H_BUS_2017A 03/09/2017 Committee Summary

01:32 PM -- HB 17-1174



Representative Wilson introduced House Bill 17-1174. Witness testimony on the bill was heard on March 2, 2017.





01:33 PM -- Jennifer Berman, Legislative Legal Services, spoke about amendment L.004 (Attachment A). Ms. Berman responded to questions from the committee.



170309 AttachA.pdf

01:40 PM



Representative Wilson made closing remarks.

01:42 PM -- HB 17-1200



Representative Wist and Representative Gray introduced House Bill 17-1200. The bill makes changes to state law related to public benefit corporations.



The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.



01:47 PM -- Herrick Lidstone, Colorado Bar Association and the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lidstone responded to questions from the committee.



01:55 PM -- Jason Wiener, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wiener responded to questions from the committee.



02:02 PM -- Seth Henry, Blue Dot Advocates, testified in support of the bill.



02:02 PM -- Henry Mouton, Motherlove Herbal Company, testified in support of the bill.



02:07 PM -- Andrew Lemley, New Belgium Brewing, testified in support of the bill.





02:09 PM



The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

02:11 PM -- SB 17-124



Representative Hooton and Representative Nordberg, sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 17-124. The bill, recommended by the Statutory Revision Committee, clarifies that an authorized fiduciary may not exercise decanting power between two trusts if the first trust grants the settlor or another person the power to cause the first trust to cease to be a grantor trust.



02:14 PM -- Letty Maxfield, Colorado Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Maxfield responded to questions from the committee.







02:16 PM



The bill sponsors made closing comments.

02:17 PM -- HB 17-1196



Representative Arndt, sponsor, introduced House Bill 17-1196. The bill clarifies that the number of credit hours and corresponding contact hours required to be licensed as a barber or cosmetologist are not to exceed 50 credits, as defined by institutional accreditation requirements, or 1,500 contact hours. The Director of the Division of Professions and Occupations in the Department of Regulatory Agencies must promulgate rules to implement these requirements.



Representative Arndt provided amendment L.001 (Attachment B).



170309 AttachB.pdf



02:21 PM -- Jeff Barratt, Emily Griffith Technical College, testified in support of the bill.



02:22 PM -- Dr. Aimee Callahan, Emily Griffith Technical College, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Callahan responded to questions from the committee.







02:29 PM -- Tom Twardowski, International Salon and Spa Academy, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Twardowski responded to questions from the committee.

02:37 PM



The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

02:38 PM



The committee adjourned.