S_BLT_2021A 03/24/2021 01:34:20 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY Date 03/24/2021 Attendance Coleman X Kolker X Liston X Priola X Woodward X Gonzales X Rodriguez X Time 01:34:20 PM to 06:20:03 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Rodriguez This Report was prepared by Jeanette Chapman Hearing Items Action Taken hSB21-163 Postponed Indefinitely hSB21-063 Committee Discussion Only hSB21-133 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hSB21-134 Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations SB21-063 - Committee Discussion Only SB21-163 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/06ECA0AFA018...$File/21SenateBus0324AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateBus0324AttachA.pdf 01:36:36 PM Senator Rankin introduced Senate Bill 21-163 concerning cost-benefit analysis for rule making. 01:44:24 PM John Martin, Garfield County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill. 01:45:20 PM Cody Davis, Mesa County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill. 01:49:14 PM Jeff Rector, Rio Blanco County County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill. 01:49:41 PM Chelsie Miera, Western Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association, spoke in favor of the bill. 01:54:35 PM Scott Prestidge, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, spoke in favor of the bill. 01:57:44 PM Carrie Hackenberger, American Petroleum Institute Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. 02:01:37 PM Gini Pingenot, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke about the bill. 02:05:36 PM Katie Wolf, Colorado Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill. 02:09:36 PM Tony Gagliardi, National Federation of Independent Business, spoke in favor of the bill. 02:13:29 PM AJ Doran, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill. 02:13:51 PM Barney Strobel, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill. 02:16:17 PM Dianna Orf, Association of Governments of Northwest Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee. 02:19:23 PM Diane Schwenke, Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill. 02:27:21 PM Austin Vincent, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill. 02:30:57 PM Kjersten Forsyth, Colorado AFL-CIO, spoke in opposition to the bill. 02:33:03 PM Matt Gerhart, Sierra Club, spoke in opposition to the bill. 02:36:12 PM Brian Tobias, Department of Regulatory Agencies, spoke in opposition to the bill. 02:39:42 PM Additional written comments may be found in Attachment A. 02:39:43 PM The committee recessed. 02:42:44 PM The committee came back to order. 02:42:50 PM Senator Rankin made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 02:45:56 PM Committee members made comments on the merits of the bill. 02:54:58 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-163 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Coleman Seconded Coleman No Kolker No Liston Yes Priola Yes Woodward Yes Gonzales No Rodriguez No YES: 3 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:55:15 PM Motion Postpone Senate Bill 21-163 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 Coleman Seconded Coleman Yes Kolker Yes Liston No Priola No Woodward No Gonzales Yes Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-063 - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/3F2045E5BDD1...$File/21SenateBus0324AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateBus0324AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/0C465525D930...$File/21SenateBus0324AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateBus0324AttachC.pdf 02:56:19 PM Senator Sonnenberg introduced Senate Bill 21-063, concerning multiple employer welfare arrangements. He distributed Amendment L.001 to the committee (Attachment B). 02:57:27 PM Adam Fox, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, spoke in opposition to the bill. 03:00:09 PM Teresa Hammond, Skyland Grain LLC, spoke about the bill from an amend position. She responded to questions from the committee. 03:04:16 PM Dan Slinger, Stratton Equity Coop, spoke in favor of the bill. 03:08:08 PM Eric Hinton, Monte Vista Cooperative, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 03:12:07 PM Senator Sonnenberg responded to questions from the committee. 03:16:09 PM Keith DeVoe, Rogger Farmers Elevator Association, spoke in favor of the bill. 03:16:40 PM Brent Oestman, Flagler Cooperative Association, spoke in favor of the bill. 03:16:41 PM Additional written comments may be found in Attachment C. 03:18:16 PM Senator Sonnenberg discussed the purpose of Amendment L.001. 03:21:35 PM Senator Rodriguez laid the bill over for action at a later date. SB21-133 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar 03:23:54 PM The committee recessed. 03:24:08 PM The committee came back to order. 03:25:27 PM Senator Coram introduced Senate Bill 21-133 concerning donated alcohol to non profit organizations. 03:28:27 PM Bill Fava, Lakewood Elks Lodge , spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 03:29:30 PM Charles Chavez, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 03:32:26 PM Carrie Mesch, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill. 03:38:01 PM Steve Kjonaas, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. 03:42:50 PM Mark Preston, Lakewood Elks 1777, spoke in favor of the bill. 03:43:29 PM Senator Coram made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 03:46:38 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-133 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Coleman Seconded Coleman Yes Kolker Yes Liston Yes Priola Yes Woodward Yes Gonzales Yes Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-134 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/32AB1111593C...$File/21SenateBus0324AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateBus0324AttachD.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/7AE76114A8B7...$File/21SenateBus0324AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateBus0324AttachE.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/FBE185BE0D55...$File/21SenateBus0324AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 21SenateBus0324AttachF.pdf 03:46:51 PM Senators Bridges and Lundeen introduced Senate Bill 21-134, concerning additional liquor licensing. They distributed Amendments L.002 and L.003 (Attachments D and E) and responded to questions from the committee. 03:47:53 PM Danielle Yanksey, representing herself, spoke about the bill. She responded to questions from the committee. 04:09:13 PM Kachina Weaver, Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions from the committee. 04:11:20 PM Scott Chase, Coloradoans for Safety, spoke in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 04:14:23 PM Dennis Dinsmore, Wyatt's, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:29:41 PM Lee Earnhart, Chambers Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:30:06 PM Alem Syoum, Colorado Ethiopian and Eritrean Liquor Association (CEELA), spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:33:14 PM Girum Alemayehu, CEELA, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:35:48 PM Josh Robinson, Argonaut Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 04:38:25 PM Joe Bruner, Lukas Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:40:23 PM Mat Dinsmore, Wilbur's, spoke in opposition to the bill. 04:50:26 PM Omar Malik, Grape Leaf Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill. 05:01:51 PM Thom Noller, Mayfair Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill. Chris Carran, Locals Liquor, spoke in opposition to the bill. 05:10:45 PM Matthew Amerson, Mayfair Liquors, spoke in opposition to the bill. Brian Lucas, Big Bear Wine and Liquor, spoke in opposition to the bill. 05:19:59 PM Kara Miller, Colorado Craft Distiller's Guild, spoke in opposition to the bill. 05:22:00 PM Kim Holt, Total Wine, spoke in favor of the bill. Edward Cooper, Total Wine, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 05:31:02 PM Tony Ryerson, Applejack Wine & Spirits, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 05:44:16 PM Sarah Mercer, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for goPuff, spoke in favor of the bill. 05:49:05 PM Cameron Flint, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill. 05:49:06 PM Additional written comments may be found in Attachment F. 05:59:36 PM Senator Coleman discussed the purpose of Amendment L.002. 05:59:54 PM Senator Lundeen made comments about the amendment. 06:01:35 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Coleman Seconded Coleman Kolker Liston Priola Woodward Gonzales Rodriguez YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:01:53 PM Senator Coleman discussed the purpose of Amendment L.003. 06:02:10 PM Senator Bridges made comments about the amendment. He responded to questions from the committee. 06:04:44 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Coleman Seconded Coleman Kolker Liston Priola Woodward Gonzales Rodriguez YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:05:07 PM Senator Lundeen made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 06:05:29 PM The committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 06:12:26 PM Senator Bridges made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 06:19:51 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-134, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Coleman Seconded Coleman Yes Kolker No Liston Yes Priola Yes Woodward No Gonzales No Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 06:20:03 PM The committee adjourned.