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h_fin_2017a_2017-04-17t13:32:00z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 04/17/2017

Location:

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1328



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 17-1328 to the Committee of the W PASS





01:33 PM -- HB17-1328



The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representatives Hooton and Hansen, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1328, which requires candidates for President and Vice President of the United States to file, at a minimum, copies of his or her most recent federal income tax returns and provide written consent for the public disclosure of the returns at least 90 days prior to the presidential election. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.





01:48 PM



The bill sponsors continued to respond to committee questions.



02:01 PM --
Ms. Carol Tone, representing the League of Woman Voters, testified in support of the bill.



02:03 PM --
Ms. Celeste Landry, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:06 PM --
Mr. Paul Wright, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



02:08 PM --
Ms. Dorothea Steinke, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:10 PM --
Ms. Pamela Tyrrell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:12 PM --
Ms. Dana Miller, representing Indivisible Denver, testified in support of the bill.



02:13 PM --
Ms. Suzanne Staiert, representing the Secretary of State's Office, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.



02:38 PM --
Ms. Dana Liebert, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:40 PM --
Ms. Becky Benedict, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Committee members received a summary of Ms. Benedict's testimony (Attachment A).



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02:45 PM --
Ms. Stephanie Ohnigian, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



02:47 PM --
Mr. Jeff Hart, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill.





02:51 PM



The bill sponsors made closing remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the merits of the bill.

BILL: HB17-1328
TIME: 02:58:08 PM
MOVED: Foote
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1328 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-5.
SECONDED: Herod
VOTE
Beckman
No
Benavidez
Yes
Catlin
No
Covarrubias
Excused
Gray
Yes
Herod
Yes
Kennedy
Yes
Lawrence
No
Michaelson Jenet
Yes
Thurlow
No
Van Winkle
No
Foote
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS














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