H_BUS_2016A 05/10/2016 10:24:07 AM Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
| Date: | 05/10/2016 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 10:24 AM to 04:05 PM |
Arndt
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X
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Garnett
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X
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| Place: | LSB A |
Navarro
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X
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Nordberg
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X
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Pabon
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X
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| Representative Williams |
Rosenthal
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X
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Roupe
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X
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| This Report was prepared by |
Sias
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| Luisa Altmann |
Thurlow
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Winter
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X
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Wist
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*
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Kraft-Tharp
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X
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Williams
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| HB16-1452 SB16-183 SB16-067 SB16-217 SB16-077 SB16-197 |
Postponed Indefinitely Amended, Referred to Appropriations Referred to Finance Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to Appropriations Amended, Referred to Appropriations |
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10:24 AM -- HB 16-1452
Representative Melton made closing remarks on the bill and asked that the bill be laid over. The committee heard witness testimony on the bill on April 28, 2016.
Committee members made closing remarks on the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1452 | |
| TIME: | 10:29:27 AM | |
| MOVED: | Pabon | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 16-1452 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 5-8. | |
| SECONDED: | Rosenthal | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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No
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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No
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Nordberg
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No
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Pabon
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Yes
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Rosenthal
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Yes
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Roupe
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No
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Sias
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No
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Thurlow
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No
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Winter
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Yes
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Wist
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No
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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No
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YES: 5 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
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| BILL: | HB16-1452 | |
| TIME: | 10:27:59 AM | |
| MOVED: | Kraft-Tharp | |
| MOTION: | Move to lay over House Bill 16-1452 until June 6, 2016, effectively postponing the bill indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Winter | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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Yes
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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Yes
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Nordberg
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Rosenthal
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Yes
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Roupe
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Yes
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Sias
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Winter
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Yes
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Wist
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Yes
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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Yes
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Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:31 AM -- SB 16-183
Representative Williams and Representative Lawrence introduced Senate Bill 16-183. The bill creates the Legislative Interim Committee on 911 Oversight, Outage Reporting, and Reliability for the 2016 interim.
The bill sponsors provided the committee with a copy of amendment L.033 (Attachment A). The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
160510 AttachA.pdf
10:54 AM -- Roberta Robinette, AT&T, testified in support of the bill and the proposed amendment.
10:56 AM -- Tony Lombard, Colorado Counties, Inc. and Colorado State Fire Chiefs, testified in support of the bill.
10:57 AM -- Bruce Romero, Colorado 911 Resource Center and Colorado NENA/APCO, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:01 AM -- Joe Benkert, Boulder 911 Authority, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:04 AM -- Dennis Tharpe, Adams, Arapahoe County, and Jefferson/Broomfield 911 Authorities, testified in opposition to the bill.
| BILL: | SB16-183 | |
| TIME: | 11:08:18 AM | |
| MOVED: | Williams | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.033. The motion passed without objection. | |
| SECONDED: | Winter | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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Garnett
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Navarro
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Nordberg
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Pabon
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Rosenthal
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Roupe
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Sias
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Thurlow
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Winter
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Wist
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Kraft-Tharp
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Williams
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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11:11 AM
The bill sponsors and committee members made closing remarks.
| BILL: | SB16-183 | |
| TIME: | 11:12:10 AM | |
| MOVED: | Williams | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-183, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. | |
| SECONDED: | Wist | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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Yes
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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No
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Nordberg
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Rosenthal
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No
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Roupe
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Yes
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Sias
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Yes
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Thurlow
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No
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Winter
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Yes
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Wist
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Yes
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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Yes
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Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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11:17 AM -- SB 16-067
Representative Williams introduced Senate Bill 16-067. The bill allows counties with a population of under 60,000 to grant a property tax exemption for personal property used to provide broadband service if one county has an agreement with a broadband service provider to provide service with the county. Municipalities and school districts within the county have 90 days to opt out of offering the exemption. The bill specifies that if school districts do not opt out, the state will not backfill the property tax deduction through the school finance formula. The exemption applies to personal property purchased on or after January 1, 2017, and is available for property tax years 2018 through 2025.
Representative Williams responded to questions from the committee.
11:29 AM -- Mark Soltes, CenturyLink, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Soltes responded to questions from the committee.
11:37 AM -- Patrick Boyle, Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Boyle responded to questions from the committee.
11:46 AM -- Pete Kirchhof, Colorado Telecommunications Association, testified in support of the bill.
11:50 AM -- Beverly Breakstone, Colorado Assessors' Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Breakstone responded to questions from the committee.
11:56 AM -- Dianne Criswell, Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Criswell provided the committee with a handout (Attachment B).
160510 AttachB.pdf
11:59 AM -- Gino Pingenot, Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Pingenot provided the committee with two handouts (Attachments C and D).
160510 AttachC.pdf160510 AttachD.pdf
12:02 PM -- Curt Settle, Division of Property Taxation, responded to questions from the committee.
12:11 PM
The bill sponsor and committee members made closing remarks.
| BILL: | SB16-067 | |
| TIME: | 12:16:38 PM | |
| MOVED: | Williams | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-067 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. | |
| SECONDED: | Pabon | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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No
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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No
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Nordberg
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No
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Pabon
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Yes
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Rosenthal
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Yes
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Roupe
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No
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Sias
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Yes
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Thurlow
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No
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Winter
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Yes
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Wist
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No
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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Yes
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Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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12:17 PM
The committee took a brief recess.
12:24 PM
The committee reconvened.
12:24 PM -- SB 16-217
Representative Williams introduced Senate Bill 16-217. The bill establishes new requirements concerning the reduction of workers' compensation payments in cases that involve an admission of liability (known as safety rule violations) by an employer and purpose to reduce the amount of compensation paid to a claimant.
The committee was provided with a handout (Attachment E).
160510 AttachE.pdf
12:27 PM -- Scott Meiklejohn, Workers' Compensation Education Association (WCEA), spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Meiklejohn responded to questions from the committee.
12:30 PM -- Patrick Teegarden, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, introduced Mr. Tauriello.
12:30 PM -- Paul Tauriello, Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation, responded to questions from the committee.
12:35 PM
The bill sponsor made closing remarks.
| BILL: | SB16-217 | |
| TIME: | 12:35:45 PM | |
| MOVED: | Williams | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-217 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Pabon | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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Yes
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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Yes
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Nordberg
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Rosenthal
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Yes
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Roupe
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Yes
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Sias
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Winter
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Yes
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Wist
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Yes
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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Yes
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Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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12:36 PM
The committee took a brief recess.
12:39 PM
The committee reconvened.
12:39 PM -- SB 16-077
Representative Ginal and Representative Primavera introduced Senate Bill 16-077. The bill outlines policies designed to increase employment opportunities for persons with intellectual and development disabilities.
12:44 PM -- Patrick Teegarden, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, spoke about the bill. Mr. Teegarden responded to questions from the committee.
12:49 PM
Representative Primavera responded to questions from the committee.
12:50 PM -- Bob Lawhead, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lawhead provided a written copy of his testimony (Attachment F).
160510 AttachF.pdf
12:54 PM -- Katherine Carol, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
12:58 PM -- Jeff Sutton, Colorado State University, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Sutton responded to questions from the committee.
01:01 PM -- Joy Shorthill, Columbine Health Systems, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Shorthill provided a handout to the committee (Attachment G).
160510 AttachG.pdf
01:04 PM -- Mari Jo Rymer, The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
01:05 PM -- Connor Long, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Long responded to questions from the committee.
01:12 PM
The bill sponsors and committee members made closing remarks.
| BILL: | SB16-077 | |
| TIME: | 01:21:26 PM | |
| MOVED: | Winter | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-077 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1. | |
| SECONDED: | Thurlow | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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Yes
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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Yes
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Nordberg
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Rosenthal
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Yes
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Roupe
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Yes
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Sias
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Winter
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Yes
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Wist
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No
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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Excused
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Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:22 PM
The committee took a brief recess.
01:39 PM
The committee reconvened.
01:40 PM -- SB 16-197
Representative Nordberg and Representative Williams introduced Senate Bill 16-197. The bill makes several changes to laws related to the licensing of liquor-licensed drugstores and retail liquor stores licensed with the Liquor Enforcement Division within the Department of Revenue.
The bill sponsors provided a summary of the bill to the committee (Attachment H).
160510 AttachH.pdf
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
02:32 PM -- Jim Shpall, Applejack Wine & Spirits, spoke about the bill. Mr. Shpall responded to questions from the committee.
02:57 PM -- Laura Long, Brewers Guild, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Long responded to questions from the committee.
03:03 PM -- Paul Baryames, PJ's Wine & Spirits, spoke about the bill. Mr. Baryames responded to questions from the committee.
03:07 PM -- Bob Hunt, MillerCoors, spoke about the bill and proposed amendments.
03:09 PM -- Melanie Layton, Anheiser-Busch, spoke about the bill and proposed amendments.
03:10 PM -- Bruce DierKing, Hazels and Coloradoans for Safety, testified in support of the bill. Mr. DierKing responded to questions from the committee.
03:15 PM -- Kris Staaf, Safeway and Albertsons, responded to questions from the committee.
03:16 PM -- Kelli McGannon, King Soopers, responded to questions from the committee.
03:22 PM -- Grier Bailey, Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association and Coloradoans for Convenience, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Bailey responded to questions from the committee.
03:28 PM -- Jeanne McEvoy, Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, testified in support of the bill.
03:29 PM -- Scott Chase, Keep Colorado Independent, testified in support of the bill.
03:34 PM
Ms. McEvoy and Mr. Chase responded to questions from the committee.
03:39 PM -- Steve Durham, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), testified in support of the bill.
03:44 PM -- Josh Phair, Walmart, testified in support of the bill.
03:46 PM
The committee discussed proposed amendments.
03:48 PM
The committee took a brief recess.
| BILL: | SB16-197 | |
| TIME: | 03:53:07 PM | |
| MOVED: | Pabon | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment I). The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. | |
| SECONDED: | Rosenthal | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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No
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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Yes
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Nordberg
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Yes
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Pabon
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Yes
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Rosenthal
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Yes
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Roupe
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Yes
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Sias
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Winter
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No
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Wist
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Yes
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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Yes
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YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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| BILL: | SB16-197 | |
| TIME: | 03:55:12 PM | |
| MOVED: | Pabon | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.023 (Attachment J). The amendment was withdrawn. | |
| SECONDED: | Wist | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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Garnett
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Navarro
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Nordberg
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Pabon
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Rosenthal
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Roupe
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Sias
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Thurlow
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Winter
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Wist
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Kraft-Tharp
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Williams
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Withdrawn
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160510 AttachJ.pdf
04:02 PM
The bill sponsors and committee members made closing remarks.
| BILL: | SB16-197 | |
| TIME: | 04:03:01 PM | |
| MOVED: | Williams | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-197, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. | |
| SECONDED: | Nordberg | |
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VOTE
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Arndt
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Yes
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Garnett
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Yes
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Navarro
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Yes
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Nordberg
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Yes
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Pabon
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No
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Rosenthal
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No
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Roupe
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Yes
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Sias
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Winter
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Yes
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Wist
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No
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Kraft-Tharp
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Yes
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Williams
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Yes
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Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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04:05 PM
The committee adjourned.