5669BB807E9ADD9587258C5300635FF3 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1289

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Mar 20, 2025
Location HCR 0112

HB25-1289 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment C

Attachment C.pdf

Attachment D

Attachment D HB1289_L.001.pdf

12:05:30 PM

Representatives Richardson
and Zokaie, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1289. The bill requires
metropolitan districts to file additional statements and disclosures when
claiming a property tax exemption, which may necessitate referral to a
governing body for approval. The bill states that privately owned interests
that are leased to a public entity, and then leased back to private persons
for private purposes, are taxable. They distributed a fact sheet (Attachment
C) and amendment L.001 (Attachment D).

12:08:42 PM

The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.

12:14:13 PM

Mr. Keith Erffmeyer, representing the Colorado Assessors Association, testified in support of the bill. Brenda Dones, representing the Colorado Assessors Association, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Haskell, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill. Kristi Pollard, representing the Metro District Education Coalition, testified to amend the bill.

12:20:10 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D).
	Moved	Zokaie
	Seconded	Weinberg

	Brooks
	Camacho
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Hartsook
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Soper
	Stewart R.
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

12:20:13 PM

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

12:22:10 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1289, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Zokaie
	Seconded	Weinberg

	Brooks	Yes
	Camacho	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Gonzalez R.	Yes
	Hartsook	Yes
	Joseph	Yes
	Marshall	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Stewart R.	Yes
	Weinberg	Yes
	Zokaie	Yes
	Titone	Yes
	Lindstedt	Yes
	Final	YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1289 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly