S_FIN_2020A 06/08/2020 08:05:57 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Date 06/08/2020 Attendance Hansen X Lundeen X Rodriguez X Tate * Woodward * Todd X Gonzales X 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 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 X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call SB20-216 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/322CD1879061...$File/200608 AttachA SB 20-216.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachA SB 20-216.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/80B9679BA4E3...$File/200608 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/52792ECA5E36...$File/200608 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/8603A2203712...$File/200608 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/B35EFE80179C...$File/200608 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/D89FC97A2EAA...$File/200608 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachF.pdf 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. 08:11:59 PM Doug Kotarek, representing Colorado Self Insurers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. 08:15:20 PM Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. 08:17:39 PM Loren Furman, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. 08:21:53 PM Travis Barry, Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill. 08:31:29 PM Jason Hopfer, representing Pinnacol Assurance, testified in opposition to the bill. 08:39:07 PM Mr. Kotarek returned to the table to respond to committee questions. 08:40:44 PM Leendert (Leon) de Blaeij, representing International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 111, testified in support of the bill. 08:44:43 PM Mack Babcock, representing Workers' Compensation Education Association (WCEA), testified in support of the bill. 09:00:21 PM Mark Elliott, representing the WCEA, testified in support of the bill. 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. 09:19:12 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). Moved Rodriguez Seconded Hansen Lundeen Rodriguez Tate Woodward Todd Gonzales YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:19:54 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C). Moved Rodriguez Seconded Hansen Lundeen Rodriguez Tate Woodward Todd Gonzales YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:20:37 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D). Moved Rodriguez Seconded Hansen Lundeen Rodriguez Tate Woodward Todd Gonzales YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:26:14 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment E). Moved Rodriguez Seconded Hansen Lundeen Rodriguez Tate Woodward Todd Gonzales YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Withdrawn 09:29:04 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment F). Moved Rodriguez Seconded Hansen Lundeen Rodriguez Tate Woodward Todd Gonzales YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 09:29:56 PM Senator Rodriguez provided closing comments about the bill. 09:42:43 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 20-216, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Rodriguez Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen No Rodriguez Yes Tate No Woodward No Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1207 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/80EF47FD4F6E...$File/200608 AttachG HB 20-1207.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachG HB 20-1207.pdf 09:43:22 PM Senators Foote and Cooke presented House Bill 20-1207, which continues the regulation of private investigators in the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2020. Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment G. 09:46:42 PM Robert Orozco, representing Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC), testified in support of the bill. 09:49:35 PM Tan Smyth, representing PPIAC, testified in support of the bill. 09:57:08 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1207 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward Yes Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1285 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/86FA14297DAC...$File/200608 AttachH HB 20-1285.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachH HB 20-1285.pdf 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. 10:00:48 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1285 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward No Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1119 - Referred to Senate Appropriations 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). 10:04:17 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1119 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward Yes Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1184 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/5AF4F1575493...$File/200608 AttachI HB 20-1184.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachI HB 20-1184.pdf 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. 10:06:14 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1184 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Excused Woodward Yes Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1376 - Referred to Senate Appropriations 10:06:58 PM Senators Zenzinger and Rankin presented House Bill 20-1376, which modifies certain transportation funding mechanisms. 10:16:52 PM Motion This is a conceptual amendment to strip off the House amendment regarding the referred ballot measure. Moved Lundeen Seconded Hansen No Lundeen Yes Rodriguez No Tate Yes Woodward Yes Todd No Gonzales No YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 10:17:27 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1376 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen No Rodriguez Yes Tate No Woodward No Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1002 - Referred to Senate Appropriations 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. 10:20:56 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1002 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward Yes Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1293 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/E925EA142B37...$File/200608 AttachJ HB 20-1293.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachJ HB 20-1293.pdf 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. 10:22:41 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1293 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward No Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1143 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/449C62833AAE...$File/200608 AttachK HB 20-1143.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachK HB 20-1143.pdf 10:23:00 PM Senator Winter presented House Bill 20-1143, which increases the maximum per day civil fine for air and water quality violations, and increases criminal penalties for the pollution of state waters. Written testimony can be found in Attachment K. 10:24:08 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1143 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen No Rodriguez Yes Tate No Woodward No Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1211 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/66CBB7F74B1B...$File/200608 AttachL HB 20-1211.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachL HB 20-1211.pdf 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. 10:25:50 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1211 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Rodriguez Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward Yes Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1219 - Referred to Senate Appropriations 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. 10:26:57 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1219 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward Yes Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1218 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/A7A3359BBDBC...$File/200608 AttachM HB 20-1218.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachM HB 20-1218.pdf 10:26:58 PM The committee considered House BIll 20-1218. HB 20-1218 continues the regulation of hearing aid providers by the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2020. Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment M. 10:27:47 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1218 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Todd Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward Yes Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB20-1265 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/57F1416E6F58...$File/200608 AttachN HB 20-1265.pdf?OpenElement 200608 AttachN HB 20-1265.pdf 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. 10:31:06 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1265 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Gonzales Seconded Hansen Yes Lundeen No Rodriguez Yes Tate Yes Woodward No Todd Yes Gonzales Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:31:17 PM The committee adjourned.