18AB0A0F62F437BE87258C65006BDE7E Hearing Summary

The committee took a brief recess. When the committee returned to order, Representative Brown, co-prime sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1302. The bill creates two enterprises in the Department of Regulatory Agencies to address the availability of homeowner's insurance for properties susceptible to extreme weather events. Amendments L.001 through L.009 (Attachments A through I) were distributed to the committee.

01:52:03 PM

Mr. George Marlin,
representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified
in support of the bill. Michael Conway, representing the Division of Insurance,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lesley Dahlkemper, representing CCAT,
testified in support of the bill. Charles Allison-Godfrey, representing
Elevation Community Land Trust, testified in support of the bill. Amy Bach,
representing United Policyholders, testified in support of the bill. Jonathan
Bradley, representing Monument Fire District, testified in support of the
bill. Jennifer Ross, representing herself, testified in support of the
bill. The witnesses responded to committee questions.

02:06:01 PM

Carole Walker, representing
the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, testified to amend the bill.
Paul Martin, representing the National Association of Mutual Insurance
Companies, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Daniel Furman, representing
the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified in opposition
to the bill. Ms. Jody Shadduck-McNally, representing CCAT, testified in
support of the bill. Ms. Tamara Pogue, representing CCAT, testified in
support of the bill. Mr. Mathew Benedict, representing Red, White and Blue
Fire Protection District, testified in support of the bill. Rachel Setzke,
representing Eco-Cycle, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses
responded to committee questions.

02:39:24 PM

Rachel Beck, representing
the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill.
Carly West, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified
in opposition to the bill. Michael Vance, representing the Libertarian
Party of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Rebecca Samulski,
representing Fire Adapted Colorado, testified in a neutral position on
the bill. The witnesses responded to committee questions.

02:55:14 PM

Natalie Menten, representing
herself, testified in opposition to the bill. She responded to committee
questions.

Written testimony
about the bill is included as Attachment J.

02:59:31 PM

Representatives Brown
and McCluskie, co-prime sponsors, explained the amendments.

02:59:34 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Stewart R.

	Brooks	Yes
	Camacho	Yes
	DeGraaf	Yes
	Garcia	No
	Gonzalez R.	Yes
	Joseph	Yes
	Marshall	Yes
	Stewart R.	Yes
	Suckla	Yes
	Weinberg	Yes
	Zokaie	No
	Titone	Yes
	Lindstedt	Yes
		YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:00:44 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Stewart R.

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:01:30 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Stewart R.

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:02:05 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Stewart R.

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:04:39 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Gonzalez R.

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:05:16 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment F).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Stewart R.

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:06:32 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment G).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Zokaie

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:07:01 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment H).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Zokaie

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:07:54 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment I).
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Stewart R.

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Suckla
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:07:56 PM

The bill sponsors provided closing remarks and asked for a favorable recommendation.

03:16:12 PM

Members of the committee commented about their positions on the bill.

03:17:06 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1302, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Stewart R.

	Brooks	No
	Camacho	Yes
	DeGraaf	No
	Garcia	Yes
	Gonzalez R.	No
	Joseph	Yes
	Marshall	Yes
	Stewart R.	Yes
	Suckla	No
	Weinberg	Yes
	Zokaie	Yes
	Titone	Yes
	Lindstedt	Yes
	Final	YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1302 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly