5A8C5D565230EC3087258C37005F87DF Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1103

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

HB25-1103 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

10:23:29 AM

Representative Richardson, sponsor, and Representative Velasco presented House Bill 25-1103. The bill creates the Fallen Firefighter special license plate. The license plate is available to all applicants who make a donation to an approved nonprofit that provides services to the families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and pay two one-time fees of $25, in addition to standard license plate fees and taxes to the Department of Revenue (DOR). The license plate will be available starting January 1, 2026, or when the department is able to issue the plates.

10:25:50 AM

Representatives Velasco
and Richardson responded to questions from the committee.

Nina Forbes, Legislative
Council Staff, responded to questions about the bill's fiscal note.

Committee discussion
continued.

10:40:40 AM

John Bales, representing
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Foundation, testified in support of the bill.
Tony Helfer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jacquelyn
Hill, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Bales
responded to committee comments.

10:55:35 AM

Mickie Stallings,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill and read a letter
from Susan Stallings in support of the bill. Libbie Schuetz, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Dana Carneal, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jerry Rhodes, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Stallings played a recording
of testimony from Lori Jackson in support of the bill.

11:08:17 AM

Representative Velasco presented amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

11:08:58 AM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Camacho

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

11:08:59 AM

Representatives Richardson and Velasco provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

11:15:03 AM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1103, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Titone
	Seconded	Hartsook

	Brooks	Yes
	Camacho	Yes
	DeGraaf	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Gonzalez R.	Yes
	Hartsook	Yes
	Joseph	Excused
	Marshall	No
	Stewart R.	Yes
	Weinberg	Yes
	Zokaie	Yes
	Titone	Yes
	Lindstedt	Yes
	Final	YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1103 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly