PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date |
06/08/2020 |
Attendance |
Hansen |
X |
Lundeen |
X |
Rodriguez |
X |
Tate |
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Woodward |
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Todd |
X |
Gonzales |
X |
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Time |
08:05:57 PM to 10:31:17 PM |
Place |
SCR 357 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Senator Gonzales |
This Report was prepared by |
Elizabeth Burger |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hSB20-216 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1207 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1285 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1119 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1184 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1376 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1002 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1293 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1143 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1211 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1219 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1218 |
Referred to Senate Appropriations |
hHB20-1265 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call |
SB20-216 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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08:06:08 PM |
Senator Rodriguez presented Senate Bill
20-216. Under the bill, essential workers who work outside of the
home and contract COVID-19 are presumed to have contracted the disease
through the course of employment, and contraction of COVID-19 will be considered
a compensable accident, injury, or occupational disease for purposes of
the Workers Compensation Act of Colorado.
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08:11:59 PM |
Doug Kotarek, representing Colorado Self Insurers Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
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08:15:20 PM |
Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.
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08:17:39 PM |
Loren Furman, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill.
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08:21:53 PM |
Travis Barry, Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill.
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08:31:29 PM |
Jason Hopfer, representing Pinnacol Assurance, testified in opposition to the bill.
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08:39:07 PM |
Mr. Kotarek returned to the table to respond to committee questions.
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08:40:44 PM |
Leendert (Leon) de Blaeij, representing International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 111, testified in support of the bill.
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08:44:43 PM |
Mack Babcock, representing Workers' Compensation Education Association (WCEA), testified in support of the bill.
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09:00:21 PM |
Mark Elliott, representing the WCEA, testified in support of the bill.
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09:11:33 PM |
Mr. Babcock returned to the table to respond
to committee questions. Written testimony submitted
on the bill can be found in Attachment A.
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09:19:12 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). |
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Moved |
Rodriguez |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
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Lundeen |
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Rodriguez |
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Tate |
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Woodward |
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Todd |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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09:19:54 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C). |
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Moved |
Rodriguez |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
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Lundeen |
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Rodriguez |
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Tate |
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Woodward |
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Todd |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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09:20:37 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D). |
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Moved |
Rodriguez |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
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Lundeen |
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Rodriguez |
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Tate |
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Woodward |
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Todd |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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09:26:14 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment E). |
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Moved |
Rodriguez |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
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Lundeen |
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Rodriguez |
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Tate |
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Woodward |
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Todd |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Withdrawn |
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09:29:04 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment F). |
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Moved |
Rodriguez |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
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Lundeen |
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Rodriguez |
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Tate |
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Woodward |
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Todd |
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Gonzales |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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09:29:56 PM |
Senator Rodriguez provided closing comments about the bill.
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09:42:43 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 20-216, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Rodriguez |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
No |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
No |
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Woodward |
No |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1207 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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09:43:22 PM |
Senators Foote and Cooke presented House Bill 20-1207, which continues the regulation of private investigators in the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2020. Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment G.
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09:46:42 PM |
Robert Orozco, representing Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC), testified in support of the bill.
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09:49:35 PM |
Tan Smyth, representing PPIAC, testified in support of the bill.
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09:57:08 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1207 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1285 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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09:59:22 PM |
Senator Foote presented House Bill 20-1285, which continues the Motorcycle Operator Safety Training Program in the Department of Public Safety, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2020. Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment H.
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10:00:48 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1285 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1119 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:01:39 PM |
Senator Hisey presented House Bill 20-1119,
which addresses the authority of the state government to regulate perfluoroalkyl
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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10:04:17 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1119 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1184 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:04:43 PM |
Senators Hisey and Donovan presented House Bill 20-1184, which continues the Commissioner of Agriculture's regulation of the Colorado Seed Act, which is scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2020. Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment I.
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10:06:14 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1184 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Excused |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1376 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:06:58 PM |
Senators Zenzinger and Rankin
presented House Bill 20-1376, which modifies certain transportation funding
mechanisms.
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10:16:52 PM
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Motion |
This is a conceptual amendment to strip off the House amendment regarding the referred ballot measure. |
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Moved |
Lundeen |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
No |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
No |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
No |
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Gonzales |
No |
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YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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10:17:27 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1376 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
No |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
No |
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Woodward |
No |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1002 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:18:01 PM |
Senators Zenzinger and Story presented House Bill 20-1002, which requires that the Department of Higher Education (DHE) create, adopt, and implement a plan to award postsecondary academic credit for work-related experience, and a statewide system for the guaranteed transfer of that credit between institutions of higher education.
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10:20:56 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1002 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1293 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:21:38 PM |
Senator Coram presented House Bill 20-1293, which makes several changes to current the local emergency telephone charge and the prepaid wireless 911 charge, and creates a new 911 surcharge. Written testimony can be found in Attachment J.
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10:22:41 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1293 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1143 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:23:00 PM |
Senator Winter presented House Bill 20-1143, which increases the maximum per day civil fine for air and water quality violations, and increases criminal penalties for the pollution of state waters. Written testimony can be found in Attachment K.
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10:24:08 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1143 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
No |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
No |
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Woodward |
No |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1211 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:24:27 PM |
Senator Rodriguez presented House Bill 20-1211, which continues the licensing of egg dealers in the Department of Agriculture, which is scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2020. Written testimony can be found in Attachment L.
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10:25:50 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1211 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Rodriguez |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1219 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:26:55 PM |
The committee considered House Bill 20-1219. HB 20-1219 continues the regulation of
audiologists by the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which is scheduled
to repeal on September 1, 2020.
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10:26:57 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1219 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1218 - Referred to Senate Appropriations
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10:26:58 PM |
The committee considered House BIll 20-1218.
HB 20-1218 continues the regulation
of hearing aid providers by the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which
is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2020. Written testimony on
the bill can be found in Attachment M.
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10:27:47 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1218 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Todd |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
Yes |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
Yes |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB20-1265 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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10:27:59 PM |
Senator Gonzales presented House Bill 20-1265, which establishes the duties of certain stationary sources in the event of an incident where the emission of an air pollutant in excess of an allowable rate or quantity occurs. Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment N.
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10:31:06 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1265 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Moved |
Gonzales |
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Seconded |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Lundeen |
No |
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Rodriguez |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Woodward |
No |
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Todd |
Yes |
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Gonzales |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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10:31:17 PM |
The committee adjourned. |