #2, as amended, is passed on a vote of 3-0, with 1 excused.



The task force decided that Bill #2 would start in the House with Rep. Kraft-Tharp and Rep. Van Winkle listed as co-prime sponsors.  Sen. Tate will be the prime sponsor in the Senate.

 

No motion was made regarding Bill #3 (however, a previous amendment added the contents of Bill #3 into the amended version of Bill #2).

Luisa Altmann, Legislative Council Staff, provided an overview of the draft of the final report for the task force (Attachment K).

Task force discussion ensued.