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s_sa_2017a_2017-05-01t13:37:50z10 Hearing Summary

Date: 05/01/2017

Location: SCR 357

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1310



SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). The motion p

Postpone House Bill 17-1310 indefinitely. The moti

Refer House Bill 17-1310, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection

PASS

FAIL







05:28 PM -- HB17-1310



Senator Fenberg, sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1310. The reengrossed bill limits the application screening fee that a landlord can charge to a prospective tenant to a fee that covers only the landlord's actual costs. Landlords must provide prospective tenants who have paid the fee with either a disclosure of anticipated expenses or an itemized receipt of actual expenses. If the fee exceeded the actual screening costs, the landlord must return the overage amount to the tenant. A landlord that violates any of these provisions is liable to his or her tenant for two times the amount of the application screening fee, plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees.



Senator Fenberg presented amendment L.004 (Attachment E) and a preamended version of the bill (Attachment F). He responded to committee member questions.



17SenateState0501AttachE.pdf17SenateState0501AttachE.pdf 17SenateState0501AttachF.pdf17SenateState0501AttachF.pdf



05:36 PM --
Stephanie Avery, representing Round Hill Pacific and the Colorado Apartment Association, testified against the bill.



05:38 PM --
Eleanor Cabell, representing herself and Indivisible Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



05:39 PM --
Aubrey Hasvold, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout (Attachment G).



17SenateState0501AttachG.pdf17SenateState0501AttachG.pdf



05:42 PM --
Jack Regenbogen, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout (Attachment H).



17SenateState0501AttachH.pdf17SenateState0501AttachH.pdf



05:45 PM --
Jesus Loayza, representing the All Families Deserve a Chance Coalition, testified in support of the bill.



05:47 PM --
Meghan Raynes, representing 9 to 5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.





05:51 PM



Senator Fenberg wrapped up his presentation of the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

BILL: HB17-1310
TIME: 05:58:17 PM
MOVED: Fenberg
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Court
Fenberg
Hill
Sonnenberg
Marble
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection





05:58 PM



Committee members commented on the bill.

BILL: HB17-1310
TIME: 06:02:41 PM
MOVED: Fenberg
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1310, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Court
Yes
Fenberg
Yes
Hill
No
Sonnenberg
No
Marble
No
YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL: HB17-1310
TIME: 06:02:57 PM
MOVED: Sonnenberg
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 17-1310 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Court
No
Fenberg
No
Hill
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Marble
Yes
Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS














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