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S_BLT_2023A 02/14/2023 02:10:34 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date 02/14/2023
Attendance
Baisley X
Coleman X
Ginal X
Hinrichsen *
Liston X
Sullivan X
Will X
Danielson X
Rodriguez X
Time 02:10:34 PM to 05:04:53 PM
Place Old Supreme Court
This Meeting was called to order by Rodriguez
This Report was prepared by Jeanette Chapman
Hearing Items Action Taken
Conf 23-Pinnacol Assurance Board Of Directors Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar
Conf 23-Statewide Internet Portal Authority (Sipa) Board Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar
SB23-045 Postponed Indefinitely
SB23-098 Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Conf 23-Pinnacol Assurance Board Of Directors - Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar

02:11:19 PM  
Wes Parham, Pinnacol
Assurance, introduced the appointees for the Pinnacol Assurance Board of
Directors. He provided a handout of materials to the committee (Attachment
A).
02:12:36 PM  
Celia Dietrich, Emily
King, and Isaac Wanasika, appointees to the Pinnacol Assurance Board of
Directors, came to the table.  The appointment letters may be found
in Attachments B and C. Their applications and resumes are available at
the State Archives. Ms. Dietrich, Ms. King, and Mr. Wanasika discussed
their professional experience and interest in serving on the board.


02:19:26 PM
 Motion Refer the appointment of Celia Dietrich, Emily King, and Isaac Wanasika to the Pinnacol Assurance Board Of Directors to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Danielson
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Coleman Yes
Ginal Yes
Hinrichsen Excused
Liston Yes
Sullivan Yes
Will Yes
Danielson Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Conf 23-Statewide Internet Portal Authority (Sipa) Board - Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar
02:19:44 PM  
Kara Finch, Statewide Internet Portal Authority, introduced the appointees to the SIPA Board.
02:20:37 PM  
Hannah Parsons and
Ernesto Chavez, appointees to the SIPA Board of Directors, came to the
table.  The appointment letter may be found in Attachment D.  Their
applications and resumes are available at the State Archives.  The
appointees discussed their professional experience and interest in serving
on the committee.


02:25:04 PM
 Motion Refer the appointment of Hannah Parsons and Ernesto Chavez to the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) Board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Danielson
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Coleman Yes
Ginal Yes
Hinrichsen Excused
Liston Yes
Sullivan Yes
Will Yes
Danielson Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB23-045 - Postponed Indefinitely
02:25:21 PM  
The committee recessed.
02:25:34 PM  
The committee came back to order.
02:26:31 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
introduced Senate Bill 23-045 concerning marijuana financial responsibility
requirements.  The bill requires marijuana licensees to carry liability
insurance. The sponsor asked the committee to postpone the bill indefinitely.


02:27:48 PM
 Motion Postpone Senate Bill 23-045 indefinitely.
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Coleman Yes
Ginal Yes
Hinrichsen Excused
Liston Yes
Sullivan Yes
Will Yes
Danielson Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB23-098 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

02:28:12 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
introduced Senate Bill 23-098, concerning gig worker transparency.  The
bill requires delivery network companies to provide payment disclosures
to drivers and consumers; requires the Department of Labor and Employment
to enforce unwarranted driver terminations, and subjects noncompliant companies
to fines.  The sponsor distributed Amendments L.001, L.002, L.003,
L.004, L.005, and L.007 (Attachments E, F, G, H, I, and J).  He responded
to questions from the committee.
02:34:12 PM  
David Seligman, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of the bill.
02:36:33 PM  
Mrs. Sandra Parker-Murray,
representing Colorado Independent Drivers United (CIDU), testified in support
of the bill.
02:40:13 PM  
Ms.  Ayomi Meadows,
representing CIDU-Communication Workers of America (CWA), testified in
support of the bill.
02:47:16 PM  
The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
02:47:37 PM  
Mr. Frank Marinaro,
representing CIDU - CWA 7777, testified in support of the bill.
02:53:13 PM  
Mr. Samuel Pena,
representing CIDU-CWS, testified in support of the bill.  His testimony
was presented in Spanish and translated for the committee.
02:53:47 PM  
Samson Leyba, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:06:48 PM  
Ms. Sophie Mariam,
representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the
bill.
03:07:44 PM  
Katherine Riley,
representing the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive
Rights (COLOR), testified in support of the bill.
03:09:40 PM  
Mx. Pamela Resendiz
Trujano, representing Colorado Jobs with Justice, testified in support
of the bill.
03:13:10 PM  
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:17:46 PM  
Brian Winkler, representing CIDU-CWA, testified in support of the bill.
03:34:00 PM  
Mr. Comlangan Adjaho,
representing CIDU- CWA, testified in support of the bill.
03:34:42 PM  
Ms. Kjersten Forseth, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill.
03:36:20 PM  
Steven Lustig, representing Colorado Independent Drivers United, testified in support of the bill.
03:39:42 PM  
Ms. Andrea Kuwik, representing the Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill.
03:42:37 PM  
Aly Panjwani, representing the Action Center on Race & the Economy, testified in support of the bill.
03:45:52 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:50:02 PM  
Michael Scanlon, representing CIDU-CWA, testified in support of the bill.
03:56:52 PM  
Christopher Bonham, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:59:19 PM  
Mr. Evans Amponsah,
representing CIDU CWA, testified in support of the bill.
04:02:33 PM  
Mr. Clifton Smedley,
representing CIDU, testified in support of the bill.
04:09:23 PM  
Ms. Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified to amend the bill.
04:11:43 PM  
Ms. Laura  Curtis,
representing DoorDash, testified to amend the bill.
04:15:14 PM  
Tiffani Alvidrez, representing Instacart, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:19:13 PM  
Trish Donahue, representing HopSkipDrive, testified to amend the bill.
04:24:53 PM  
Mr. Nicholas Johnson, representing Lyft, Inc., testified to amend the bill.
04:25:00 PM  
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:30:00 PM  
Harry Hartfield,
representing Uber, testified in opposition to the bill. He responded to
questions from the committee.
04:37:53 PM  
The committee took a recess.
04:46:44 PM  
The committee came back to order.
04:48:10 PM  
The committee continued to ask questions of Mr. Hartfield.
04:48:11 PM  
Additional written
testimony provided to the committee may be found in Attachment K.
04:50:23 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
explained the purpose of Amendment L.001 (Attachment E).


04:51:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley
Coleman
Ginal
Hinrichsen
Liston
Sullivan
Will
Danielson
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:51:07 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
explained the purpose of Amendment L.002 (Attachment F).


04:53:36 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley
Coleman
Ginal
Hinrichsen
Liston
Sullivan
Will
Danielson
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:53:39 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
explained the purpose of Amendment L.003 (Attachment G).


04:54:41 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley
Coleman
Ginal
Hinrichsen
Liston
Sullivan
Will
Danielson
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:54:45 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
explained the purpose of Amendment L.004 (Attachment H).


04:55:31 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley
Coleman
Ginal
Hinrichsen
Liston
Sullivan
Will
Danielson
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:55:33 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
explained the purpose of Amendment L.005 (Attachment I).


04:56:22 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley
Coleman
Ginal
Hinrichsen
Liston
Sullivan
Will
Danielson
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:56:25 PM  
Senator Rodriguez
explained the purpose of Amendment L.007 (Attachment J).


04:57:05 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.007
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley
Coleman
Ginal
Hinrichsen
Liston
Sullivan
Will
Danielson
Rodriguez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:57:26 PM  
The sponsor made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
04:57:46 PM  
Committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
05:00:18 PM  
The committee took a recess.
05:03:19 PM  
The committee came
back to order.


05:04:29 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-098, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Rodriguez
Seconded
Baisley No
Coleman Yes
Ginal Yes
Hinrichsen Yes
Liston No
Sullivan Yes
Will No
Danielson Excused
Rodriguez Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 3   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


05:04:53 PM   The committee adjourned.






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