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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
| Date |
02/13/2019 |
| Attendance |
| Priola |
X |
| Story |
X |
| Tate |
X |
| Danielson |
X |
| Williams A. |
X |
| X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call |
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| Time |
01:34:30 PM to 02:53:18 PM |
| Place |
SCR 354 |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Senator Williams A. |
| This Report was prepared by |
Jeanette Chapman |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hSunset Review for Accountancy Board |
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| hSunset Review for Electrical Board |
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| hSunset Review for Standing Efficiency and Accountability Committee |
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| 01:34:31 PM |
Senator Williams explained the purpose of the sunset review and hearing process.
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| 01:35:25 PM |
Senator Tate made comments on the sunset review process.
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| 01:35:37 PM |
Ellen Graham, Department of Regulatory Agencies, explained the role of the department and the committee in reviewing regulated entities through the sunset process.
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Sunset Review for Accountancy Board -
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01:41:28 PM |
Ms. Graham discussed the Accounting Board
Sunset Review. The committee received a copy of the review (Attachment
A) and a draft bill (Attachment B). She responded to questions from
the committee.
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01:50:46 PM |
Andrew Morehead, Public Accountants Society
of Colorado, spoke in support of the recommendations of the review.
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01:55:16 PM |
Mary Medley, Colorado Society of Certified
Public Accountants, spoke in support of the review and discussed her suggestions
for possible changes to the draft bill.
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02:00:36 PM |
Thomas Morris, Office of Legislative Legal
Services (OLLS), explained amendment #2, to the draft bill. A copy
of the amendment was distributed to the committee (Attachment C).
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02:03:39 PM |
Mr. Morris discussed amendment #1 to the
draft bill. A copy of the amendment was distributed to the committee
(Attachment D),
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02:05:33 PM
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Motion |
Amendment #2 to the draft was moved and passed without objection. |
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| Moved |
Tate |
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| Seconded |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Tate |
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Danielson |
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Williams A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:06:00 PM
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Motion |
Senator Tate moved amendment #1, PWO |
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| Moved |
Tate |
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| Seconded |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Tate |
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Danielson |
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Williams A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:07:35 PM
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Motion |
File and introduce the draft bill, as amended, to continue the Accountancy Board. |
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| Moved |
Tate |
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| Seconded |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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02:07:39 PM |
Senator Williams and Senator Priola will
be sponsors of the bill.
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Sunset Review for Electrical Board -
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02:08:21 PM |
Bryan Jameson, Department of Regulatory
Agencies (DORA), introduced himself and discussed the Sunset Report for
the state Electrical Board. The committee received a copy of the
review (Attachment E) and a copy of the draft bill (Attachment F).
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02:13:39 PM |
Ralph Lufen, National Electrical Contractors
Association: Rocky Mountain Chapter, spoke in support of the sunset report.
He discussed some points of dissent with the report. He responded
to questions from the committee.
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02:29:29 PM |
Marilyn Stansbury, Independent Electrical
Contractors Rocky Mountain, spoke in support of the sunset report. She
discussed points of disagreement with the report and possible amendments
to the draft bill.
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02:36:51 PM |
Mr. Jameson returned to the table to respond to questions from the committee.
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02:39:58 PM |
Mr. Morris, OLLS, explained the purpose
of amendment #1 to the draft bill. A copy of the amendment was distributed
to the committee (Attachment G).
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02:41:14 PM
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Motion |
Amendment #1 to draft bill |
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| Moved |
Tate |
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| Seconded |
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Priola |
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Story |
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Tate |
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Danielson |
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Williams A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:42:13 PM |
Senator Priola and Senator Tate will be
sponsors of the bill.
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02:42:16 PM
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Motion |
File and introduce the draft bill as amended to continue the Electrical Board. |
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| Moved |
Tate |
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| Seconded |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Danielson |
Yes |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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Sunset Review for Standing Efficiency and Accountability Committee -
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02:42:38 PM |
Bryan Jameson, DORA, discussed the sunset
review for the Standing Efficiency Accountability Committee. The
committee received a copy of the report (Attachment H) and of the draft
bill (Attachment I). He responded to questions from the committee.
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02:46:30 PM |
Andy Karsian, Colorado Department of Transportation, discussed the department's desire to continue the committee, rather than follow the recommendations of DORA to allow the committee to sunset. He responded to questions from the committee.
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02:52:53 PM |
Senator Priola and Senator Tate will be
sponsors of the bill.
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02:52:54 PM
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Motion |
File and introduce the draft bill to discontinue the Standing Efficiency and Accountability Committee. |
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| Moved |
Tate |
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| Seconded |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Tate |
Yes |
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Danielson |
No |
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Williams A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 02:53:18 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
