H_FIN_2024A 02/01/2024 10:31:06 AM Committee Summary

Representatives Snyder and Taggart, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1042. The bill makes clarifications and corrections to Fire and Police Pension Association statutes consistent with current practices. They distributed amendments L.001 (Attachment A) and L.002 (Attachment B).

Mr. Chip Weule, representing the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Adam Franklin, representing the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

The sponsors made closing comments.

Representatives Kipp and Taggart, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1050. The bill expands the scope of the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force, requires reporting of local lodging taxes and sales and use taxes integrated with building permits, and requires the Department of Revenue to issue a request for information for an electronic lodging tax system. Amendment L.001 (Attachment C) was distributed to the committee.

Meghan Dollar, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Michael Gifford, representing Associate General Contractors of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Kelly Smith, representing Evolve Vacation Rental Network, Inc., testified in support of the bill. She provided written testimony (Attachment D).

Ms. Ashley Hodgini, representing Expedia Group, testified in support of the bill.

Laura Williams, representing Martin Marietta, testified in support of the bill.

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Kipp made closing remarks.

Representative Kipp, co-prime sponsor, presented House Bill 24-1041. The bill modifies tax filing thresholds for any sales and use taxes collected by jurisdictions that do not use the state sales and use tax simplification system (SUTS).

Elizabeth Haskell, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill.

Meghan Dollar, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Michael Gifford, representing AGC Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.