H_FIN_2018A 04/11/2018 11:29:14 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Date 04/11/2018 Attendance Beckman X Benavidez X Covarrubias X Gray X Herod X Kennedy X Lawrence X Lontine X Sandridge X Thurlow X Van Winkle X Foote X Pabon X Time 11:29:14 AM to 01:28:30 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Pabon This Report was prepared by Kori Donaldson Hearing Items Action Taken hHB18-1212 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hHB18-1281 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB18-1351 Referred to House Appropriations hHB18-1359 Lay Over HB18-1212 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/303DEC11D485...$File/18HouseFin0410AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 18HouseFin0410AttachA.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/88C5E0E5B99D...$File/18HouseFin0410AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 18HouseFin0410AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/8C0DD7646125...$File/18HouseFin0410AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 18HouseFin0410AttachC.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/A7746C811E8B...$File/18HouseFin0410AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 18HouseFin0410AttachD.pdf 11:29:34 AM Representatives Kennedy and Landgraf, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 18-1212, which creates a new facility license for freestanding emergency departments and requires such facilities to be licensed by July 1, 2021. Committee members received a memo about the fiscal impact of amendment L.003, prepared by Legislative Council Staff [Attachment A], amendment L.005 [Amendment B], and a sample bill from an emergency room visit [Attachment C]. The bill sponsors responded to committee questions. 11:42:20 AM Mr. Josh Block, representing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and Mr. Randy Kuykendall and Ms. Kim Fear, both representing the Department of Public Health and Environment, came to the table to address committee questions about the bill. 11:51:13 AM Ms. Diane Robinson, representing the Colorado Senior Lobby, testified in support of the bill. 11:52:51 AM Ms. Alice Haugland, representing herself as a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Haugland responded to committee questions. Representative Kennedy commented on Ms. Haugland's testimony. 12:04:29 PM Motion Substitute motion to adopt amendment L.004 [Attachment D]. Moved Van Winkle Seconded Lawrence Beckman Yes Benavidez No Covarrubias Yes Gray No Herod No Kennedy No Lawrence Yes Lontine No Sandridge Yes Thurlow Yes Van Winkle Yes Foote No Pabon No YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 12:05:52 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 [Attachment B]. Moved Kennedy Seconded Gray Beckman No Benavidez No Covarrubias No Gray Yes Herod Yes Kennedy Yes Lawrence No Lontine Yes Sandridge Yes Thurlow No Van Winkle No Foote Yes Pabon Yes YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 12:07:10 PM Motion Refer House Bill 18-1212, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Kennedy Seconded Lontine Beckman No Benavidez Yes Covarrubias No Gray Yes Herod Yes Kennedy Yes Lawrence No Lontine Yes Sandridge No Thurlow No Van Winkle No Foote Yes Pabon Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB18-1281 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/EDCC5CEE2E38...$File/18HouseFin0410AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 18HouseFin0410AttachE.pdf 12:07:20 PM Representative Esgar, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 18-1281, which requires the state Public Utilities Commission to implement new requirements of commissioners, offer certain training opportunities to its staff, and to make its audio recordings accessible to the public. Committee members received a memo about the fiscal impact of amendment L.002, prepared by Legislative Council Staff [Attachment E]. Representative Esgar responded to committee questions. 12:14:35 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 [Attachment E]. Moved Gray Seconded Herod Beckman Benavidez Covarrubias Gray Herod Kennedy Lawrence Lontine Sandridge Thurlow Van Winkle Foote Pabon YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 12:16:11 PM Motion Refer House Bill 18-1281, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Gray Seconded Kennedy Beckman No Benavidez Yes Covarrubias No Gray Yes Herod Yes Kennedy Yes Lawrence No Lontine Yes Sandridge No Thurlow No Van Winkle No Foote Yes Pabon Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB18-1351 - Referred to House Appropriations 12:16:17 PM Representatives Valdez and Covarrubias. co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 18-1351, which requires the Colorado Department of Transportation to mark significant route segments and sites associated with the Old Spanish Trail. The bill sponsors responded to committee questions. 12:28:12 PM Ms. Chris Miller, representing the Interpretive Association of Western Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 12:33:42 PM Mr. Gregory Roberts, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 12:45:43 PM Ms. Miller and Mr. Roberts responded to committee comments and questions. Members of the committee commented on the merits of the bill. 12:58:57 PM The bill sponsors made some closing remarks on the bill. 01:01:41 PM Members of the committee commented on the merits of bill. 01:05:45 PM Motion Refer House Bill 18-1351 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Covarrubias Seconded Van Winkle Beckman Yes Benavidez No Covarrubias Yes Gray Yes Herod Yes Kennedy Yes Lawrence Yes Lontine Yes Sandridge No Thurlow Yes Van Winkle Yes Foote Yes Pabon No Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB18-1359 - Lay Over Attachment Tag File Name Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/94DE7C4BDD79...$File/18HouseFin0410AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 18HouseFin0410AttachF.pdf 01:05:52 PM Representatives Benavidez and Pabon, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 18-1359, which broadens the state income tax deduction for charitable contributions to allow the first $500 contributed to a charity to be deducted for state income tax purposes. Committee members received a memo about the fiscal impact of amendment L.001, prepared by Legislative Council Staff [Attachment F]. The bill sponsors responded to committee questions. 01:22:26 PM Mr. Renny Fagan, representing the Colorado Nonprofit Association, testified in support of the bill. 01:24:26 PM Ms. Joanne Kelley, representing the Colorado Association of Funders, testified in support of the bill. 01:26:37 PM Mr. Fagan responded to committee questions. 01:27:47 PM The bill was laid over for action only. 01:28:30 PM Committee Adjourned