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H_FIN_2021A 04/05/2021 01:33:37 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date 04/05/2021
Attendance
Benavidez X
Bradfield X
Daugherty X
Gonzales-Gutierrez X
Gray *
Kipp X
Luck X
Rich X
Sandridge X
Snyder X
Bird X
Time 01:33:37 PM to 06:25:32 PM
Place HCR 0112
This Meeting was called to order by Bird
This Report was prepared by Vanessa Reilly
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB21-1219 Referred to House Appropriations
HB21-1012 Referred to House Appropriations
HB21-1132 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB21-020 Referred to the Committee of the Whole
HB21-1208 Amended, referred to House Appropriations

HB21-1219 - Referred to House Appropriations
01:33:54 PM  
Representatives Mullica and Esgar presented House Bill 21-1219. The bill creates the Colorado Nurses special license plate.
01:34:52 PM  
Colleen Casper, representing Colorado Nurses Associations, testified in support of the bill.


01:48:32 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1219 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Snyder
Seconded Gray
Benavidez No
Bradfield Yes
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray Yes
Kipp Yes
Luck No
Rich Yes
Sandridge No
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB21-1012 - Referred to House Appropriations
01:48:44 PM  
Representatives Rich and Mullica presented House Bill 21-1012 to the committee. The bill expands the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to cover all drugs prescribed in Colorado, contingent on the program’s continuation by Senate Bill 21-098 and receipt of gifts, grants, and donations to finance a portion of the expansion.
01:49:39 PM  
Matt Bishop, Legislative Council Staff, responded to committee members' questions.
02:07:12 PM  
Tim Finnegan, representing Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified in support of the bill.
02:25:25 PM  
Dr. Kevin Borcher, representing CyncHealth, testified in support of the bill.
02:25:42 PM  
Morgan Honea, representing Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), testified in support of the bill.
02:52:23 PM  
Ezekiel Peters, representing CORHIO, was available to answer committee questions.
03:07:39 PM  
Representatives Rich and Mullica wrapped up their presentation to the committee.


03:13:44 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1012 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Rich
Seconded Snyder
Benavidez No
Bradfield Yes
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray Yes
Kipp Yes
Luck No
Rich Yes
Sandridge No
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB21-1132 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
03:13:56 PM  
Representatives Amabile
and Baisley to the committee, along with amendment L.003 (Attachment A).
 The bill changes
some criteria used to allocate funds from the Local Government Limited
Gaming Impact Fund in the Department of Local Affairs.
03:24:47 PM  
Beauclarine Thomas, representing Colorado Municipal League, responded to committee members' questions.


03:38:33 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Snyder
Seconded Rich
Benavidez Yes
Bradfield Yes
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray No
Kipp Yes
Luck Yes
Rich Yes
Sandridge No
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
YES: 9   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


03:41:29 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1132, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Snyder
Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez
Benavidez Yes
Bradfield Yes
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray Yes
Kipp Yes
Luck No
Rich Yes
Sandridge No
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB21-020 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
03:41:49 PM  
Representatives A.
Valdez and Soper presented Senate Bill 21-020 to the committee.  This
bill requires clean energy resources, energy storage facilities, and solar
facilities with a generation capacity of under 2 megawatts to be valued
for property tax purposes using the “income approach” rather than the
“cost approach” beginning January 1, 2021.
03:42:12 PM  
Marc Carey, Legislative Council Staff, responded to committee members' questions.
03:59:46 PM  
Emilie Olson, representing Advanced Energy Economy, testified in support of the bill.
04:16:51 PM  
John Dailey, representing NextEra Energy Resources, testified in support of the bill.
04:19:21 PM  
Rikki Seguin, representing Interwest Energy Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
04:29:37 PM  
Daniel Merkle, representing Pivot Energy, testified in support of the bill.
04:37:49 PM  
Representatives Valdez and Soper wrapper up their presentation to the committee.


05:04:01 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-020 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Snyder
Seconded Gray
Benavidez No
Bradfield No
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray Yes
Kipp Yes
Luck No
Rich No
Sandridge No
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB21-1208 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

05:04:15 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
05:15:09 PM  
The committee came back to order.
05:15:34 PM  
Representatives Cutter
and Gray introduced House Bill 21-1208. The bill creates the Natural Disaster
Mitigation Enterprise as a Type 2 agency in the Department of Public Safety
(DPS) to administer a grant program, provide public education, and supply
technical assistance to local governments concerning natural hazard mitigation.
 Written testimony on the bill is included as Attachment B.
05:17:29 PM  
Austin Vincent, representing
Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:24:18 PM  
Kelly Campbell , representing American Property Casualty Insurance , testified in opposition to the bill.
05:26:28 PM  
Carole Walker, representing Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:38:14 PM  
Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.
05:38:43 PM  
Commissioner Richard Cimino , representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill.
05:41:20 PM  
Mayor Steve Kudron, representing Town of Grand Lake and the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill.
05:44:23 PM  
Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper, representing Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, testified in support of the bill.
05:48:46 PM  
George Twigg, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, was available to answer committee questions.
05:53:29 PM  
Sarah Thorsteinson, representing herself, testified against the bill.
05:54:56 PM  
Kevin Klein, representing Colorado Department of Public Safety, responded to committee members' questions.
06:09:58 PM  
Representative Gray described amendment L.003 (Attachment C). Representative Bird described amendment L.010 (Attachment D).


06:10:59 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.010
Moved Bird
Seconded Gray
Benavidez
Bradfield
Daugherty
Gonzales-Gutierrez
Gray
Kipp
Luck
Rich
Sandridge
Snyder
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


06:12:02 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 as amended by L.010
Moved Gray
Seconded Snyder
Benavidez Yes
Bradfield No
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray Yes
Kipp Yes
Luck No
Rich No
Sandridge No
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


06:13:13 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.008
Moved Snyder
Seconded Bird
Benavidez
Bradfield
Daugherty
Gonzales-Gutierrez
Gray
Kipp
Luck
Rich
Sandridge
Snyder
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:13:15 PM  
Representative Snyder described amendment L.008 (Attachment E).
06:13:18 PM  
Representative Bird described amendment L.011 (Attachment F).


06:14:17 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.011
Moved Bird
Seconded Snyder
Benavidez
Bradfield
Daugherty
Gonzales-Gutierrez
Gray
Kipp
Luck
Rich
Sandridge
Snyder
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:14:18 PM  
Representative Snyder described amendment L.012 (Attachment G).


06:16:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.012
Moved Snyder
Seconded Bird
Benavidez No
Bradfield Yes
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray Yes
Kipp No
Luck Yes
Rich Yes
Sandridge Yes
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
YES: 9   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
06:16:05 PM  
Representatives Cutter and Gray wrapped up their presentation to the committee.


06:25:16 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 21-1208, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Gray
Seconded Snyder
Benavidez Yes
Bradfield No
Daugherty Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Gray Yes
Kipp Yes
Luck No
Rich No
Sandridge No
Snyder Yes
Bird Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


06:25:32 PM   The committee adjourned.






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