PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date |
01/30/2018 |
Attendance |
Court |
X |
Jahn |
X |
Tate |
X |
Smallwood |
X |
Neville T. |
X |
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Time |
02:03:19 PM to 03:52:34 PM |
Place |
SCR 357 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Neville T. |
This Report was prepared by |
Matt Becker |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hSB18-046 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
hSB18-066 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
hSB18-061 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hSB18-100 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
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SB18-046 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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02:03:29 PM |
Senator Moreno, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 18-046, which allows nonprofit organizations that require a donation to receive a special license plate to increase the required donation amount.
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02:05:08 PM |
Senator Moreno responded to committee questions.
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02:05:50 PM |
Tony Anderson, representing the Department
of Revenue, came to the table to respond to committee questions.
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02:08:50 PM |
Former Senator Lois Tochtrop, representing the Colorado Horse Council, testified in support of the bill. Senator Tochtrop distributed a fact sheet to the committee [Attachment A].
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02:13:49 PM |
Jay Grimm, representing the Aurora Public Schools Foundation, testified in support of the bill.
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02:16:19 PM |
Mr. Grimm and Senator Tochtrop responded to committee questions.
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02:17:46 PM |
Senator Moreno wrapped up his presentation of the bill.
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02:20:46 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 18-046 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Moved |
Court |
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Seconded |
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Court |
Yes |
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Jahn |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Neville T. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB18-066 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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02:22:41 PM |
Senators Sonnenberg and Garcia, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-066, which permanently establishes the State Lottery Division in the Department of Revenue.
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02:31:42 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 [Attachment B]. |
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Moved |
Smallwood |
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Seconded |
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Court |
Yes |
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Jahn |
No |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Neville T. |
Yes |
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YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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02:32:05 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 18-066, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Smallwood |
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Seconded |
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Court |
Yes |
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Jahn |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Neville T. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB18-061 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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02:32:25 PM |
Senators Grantham and Sonnenberg, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-061, which reduces the state income tax rate from 4.63 percent to 4.43 percent for 2018 and all subsequent tax years.
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02:34:46 PM |
Senators Sonnenberg and Grantham responded to committee questions.
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02:54:12 PM |
Former Senator Edie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in opposition to the bill.
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02:54:45 PM |
Carol Hedges, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in opposition to the bill.
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02:57:26 PM |
Scott Wasserman, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Wasserman distributed a chart depicting recent investment in Colorado state services [Attachment C].
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03:05:35 PM |
Ms. Hedges and Senator Hudak responded to committee questions.
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03:14:21 PM |
Mr. Wasserman responded to committee questions.
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03:17:10 PM |
Ms. Hedges responded to additional committee questions.
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03:20:22 PM |
Shari Shiffer-Krieger, representing Americans for Prosperity, testified in support of the bill.
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03:29:25 PM |
Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of the bill.
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03:31:54 PM |
Senators Grantham and Sonnenberg wrapped up their presentation of the bill.
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03:44:20 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 18-061 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Smallwood |
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Seconded |
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Court |
No |
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Jahn |
No |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Neville T. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB18-100 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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03:44:40 PM |
Senator Neville, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 18-100, which requires rental car companies to disclose mandatory rental charges.
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03:47:07 PM |
Phil Ross, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:47:46 PM |
Senator Neville distributed a letter of support from the American Car Rental Association [Attachment D].
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03:48:51 PM |
Meegan Wood-Trombley, representing Enterprise Holdings, testified in support of the bill.
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03:51:48 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 18-100 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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Moved |
Neville T. |
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Seconded |
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Court |
Yes |
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Jahn |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Neville T. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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03:52:34 PM |
Committee Adjourned |