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s_sa_2017a_2017-05-04t10:40:16z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 05/04/2017

Location: SCR 352

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1312



SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 17-1312 indefinitely using a r

Refer House Bill 17-1312 to the Committee of the W
PASS

FAIL







10:46 AM -- HB17-1312



Senator Martinez Humenik and Senator Moreno, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1312 to the committee. When a written rental agreement is in place, the bill requires the landlord of a residential premise to provide each tenant with a copy of the executed rental agreement within seven days of it being signed. Upon receiving any payment made by a tenant, the landlord must also provide the tenant with a receipt. Both documents can be provided electronically, unless a tenant requests a paper copy.



10:50 AM --
Ed Shackelford, representing the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill.



10:51 AM --
Aubrey Hasvold, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill and provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments A and B).



17SenateState0504AttachA.pdf17SenateState0504AttachA.pdf 17SenateState0504AttachB.pdf17SenateState0504AttachB.pdf



10:53 AM --
Jack Regenbogen, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill.





10:56 AM



Senators Martinez Humenik and Moreno wrapped up their presentation of the bill.

BILL: HB17-1312
TIME: 10:59:06 AM
MOVED: Fenberg
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1312 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fenberg
Yes
Smallwood
No
Williams A.
Yes
Scott
No
Sonnenberg
No
YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL: HB17-1312
TIME: 10:59:24 AM
MOVED: Scott
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 17-1312 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fenberg
No
Smallwood
Yes
Williams A.
No
Scott
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS














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