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Bill Summary for Bill Number HB16-1461 Date: 05/09/2016
Location: SCR 356
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1461

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 16-1461 indefinitely using a r
Refer House Bill 16-1461 to the Committee of the W
PASS
FAIL



01:00 PM -- HB16-1461

Senator Johnston presented House Bill 16-1461 to the committee. Under current law, for a tenancy of between one and six months, either the tenant or landlord may terminate the tenancy with 7 days notice. The bill extends this notice to 28 days. In addition, for tenancies between one month and one year where there is no written agreement between the landlord and tenant, the bill requires that a landlord give a tenant 28 days notice of a rent increase.

01:01 PM --
Claire Levy, representing the Colorado Center on Law & Policy, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment A).

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01:06 PM --
Jayla Sanchez Warren, Denver Regional Council of Governments, testified in support of the bill.

01:10 PM -- Ed Shackelford, representing the Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill.


01:14 PM

Senator Johnston wrapped up his presentation to the committee.
BILL: HB16-1461
TIME: 01:14:37 PM
MOVED: Ulibarri
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1461 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hill
No
Jones
Yes
Ulibarri
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Scott
No
YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL



BILL: HB16-1461
TIME: 01:16:28 PM
MOVED: Sonnenberg
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 16-1461 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hill
Yes
Jones
No
Ulibarri
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Scott
Yes
Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS