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s_fin_2017a_2017-05-04t10:38:47z14 Hearing Summary

Date: 05/04/2017

Location: SCR 357

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1345



SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 17-1345 indefinitely using a r

Refer House Bill 17-1345 to the Committee on Appro
PASS

FAIL







05:55 PM -- HB17-1345



The committee recessed.





06:04 PM



The committee reconvened. Senator Moreno presented House Bill 17-1345, which maintains the special sales tax rate of 10 percent on retail marijuana; the rate is scheduled to decline to 8 percent starting July 1, 2017. Senator Moreno distributed the Joint Budget Committee staff summary of the bill (Attachment W).



17SenateFin0504AttachW.pdf17SenateFin0504AttachW.pdf



06:10 PM --
John Vecchiarelli, representing the Department of Revenue, came to the table to answer committee questions.





06:10 PM



Senator Moreno made closing remarks on the bill.

BILL: HB17-1345
TIME: 06:10:37 PM
MOVED: Court
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1345 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Court
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Tate
No
Hill
No
Neville T.
No
YES: 2 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL




BILL: HB17-1345
TIME: 06:11:25 PM
MOVED: Hill
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 17-1345 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. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Court
No
Kagan
No
Tate
Yes
Hill
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS