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95ED795C65D7F973872583D600772372 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB19-1118

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Apr 8, 2019      
Location SCR 354



HB19-1118 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

03:41:22 PM  
Senator Williams introduced House Bill 19-1118, concerning forced evictions. The bill modifies the conditions for eviction to allow a tenant additional time to cure unpaid rent and terminate an eviction proceeding.
03:50:32 PM  
Jack Regenbogen, Colorado Center on Law
and Policy, spoke in favor of the bill.
03:59:11 PM  
Aubrey Hasvold, Colorado Coalition for
the Homeless, spoke in favor of the bill.  She provided two handouts
to the committee (Attachment F and G).  She responded to questions
from the committee.
03:59:58 PM  
Betsy Madsen, Dorman Real Estate, spoke in opposition to the bill.
04:04:54 PM  
Alex Yoder, Dorman Real Estate, spoke in
opposition to the bill.  He responded to comments from the committee.
04:09:14 PM  
Misty Berger, A Cut Above Property Management,
spoke in opposition to the bill.  She responded to questions from
the committee.
04:09:47 PM  
Ms. Madsen responded to questions from the committee.
04:13:04 PM  
Karen Frisone, Colorado Association of Realtors, spoke in opposition to the bill.
04:16:03 PM  
Michael Mohr, representing himself, spoke in opposition to the bill.
04:22:40 PM  
Debi Stobie, representing herself, spoke in opposition to the bill.
04:22:57 PM  
Kel Darnell, representing herself, spoke in opposition to the bill.
04:27:07 PM  
Andrea Michaels, representing herself, spoke in opposition to the bill.
04:30:34 PM  
Laurie Gatrell, LLG Properties, spoke in
opposition to the bill.
04:34:10 PM  
Victor Sulzer, THS Lawfirm, spoke on the bill.
04:40:03 PM  
Mark Tchetter, THS Lawfirm, spoke on the bill.
04:43:22 PM  
Joe Schneckenburger, representing himself, spoke in opposition to the bill.
04:46:40 PM  
Mr. Tchetter responded to questions from the committee.
04:46:58 PM  
Lynn Smith, AARP, spoke in favor of the bill.
04:53:58 PM  
Lisa Felix, Rocky Mountain Home Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.
05:00:20 PM  
David Schmitt, Denco Property Management, spoke in opposition to the bill.
05:03:36 PM  
Tom Snyder, Colorado Lawyers Committee,
spoke in favor of the bill.
05:06:19 PM  
Caitlin Finn, Colorado Poverty Law Project, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:09:44 PM  
Emilie Aries, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:12:38 PM  
Melissa Jones, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:16:20 PM  
Cesiah Guadarrama, 9to5 Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:20:04 PM  
Lydia Waligorski, Violence Free Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:25:53 PM  
Sarah Barnes, Colorado Kids Campaign, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:26:18 PM  
Karla Gonzales-Garcia, COLOR, spoke in
favor of the bill.
05:27:53 PM  
Lindsay Christopher, Violence Free Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:30:09 PM  
Dan Brooks, representing himself, spoke neutrally about the bill.
05:33:45 PM  
Whitney Glandt, representing herself, spoke about the bill.
05:37:05 PM  
Andrea Warner, Colorado Association of Realtors, spoke about the bill.
05:40:21 PM  
Shannon MacKenzie, Disability Law Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:45:44 PM  
Daria Castiglione, representing herself, spoke about the bill.
05:47:46 PM  
Ed Shackelford, Colorado Senior Lobby,
spoke in favor of the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.
05:51:22 PM  
Bobby Salandy, 9to5 Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.
05:57:01 PM  
Dianne Robinson, Colorado Senior Lobby, spoke in favor of the bill.
06:00:20 PM  
Senator Williams discussed the preceding testimony.
06:09:06 PM  
Senator Tate distributed Amendment L.031
(Attachment H).


06:10:05 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.031
Moved Williams A.
Seconded
Priola Yes
Story No
Tate Yes
Danielson No
Williams A. No
YES: 2   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


06:11:59 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 19-1118 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Williams A.
Seconded
Priola Yes
Story Yes
Tate No
Danielson Yes
Williams A. Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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