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h_bus_2017a_2017-02-16t13:34:40z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/16/2017

Location: LSB A

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1154



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 17-1154 to the Committee of the W PASS







01:45 PM -- HB 17-1154



Representative Rosenthal, sponsor, introduced House Bill 17-1154. The bill requires that the Office of Economic Development and International Trade establish an international sister-state relationship program by June 30, 2018.



Representative Rosenthal provided several handouts to the committee (Attachments A-D).



170216 AttachA.pdf170216 AttachA.pdf170216 AttachB.pdf170216 AttachB.pdf170216 AttachC.pdf170216 AttachC.pdf170216 AttachD.pdf170216 AttachD.pdf



Representative Rosenthal responded to questions from the committee.



Representative Rosenthal played a video.



02:04 PM --
Beth Hendrix, Denver Sister Cities International, testified in support of the bill.



02:09 PM --
Gayle Stallings, Sister Cities International, testified in support of the bill.



02:12 PM --
Frank Schuchat, Honorary Consul for Belgium, testified in support of the bill.



02:15 PM



Representative Rosenthal made closing remarks.



02:17 PM



The committee took a brief recess.



02:20 PM



The committee reconvened.

BILL: HB17-1154
TIME: 02:20:42 PM
MOVED: Rosenthal
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1154 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4.
SECONDED: Williams D.
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Gray
Yes
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Rosenthal
Yes
Sias
No
Thurlow
Excused
Van Winkle
No
Williams D.
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS












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