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J_LC_2019A 04/25/2019 07:36:12 AM Committee Summary

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STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Date 04/25/2019
Attendance
Buck X
Cooke X
Court X
Duran X
Fenberg X
Garnett X
Ginal X
Holbert X
Jackson X
Lontine X
Marble *
Moreno X
Mullica *
Neville X
Saine *
Scott *
Becker X
Garcia X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Time 07:36:12 AM to 09:05:57 AM
Place Old State Library
This Meeting was called to order by Senator Garcia
This Report was prepared by Amanda King
Hearing Items Action Taken
SB19-244 Referred to Senate Appropriations
Review of Requests for Interim Committees Committee Discussion Only
ICR 2019-2 Committee Discussion Only
ICR 2019-3 Approved
ICR 2019-5 approved
ICR 2019-7 approved
ICR 2019-8 approved
ICR 2019-9 approved
ICR 2019-10 Approved
ICR 2019-11 Failed
Other Committee Business Approval of ICR Meeting Allocation

SB19-244 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
07:36:43 AM  

Senator Gardner, Senator Winter, and Representative Lontine, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 19-244. The bill creates the Office of Legislative Workplace Relations (OLWR) within the Office of Legislative Legal Services.  OLWR will provide services related to employee relations, training, workplace culture, and workplace harassment. OLWR's office space may be in the State Capitol or a nearby building and must be situated in order to provide convenient access and confidentiality.


07:40:05 AM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 19-244 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck Yes
Cooke Yes
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert Yes
Jackson Excused
Lontine Yes
Marble Yes
Moreno Yes
Mullica Excused
Neville Yes
Saine Excused
Scott Excused
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
Final YES: 14   NO: 0   EXC: 4   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Review of Requests for Interim Committees - Committee Discussion Only
07:40:15 AM  
Natalie Mullis, Legislative Council Staff, explained the
approval process for interim committee requests.  A packet of interim
committee request letters was distributed to the committee (Attachment
A).  President Garcia announced that Interim Committee Request 2019-1
and Interim Committee Request 2019-6 were withdrawn by the sponsors prior
to the meeting.
07:42:58 AM  

Representative Cutter presented Interim Committee Request 2019-2 regarding zero waste and recycling. Representative Cutter answered questions from the committee.
07:46:57 AM  

Representative Hansen presented Interim Committee Request 2019-3 regarding energy legisaltion.
07:48:19 AM  

Representative Benevidez presented Interim Committee Request 2019-4 regarding civil wage theft laws and processes.
07:50:30 AM  

Representative Benavidez presented Interim Committee Request 2019-5 regarding tax expenditure evaluations prepared by the Office of the State Auditor.  Representative Benavidez answered questions from the committee.
07:54:56 AM  

President Garcia presented Interim Committee Request 2019-7 regarding investor owned utilities energy choices.
07:57:10 AM  

Representative Jaquez Lewis presented Interim Committee Request 2019-12 regarding increasing jobs in the new energy economy.  She provided a handout to the comittee (Attachment B). Representative Jaquez Lewis answered questions from the committee.
08:03:49 AM  

Representative Kennedy presented Interim Committee Request 2019-11 regarding studying competition in Colorado's health care markets. Representative Kennedy answered questions from the committee. Committee discusion about the request ensued.
08:09:46 AM  

Representative Herod presented Interim Committee Request 2019-10 regarding prison population management.
08:13:25 AM  

Senator Moreno presented Interim Committee Request 2019-9 regarding higher education costs and affordability.
08:14:00 AM  

The committee recessed.
08:20:05 AM  
The committee came back to order.
08:20:25 AM  
Senator Winter presented Interim Committee Request 2019-8
concerning affordable child care.  She answered questions from the
committee.



ICR 2019-2 - Committee Discussion Only
08:25:11 AM  

The committee discussed approving and amending the various interim committee requests. The committee recessed.
08:27:51 AM  

The committee came back to order.
08:28:39 AM  

Committee discussion about Interim Committee Request 2019-2 ensued.


08:30:05 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-2, with amending the request to allow the committee to travel and to propose only two bills.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble No
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
YES: 11   NO: 6   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



ICR 2019-3 - Approved
08:30:46 AM  

The committee discussed Interim Committee Request 2019-3.


08:36:21 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-3, with amending the request to expand the scope of the committee to include addressing increasing jobs in the new energy economy and allow the committee to approve three bills.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble No
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
YES: 11   NO: 6   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



ICR 2019-5 - approved


08:37:49 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-5.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble No
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
YES: 11   NO: 6   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



ICR 2019-7 - approved
08:38:13 AM  

The committee discussed Interim Committee Request 2019-7.


08:40:50 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-7, with amending the request to allow the committee to approve three bills.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble No
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
YES: 11   NO: 6   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



ICR 2019-8 - approved
08:41:03 AM  

The committee discussed Interim Committee Request 2019-8 and potentially sending a letter to the Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission.


08:46:42 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-8, with amending the the request to allow the committee to approve three bills.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine No
Marble No
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker No
Garcia Yes
YES: 9   NO: 8   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



ICR 2019-9 - approved
08:47:13 AM  

The committee discussed Interim Committee Request 2019-9.


08:48:12 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-9, with amending the request to allow the committee to travel and approve three bills.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble No
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
YES: 11   NO: 6   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



ICR 2019-10 - Approved
08:48:28 AM  

The committee discussed Interim Committee Request 2019-10.


08:49:32 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-10, with amending the request to allow the committee to travel and approve three bills.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble No
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
YES: 11   NO: 6   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



ICR 2019-11 - Failed
08:49:59 AM  

The committee discussed Interim Committee Request 2019-11.


08:50:58 AM
 Motion Moved to approve ICR 2019-11, with amending the request to allow the committee to approve three bills.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke No
Court No
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert No
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble No
Moreno No
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine Excused
Scott No
Becker Yes
Garcia No
YES: 8   NO: 9   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL



Other Committee Business - Approval of ICR Meeting Allocation
08:51:34 AM  
Elizabeth Burger, Legislative Council Staff, explained the
process for approving the number of meeting allowed for each approved interim
committee and answered questions from the committee.  She referred
to the letter from Ms. Mullis regarding funding for interim committees
(Attachment C).  Ms. Burger provided information regarding the Early
Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission.
08:55:27 AM  

Committee discussion about ICR 2019-8 and the Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission ensued.
08:55:35 AM  

Ms. Burger and Ms. Mullis answered questions from the committee.


08:59:20 AM
 Motion Moved to reconsider ICR 2019-8.
Moved Jackson
Seconded
Buck Yes
Cooke Yes
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg No
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert Yes
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble Yes
Moreno No
Mullica No
Neville Yes
Saine Yes
Scott Yes
Becker Yes
Garcia No
YES: 14   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
08:59:22 AM  

The committee recessed.
09:00:37 AM  

The committee came back to order.
09:01:22 AM  
Ms. Burger made additional comments regarding allocating
the committee meetings.


09:04:18 AM
 Motion Moved to approve the following number of meetings for the approved interim committee requests: four meetings for ICR 2019-2, four meetings for ICR 2019-3, four meetings for ICR 2019-5, two meetings for ICR 2019-7, five meetings for ICR 2019-9, and five meetings for ICR 2019-10.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded
Buck No
Cooke Yes
Court Yes
Duran Yes
Fenberg Yes
Garnett Yes
Ginal Yes
Holbert Yes
Jackson Yes
Lontine Yes
Marble Yes
Moreno Yes
Mullica Yes
Neville No
Saine No
Scott Yes
Becker Yes
Garcia Yes
YES: 15   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
09:04:19 AM  

The committe discussed the appointment of non-legislative members to the interim committee created by Interim Committee Request 2019-7.


09:05:57 AM   The committee adjourned.






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