5C83ECB4E62CEEF987258AFC006177D0 Hearing Summary

Senators Roberts and Will, prime sponsors, introduced and explained Senate Bill 24-194. The bill repeals local government authority to collect impact fees for fire district expenditures and allows fire districts to collect their own impact fees and levy a district sales tax.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Kara Gerczynski, representing Elizabeth Fire Protection District, testified in support of the bill. Andy Kovacs, representing Monument Fire District, testified in support of the bill. Rick Spencer, representing Cortez Fire Protection District, testified in support of the bill. Emily Powell, representing Colorado State Fire Chiefs, was available to answer committee questions.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Elizabeth Haskell, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Tim Corrigan, representing Routt County, testified in opposition to the bill. Ted Leighty, representing Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Kristy Olme, representing Colorado State Fire Chiefs, testified in support of the bill. Christopher Howes, representing the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Brad White, representing Colorado State Fire Chiefs, testified in support of the bill. Brady Glauthier, representing Oak Creek Fire Protection District, testified in support of the bill. Brad Davidson, representing La Junta Fire Department, testified in support of the bill. Sean Wood, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

The bill sponsors made closing comments.

The committee made closing comments.