S_FIN_2017A 04/11/2017 02:00 PM Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
| Date: | 04/11/2017 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 02:03 PM to 04:53 PM |
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| Place: | RM 271 |
Tate
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Neville T.
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| Senator Neville T. | |||
| This Report was prepared by | |||
| Matt Becker | |||
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| Conf 17-Racing Commission — Colorado, Racing Commission — Colorado HB17-1222 SB17-267 |
Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to Senate Appropriations |
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02:04 PM -- Confirmation of Racing Commission — Colorado, Racing Commission — Colorado
The committee was called to order. Dan Hartman, Director, Division of Racing Events, introduced David Hoffman and Justine Estes, appointees to the Colorado Racing Commission. Their applications and resumes are available at the State Archives. Mr. Hoffman discussed his qualifications to serve on the commission. Ms. Estes discussed her qualifications to serve on the commission.
| BILL: | Conf 17-Racing Commission — Colorado, Racing Commission — Colorado | |
| TIME: | 02:08:59 PM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Refer the appointment of David Hoffman and Justine Estes to the Colorado Racing Commission to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | |
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VOTE
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Court
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Yes
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Kerr
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Yes
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Tate
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Neville T.
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Yes
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Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:09 PM -- HB17-1222
Senator Gardner, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1222, which creates a voluntary contribution designation (income tax checkoff) benefitting the Family Caregiver Support Fund. Money in the fund is used to provide support to the efforts of Easter Seals Colorado, a registered nonprofit organization. The income tax checkoff will be available for five consecutive tax years beginning the year it is first placed on the form. Committee members received a fact sheet about the bill from Senator Gardner (Attachment A).
17SenateFin0411AttachA.pdf
02:11 PM -- Lynn Robinson, representing Easter Seals Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:15 PM -- Val Saiz, representing Easter Seals Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Robinson responded to committee questions.
02:22 PM
Senator Gardner wrapped up his presentation on HB 17-1222 and responded to a committee question.
| BILL: | HB17-1222 | |
| TIME: | 02:23:26 PM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1222 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Court
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Yes
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Kerr
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Yes
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Tate
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Final YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:24 PM -- SB17-267
Senators Sonnenberg and Guzman, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 17-267, which: repeals the existing Hospital Provider Fee, creates the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise; makes an adjustment to reduce the state TABOR limit (Referendum C cap); authorizes the Department of Personnel and Administration to execute lease-purchase agreements on existing state facilities and credits the proceeds of such agreements to fund transportation and capital construction projects; repeals the current General Fund transfers under Senate Bill 09-228 and instead transfers a portion of this money to the State Public School Fund for allocation to rural and small rural school districts; requires executive departments to submit FY 2018-19 budget requests to the Office of State Planning and Budgeting that are 2 percent lower than the amounts they receive for FY 2017-18; and, conditional on enactment of the federal Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act, requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to seek federal waivers necessary to fund an enhanced pediatric health home for children with complex medical conditions. Committee members received a fact sheet on the bill from Senator Sonnenberg (Attachment B).
17SenateFin0411AttachB.pdf
02:38 PM
Senator Sonnenberg discussed amendments L.002, L.003, L.008, and L.012 (Attachments C, D, E, F, respectively).
17SenateFin0411AttachC.pdf 17SenateFin0411AttachD.pdf
17SenateFin0411AttachE.pdf 17SenateFin0411AttachF.pdf
02:43 PM -- Scott Rankin, representing Free Market Healthcare Advocates, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to committee questions.
02:47 PM -- Brian Davidson, representing St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, testified in support of the bill.
02:51 PM -- Konnie Martin, representing San Luis Valley Health, testified in support of the bill.
02:54 PM -- Kevin Stansbury, representing Lincoln Community Hospital, testified in support of the bill.
02:57 PM -- Greg Raymond, representing Children's Hospital, testified in support of the bill.
03:02 PM
Ms. Martin, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Stansbury, and Mr. Raymond responded to committee questions.
03:12 PM -- Former Senator Mike Kopp, representing Colorado Concern, testified in support of the bill.
03:18 PM -- Sylvia Young, representing HealthONE, testified in support of the bill.
03:21 PM -- Tony Milo, representing the Colorado Contractors' Association, testified in support of the bill.
03:22 PM -- Garin Vorthmann, representing the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill.
03:24 PM
Mr. Kopp, Ms. Young, Ms. Vorthmann, and Mr. Milo responded to committee questions.
03:28 PM -- Katherine Mulready, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, came to the table to respond to a committee question.
03:31 PM -- Bruce Benson, representing the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
03:32 PM -- Douglas Bissonette, representing the Elizabeth School District, testified in support of the bill. Committee members received two handouts from Mr. Bissonette (Attachments G and H).
17SenateFin0411AttachG.pdf 17SenateFin0411AttachH.pdf
03:37 PM -- Rob Sanders, representing the Merino School District, testified in support of the bill.
03:39 PM -- Grant Schmidt, representing the Hanover School District, testified in support of the bill. Committee members received a handout from Mr. Schmidt (Attachment I).
17SenateFin0411AttachI.pdf
03:47 PM -- George Welsh and Larry Oddo, representing theCanon City School District, testified in support of the bill.
03:56 PM -- Bret Miles, representing the Northeast Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services, testified in support of the bill.
03:59 PM -- Matt Cook, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, testified in support of the bill.
04:00 PM -- John Knapp, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
04:02 PM -- Richard Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:04 PM -- Don Shawcroft, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill.
04:08 PM
Senators Guzman and Sonnenberg wrapped up their presentation of SB 17-267.
| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:17:18 PM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. | |
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Hill
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Neville T.
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:17:47 PM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. | |
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Kerr
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Hill
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Neville T.
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:18:20 PM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. | |
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Neville T.
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:19:07 PM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.012 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. | |
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Neville T.
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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04:20 PM
Senator Tate discussed amendment L.014 (Attachment J).
17SenateFin0411AttachJ.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:21:23 PM | |
| MOVED: | Tate | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment J). The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. | |
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VOTE
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Court
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Yes
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Kerr
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Yes
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Tate
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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04:23 PM
Senator Tate discussed amendment L.009 (Attachment K).
17SenateFin0411AttachK.pdf
| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:30:16 PM | |
| MOVED: | Tate | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment K). The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | |
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VOTE
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Court
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No
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Kerr
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No
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Tate
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Neville T.
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Yes
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YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:32:19 PM | |
| MOVED: | Kerr | |
| MOTION: | Adopt a conceptual amendment that strikes "of" and substitutes "for" on page 51, lines 18, 20, and 27. The motion passed without objection. | |
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Court
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Kerr
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Hill
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Neville T.
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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04:34 PM
Committee discussion ensued on the merits of the bill.
| BILL: | SB17-267 | |
| TIME: | 04:53:11 PM | |
| MOVED: | Hill | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-267, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. | |
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VOTE
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Court
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Yes
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Kerr
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Yes
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Tate
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Yes
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Hill
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Yes
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Neville T.
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No
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Final YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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04:53 PM
The committee adjourned.