S_BLT_2023A 05/02/2023 07:04:24 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY Date 05/02/2023 Attendance Baisley * Coleman * Ginal X Hinrichsen X Liston X Sullivan X Will * Danielson * Rodriguez * Time 07:04:24 PM to 10:15:25 PM Place Old Supreme Court This Meeting was called to order by Rodriguez This Report was prepared by Jeanette Chapman Hearing Items Action Taken hHB23-1076 Referred to Senate Appropriations hHB23-1297 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hHB23-1288 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hHB23-1174 Referred to Senate Appropriations hHB23-1078 Postponed Indefinitely HB23-1076 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/4809272EF3BF...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 07:04:42 PM Senator Marchman introduced House Bill 23-1076, concerning workers' compensation. The bill modifies workers' compensation benefits and creates additional avenues to prehearings at the Division of the Independent Medical Examiner. 07:08:17 PM Stephan Marsh, representing the Workers' Compensation Education Association, testified in support of the bill. 07:10:16 PM Stephanie Tucker, representing the Workers' Compensation Education Association, testified in support of the bill. 07:12:03 PM Dr. Kathryn Mueller, representing the Colorado Medical Society, testified in support of the bill. 07:15:11 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 07:15:12 PM Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment A. 07:22:26 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1076 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Danielson Seconded Baisley No Coleman Yes Ginal Yes Hinrichsen Yes Liston Yes Sullivan Yes Will Yes Danielson Yes Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1297 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar 07:23:58 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1297 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Liston Seconded Baisley Yes Coleman Yes Ginal Yes Hinrichsen Yes Liston Yes Sullivan Yes Will Yes Danielson Yes Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1288 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar 07:25:16 PM The committee took a recess. 07:25:28 PM The committee came back to order. 07:29:35 PM Senator Roberts introduced House Bill 23-1288 concerning fair access to insurance requirements. The bill creates the FAIR Plan Association to offer property insurance coverage that is not otherwise available on the market, consisting of all companies offering property insurance to the state. 07:34:20 PM Ms. Ashley Stolzmann, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. 07:35:18 PM Commissioner Michael Conway, representing the Colorado Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill. 07:36:38 PM Susan Minamizono, representing the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, testified in support of the bill. 07:40:06 PM Commissioner Rich Cimino, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill. 07:42:25 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 07:44:23 PM Mrs. Kelly Campbell, representing the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 07:57:03 PM Mr Dan Jablan, representing the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 07:58:36 PM Jennifer Goodrum, representing the Colorado Camps Network, testified in support of the bill. 08:03:51 PM Senator Roberts made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 08:05:38 PM Committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 08:08:35 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1288 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. 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 HB23-1174 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/49D14DE862BA...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 08:09:02 PM Senators Baisley and Roberts introduced House Bill 23-1174, concerning homeowner's insurance underinsurance. The bill specifies what insurers must consider in establishing replacement cost coverage for homeowners, and requires the Division of Insurance to publish an annual report on replacement costs. 08:14:48 PM Mrs. Kelly Campbell, representing the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 08:16:04 PM Mr. Dan Jablan, representing Cherry Point Strategies, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 08:16:56 PM Ms. Ashley Stolzmann, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. 08:20:27 PM Commissioner Michael Conway, representing the Colorado Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill. 08:23:06 PM Commissioner Rich Cimino, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill. 08:26:47 PM Ms. Wendy Wyss, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 08:26:48 PM Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment B. 08:34:27 PM Senator Baisley made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 08:37:00 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1174 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Baisley Seconded Baisley Yes Coleman Excused Ginal Yes Hinrichsen Yes Liston Yes Sullivan Yes Will Excused Danielson Yes Rodriguez Excused Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1078 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/D27BD2C7E495...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/0CBF51C1CD48...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 08:37:24 PM The committee took a recess. 08:37:36 PM The committee came back to order. 08:42:01 PM Senators Hansen and Winter introduced House Bill 23-1078, concerning unemployment insurance. The bill creates a dependent allowance for an individual receiving unemployment compensation. The sponsors distributed Amendment L.018 to the committee (Attachment C). They responded to questions from the committee. 08:54:18 PM Angelique Espinoza, representing Good Business Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 08:54:41 PM Melissa Benjamin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 08:57:39 PM Jennifer Sherer, representing the Economic Policy Institute, testified in support of the bill. 08:59:23 PM Caitlin Adams, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified in opposition to the bill. 09:04:34 PM Mrs. Loren Furman, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. 09:06:30 PM Phil Spesshardt, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified in opposition to the bill. 09:08:45 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:12:42 PM Ryan Gedney, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, responded to questions from the committee. 09:27:50 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:28:06 PM Kathy White, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. 09:30:12 PM Mar Galvez Seminario, representing the Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, testified in support of the bill. 09:33:07 PM Dennis Dougherty, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill. 09:35:34 PM Kevin Vick, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. 09:37:29 PM Rachel Beck, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill. 09:40:27 PM Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), testified in opposition to the bill. 09:42:49 PM Caroline Nutter, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, read testimony on behalf of Kallie Leyba in support of the bill. 09:46:59 PM Esther Turcios, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. 09:50:25 PM Nina DiSalvo, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of the bill. 09:50:42 PM Kayla Frawley, representing ProgressNow Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 09:56:26 PM The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:56:27 PM Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment D. 09:58:44 PM Senator Hansen explained the purpose of Amendment L.018. 09:59:49 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.018 Moved Danielson Seconded Baisley Coleman Excused Ginal Hinrichsen Liston Sullivan Will Danielson Rodriguez YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 10:00:04 PM The bill sponsors made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 10:00:26 PM Committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill. 10:14:47 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1078, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Danielson Seconded Baisley No Coleman Yes Ginal No Hinrichsen Yes Liston No Sullivan Yes Will No Danielson Yes Rodriguez No YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 10:15:11 PM Motion Postpone House Bill 23-1078 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 Liston Seconded Baisley Yes Coleman No Ginal Yes Hinrichsen No Liston Yes Sullivan No Will Yes Danielson No Rodriguez Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:15:25 PM The committee adjourned.