E36BAE055469330587258ABA00740905 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1026

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Feb 5, 2024
Location LSB A

HB24-1026 - Postponed Indefinitely

02:07:26 PM

Representative Bockenfeld, prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 24-1026, concerning a requirement that voters reauthorize a local government to retain revenue in excess of the limitations imposed by section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution (TABOR). The bill requires that a local government that retains revenue in excess of its TABOR limit pursuant to a waiver election held prior to November 9, 2020, must resubmit the ballot issue from that waiver election to the registered voters of the local government for re-approval by the November 2029 local elections.

02:14:58 PM

Jody Nickerson, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Natalie Menten, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Christopher Richardson,
representing Elbert County, testified to amend the bill. Tony Gagliardi,
representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified
in support of the bill. Dr. Tasha Carr, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

02:35:50 PM

Eric Bergman, representing
Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. Heather Stauffer,
representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to
the bill. Dianne Criswell, representing the Special District Association,
testified in opposition to the bill. Scott Wasserman, representing the
Bell Policy Center, testified in opposition to the bill. Dawn Fritz, representing
the Colorado Parent Teacher Association, testified in opposition to the
bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

02:53:59 PM

Representative Bockenfeld
made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on
the bill.

03:00:09 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 24-1026 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	DeGraaf
	Seconded	Bottoms

	Bottoms	Yes
	Bradley	Yes
	Brown	No
	DeGraaf	Yes
	Epps	Yes
	Ricks	No
	Rutinel	No
	Valdez	No
	Willford	No
	Boesenecker	No
	Woodrow	No
		YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

03:00:34 PM	Motion	Postpone House Bill 24-1026 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.
	Moved	Boesenecker
	Seconded	Willford

	Bottoms	No
	Bradley	No
	Brown	Yes
	DeGraaf	No
	Epps	No
	Ricks	Yes
	Rutinel	Yes
	Valdez	Yes
	Willford	Yes
	Boesenecker	Yes
	Woodrow	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB24-1026 - Postponed Indefinitely

Colorado General Assembly