Date: 04/12/2017
Location: LSB A

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 17-1119 to the Committee on Appro	PASS

11:08 AM -- HB17-1119

Representative Kraft-Tharp, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1119. The bill, as amended by the House Business Committee, creates the Uninsured Employer Board (board) and the Colorado Uninsured Employer Fund (fund) in the Division of Workers' Compensation of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). The board oversees the fund, which is designed to pay benefits to injured workers whose employers do not have workers' compensation insurance. Representative Kraft-Tharp responded to questions from the committee.


11:13 AM

Ms. Amanda Hayden, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions about the revised fiscal note.

11:19 AM -- Ms. Sonja Guenther, representing the Workers Compensation Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Guenther responded to questions from the committee.

11:28 AM -- Mr. Patrick Teegarden, representing CDLE, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

11:40 AM -- Mr. Paul Tauriello, representing CDLE, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.


11:54 AM

Mr. Tauriello continued to respond to questions from the committee.


12:05 PM

Representative Kraft-Tharp made closing remarks on the bill.


12:11 PM

Ms. Hayden returned to the table to address additional questions about the revised fiscal note.

BILL:	HB17-1119
TIME:	12:14:30 PM
MOVED:	Gray
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 17-1119 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:	Kennedy
		VOTE
	Beckman	No
	Benavidez	No
	Catlin	Yes
	Covarrubias	No
	Gray	Yes
	Herod	Yes
	Kennedy	Yes
	Lawrence	No
	Michaelson Jenet	Yes
	Thurlow	Yes
	Van Winkle	No
	Foote	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS