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S_LGH_2023A 04/04/2023 02:08:23 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT & HOUSING
Date 04/04/2023
Attendance
Gonzales X
Pelton B. X
Pelton R. X
Rich *
Roberts *
Exum X
Jaquez Lewis X
Time 02:08:23 PM to 05:31:27 PM
Place SCR 352
This Meeting was called to order by Jaquez Lewis
This Report was prepared by Adam Alemzada
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB23-1095 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
HB23-1190 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
SB23-206 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB23-1095 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


02:08:30 PM  
Senators Hinrichsen and Winter, prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill 23-1095. The bill prohibits written rental agreements from including certain provisions.
02:16:53 PM  
Cameron Netherland, representing 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:20:24 PM  
Therese Kerr, representing 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:23:48 PM  
Morgan Turner, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill.
02:26:27 PM  
Patricia Phillips-Keller,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
02:31:10 PM  
The panelists responded
to questions from the committee.
02:35:26 PM  
Andrew Hamrick, representing the Colorado Apartment Association, testified to amend the bill.
02:40:10 PM  
Therese Kerr, speaking on behalf of Brandon Crockett, testified in support of the bill.
02:43:04 PM  
Naomi Amaha, representing The Denver Foundation, testified in support of the bill.
02:45:15 PM  
Melissa Mejia, representing the Community Economic Defense Project, testified in support of the bill.
02:48:38 PM  
MJ Coleman Jackson,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
02:52:03 PM  
Written testimony submitted to the committee is appended as Attachment A.
02:53:05 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced and explained Amendment L.028 (Attachment B).


02:55:08 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.028 (Attachment B).
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:55:33 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks.
02:57:30 PM  
The committee recessed.
03:01:37 PM  
The committee reconvened.


03:02:17 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1095, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Gonzales Yes
Pelton B. No
Pelton R. No
Rich No
Roberts Yes
Exum Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB23-1190 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

03:02:37 PM  
Senator Winter, prime sponsor, introduced and explained House Bill 23-1190. The bill creates the right of first refusal for local governments to purchase multi-unit residential properties for long-term affordable housing.
03:08:07 PM  
Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill.
03:11:25 PM  
Commissioner Tamara Pogue, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill.
03:15:00 PM  
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:20:36 PM  
Meghan MacKillop, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill.
03:23:34 PM  
Naomi Amaha, representing The Denver Foundation, testified in support of the bill.
03:25:29 PM  
Peter LiFari, representing Maiker Housing Partners, testified in support of the bill.
03:28:49 PM  
Jack Regenbogen, representing the Colorado Poverty Law Project, testified in support of the bill.
03:31:06 PM  
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:36:46 PM  
Cathy Alderman, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified to amend the bill.
03:40:37 PM  
David Dazlich, representing the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:43:28 PM  
Matt Gorenc, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:45:55 PM  
Andrew Hamrick, representing the Colorado Apartment Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:50:26 PM  
Commissioner Dick Elsner, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified to amend the bill.
03:53:42 PM  
Kate Barton, representing the Downtown Denver Partnership, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:56:05 PM  
Sara Blackhurst, representing Action 22, testified to amend the bill.
03:59:05 PM  
Erin Meschke, representing
herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:01:44 PM  
Natalie Menten, representing
herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:07:07 PM  
Ted Leighty, representing the Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:10:08 PM  
Don Booher, representing the Land Title Association of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:14:36 PM  
Amy Hansen, representing
herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:19:15 PM  
Jason Hopfer, representing the Colorado Association of Realtors, testified to amend the bill.
04:23:20 PM  
John Maneval, representing
himself, was available to answer committee questions.

04:23:22 PM  
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:29:36 PM  
Kinsey Hasstedt, representing Enterprise Community Partners, testified in support of the bill.
04:33:11 PM  
Jonathan Cappelli, representing the Neighborhood Development Collaborative, testified to amend the bill.
04:37:00 PM  
The panelists responded
to questions from the committee.
04:40:46 PM  
Written testimony submitted to the committee is appended Attachment C.
04:41:02 PM  
The bill sponsor
introduced and explained Amendment L.042 (Attachment D).


04:42:21 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.042 (Attachment D).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:42:22 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and explained Amendment L.030 (Attachment E).


04:43:04 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.030 (Attachment E).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:43:05 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and explained Amendment L.043 (Attachment F).


04:43:48 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.043 (Attachment F).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:43:49 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and explained Amendment L.032 (Attachment G).


04:44:13 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.032 (Attachment G).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:44:14 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and explained Amendment L.033 (Attachment H).


04:44:53 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.033 (Attachment H).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:44:55 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and explained Amendment L.041 (Attachment I).


04:45:33 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.041 (Attachment I).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:45:47 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
04:47:16 PM  
The bill sponsor made closing remarks.
04:48:37 PM  
The committee made closing remarks.


04:52:58 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1190, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Pelton R.
Seconded
Gonzales No
Pelton B. Yes
Pelton R. Yes
Rich Yes
Roberts No
Exum No
Jaquez Lewis No
YES: 3   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


04:53:34 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1190, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales Yes
Pelton B. No
Pelton R. No
Rich No
Roberts Yes
Exum Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



SB23-206 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


04:55:27 PM  
Senator Winter, prime sponsor, introduced and explained Senate Bill 23-206. The bill requires property sellers, landlords, and real estate brokers to provide radon disclosures to buyers and tenants.
04:59:32 PM  
Andrew Hamrick, representing the Colorado Apartment Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:02:12 PM  
Scott Peterson, representing the Colorado Association of REALTORS, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:04:28 PM  
The panelists responded
to questions from the committee.
05:09:25 PM  
Nick Torres, representing
the American Lung Association, testified in support of the bill.
05:13:34 PM  
Dr. Pierre Onda &
Mrs. Heidi Nafman-Onda, representing The White Ribbon Project, testified
in support of the bill.
05:18:15 PM  
Terry Kerwin, representing
the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Association of Radon Scientists
and Technologists (AARST), testified in support of the bill.
05:21:04 PM  
Bryan Coy, representing the Rocky Mountain Chapter of AARST, testified in support of the bill.
05:24:53 PM  
Josh Bogen, representing
the Rocky Mountain Chapter of AARST, testified in support of the bill.
05:27:20 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and explained Amendment L.001 (Attachment J).


05:28:15 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:28:16 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and explained Amendment L.003 (Attachment K).


05:28:49 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment K).
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Rich
Roberts
Exum
Jaquez Lewis
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:28:55 PM  
The committee made closing remarks.
05:29:39 PM  
The bill sponsor made closing remarks.


05:31:06 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-206, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Exum
Seconded
Gonzales Yes
Pelton B. No
Pelton R. No
Rich No
Roberts Yes
Exum Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


05:31:27 PM   The committee adjourned.






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