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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1247

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date Mar 4, 2025       Location LSB A

HB25-1247 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
04:12:47 PM  
The committee took a recess.
04:26:51 PM  
The committee came back to order.
04:27:07 PM  
Representatives Stewart and McCormick, co-prime sponsors, gave opening comments on House Bill 25-1247: County Lodging Tax Expansion. The bill increases the allowed county lodging tax rate and expands the purposes for which county lodging tax revenue may be used.
04:32:12 PM  
The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee members.
04:35:53 PM  
Mr. PT Wood, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Shane Atkinson, representing Larimer County, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Marsha Porter-Norton, representing La Plata County, testified in support of the bill.
04:42:32 PM  
Richard Mason, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Piep van Heuven, representing Colorado Ski Country USA, testified to amend the bill. Julia Koster, representing Colorado Lodging and Resort Alliance and Summit Alliance of Vacation Rental Managers, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Jim Clancy, representing Beaver Creek Resort Company, testified to amend the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.
05:04:11 PM  
Kristine Lee, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Dawn Landau, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jesse Zamora, representing the Colorado Association of REALTORS, testified to amend the bill. Todd Ruelle, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Scott Nordby, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:16:51 PM  

Peggy Shupe, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Michael Kambesis, representing Summit County Vacation Rental Owners, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Richard OMeara, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:23:51 PM  
Thomas Davidson, representing CCAT, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Davidson answered questions from the committee.
05:27:14 PM  
The committee recessed.
05:40:58 PM  
The committee came back to order.
05:41:08 PM  
Representative Stewart gave closing comments on the bill.
05:43:31 PM  
The committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

All written public testimony can be found as Attachment G.

05:48:52 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1247 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Camacho
Seconded Boesenecker
Barron No
Boesenecker Yes
Camacho Yes
Jackson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Paschal Yes
Phillips Yes
Richardson Yes
Suckla No
Valdez Yes
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS