H_FIN_2018A 04/30/2018 01:34:21 PM Committee Summary

Representative Gray, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1422, which requires that a medical or retail marijuana testing facility be accredited pursuant to an international standard by January 1, 2019. Representative Gray responded to committee questions.

Ms. Kristi Kelly, representing the Marijuana Industry Group, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Joe Cantalini, representing Organabrands, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Noelle Doyle Matnis, representing Bonafides, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Scott Hansen, representing Colorado Lab Council, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Cantalini, Mr. Hansen, and Ms. Kelly responded to committee questions.

Mr. Jim Burack and Ms. Dominique Mendiola, both representing the Marijuana Enforcement Division in the Department of Revenue, responded to questions about the bill.

Representative Gray made closing remarks on the bill.

Representatives Carver and Hooton, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-191, which annually increases the amount of money credited to the Local Government Limited Gaming Impact Fund by a rate equal to the growth of the state share of gaming tax revenue from the previous year. The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.

Committee members received amendment L.004 [Attachment B], a letter of support from the Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners [Attachment C], a letter of support from the Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners [Attachment D], and a compilation of articles about limited gaming [Attachment E]..

Mr. Irv Halter, representing the Department of Local Affairs, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Linda Isenhart, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., the Colorado Municipal League, and Gilpin County, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Randy Wheelock, representing Colorado County, Inc, the Colorado Municipal League, and Clear Creek County, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Pabon distributed and explained amendment L.005 [Attachment F].  The amendment was moved and later withdrawn.

Representatives Carver and Hooton made some closing comments on the bill.

The bill sponsors responded to committee questions. Mr. Greg Sobetski and Ms. Erin Reynolds, Legislative Council Staff, also responded to committee questions.

Representatives Van Winkle and Young, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 18-1430, which requires state agencies to develop a long-range financial plan. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Committee members received amendment L.002 [Attachment G]. The bill sponsors responded to additional committee questions.

Committee members received amendment L.003 [Attachment H]. The bill sponsors continued to respond to committee questions.

Ms. Carol Hedges, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill and responded to committee questions.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks on the bill. Members of the committee commented on the merits of the bill.

Representative Pabon, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1230, which creates the "Purple Card Program" in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The program grants a new legal work status to certain people who came to the United States without legal documentation.

Representatives Singer and Ransom, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 18-1390, which allows parents to enter into an authorized agreement with another individual to take care of their children. The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.

Ms. Alli Daley, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Lauren Harvey, Denver Human Services, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Daley and Ms. Harvey responded to committee questions. The bill sponsors also responded to questions.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks on the bill.

Members of the committee commented on the merits of the bill.

Representative Esgar, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1435, which requires a call center business to notify the Office of Economic Development and International Trade before it plans to terminate or relocate customer service positions.

Mr. Dustin Sullivan, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Mimi Mahdi, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Greg Karon, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Riley Emmons, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Esgar made closing comments on the bill and requested that the bill be postponed indefinitely.

Representatives Esgar and Hansen, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-232, which changes how the amount required to be spent for art in public places is calculated for projects financed through lease-purchase arrangements.

The bill sponsors responded to committee questions. Ms. Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, responded to committee questions.

The bill sponsors made some closing remarks on the bill.

Representatives Arndt and Hooton, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-210, which modifies the definition of appraisal management company to comport with federal law and requires the Board of Real Estate Appraisers to collect a new federal fee on certain appraisers.

Representatives Winter and Saine, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 18-167, which creates the Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. It also creates two case funds and makes a variety of changes to the state's excavation laws.

The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.

Mr. Brad Vitale, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Ray Swerdfeger, representing K.R. Swerdfeger Construction, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Vitale made additional comments.

Mr. Vitale responded to committee questions. Representatives Saine and Winter also responded to questions.

Mr. Dick Brown, representing the Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Donna Brosemer, representing Greeley Water, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Brown and Ms. Brosemer responded to a committee question.

Mr. Chris Piper, representing Denver Water, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Marena Lertch, representing the City of Aurora Water, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Lertch responded to a committee question.

Mr. Andrew Silvest, representing the American Council of Engineering Companies Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Pat Ratliff, representing South Metro Water Supply Authority, testified in favor of amending the bill. Ms. Ratliff distributed information about tier 1 and tier 2 water providers [Attachment K].

Mr. Evan Goulding, representing the Special District Association, testified in favor of amending the bill.

Ms. Ratliff responded to committee questions.

Mr. Mannie Colen, representing the Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Chad Vorthmann, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Jeff Kahn, representing the Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members received amendment L.019 [Attachment L].

The bill sponsors made closing remarks on the bill.