H_BUS_2023A 02/22/2023 09:47:03 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR Date 02/22/2023 Attendance Armagost X English X Frizell X Lieder X Lindstedt X Mabrey X Woodrow * Taggart X Weinberg * Ricks X Amabile X Time 09:47:03 AM to 11:30:18 AM Place HCR 0112 This Meeting was called to order by Amabile This Report was prepared by Dan Graeve Hearing Items Action Taken hSB23-046 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB23-1126 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole SB23-046 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 09:49:53 AM Majority Leader Duran introduced Senate Bill 23-046. The bill modifies the calculation of family and medical leave benefits by calculating the benefit amount on all jobs worked in the base period instead of only the jobs from which the employee is taking leave. 09:52:53 AM Ms. Sophie Mariam, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. 09:55:33 AM Kaitlin Altone, representing 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 09:57:45 AM Mr. Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), testified in opposition to the bill. 09:57:59 AM Ms. Natalie Petrucci, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 10:01:38 AM Ms. Altone responded to a question from the committee. 10:05:54 AM Majority Leader Duran provided final comments on the bill. 10:06:30 AM Representative Mabrey provided final comments on the bill. 10:06:44 AM Representative Taggart provided final comments on the bill. 10:10:13 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-046 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ricks Seconded Lieder Armagost No English Yes Frizell No Lieder Yes Lindstedt Yes Mabrey Yes Woodrow Yes Taggart No Weinberg Yes Ricks Yes Amabile Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1126 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CDAFE9C3CDC2...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/F9DBF0006773...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/AD66936B4881...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/FF63FFC3F1B4...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/14976389D1B7...$File/Attachment E - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - Combined.pdf 10:10:20 AM Representative Ricks introduced House Bill 23-1126. The bill modifies the prohibition on consumer reports to include medical debt and places disclosure requirements on debt collectors and collections agencies. 10:15:44 AM Mike Feeley, representing the Portfolio Recovery Associates Group, testified to amend the bill. 10:19:15 AM Alison Morgan, representing the Colorado Bankers Association, testified to amend the bill. 10:22:30 AM Henry Ediger, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 10:25:56 AM Sarah Mercer, representing the Consumer Data Industry Association, testified in opposition to the bill. 10:29:13 AM Ms. Mercer, Mr. Feeley, and Ms. Morgan responded to questions from the committee. 10:36:57 AM Mr. Ediger and Ms. Mercer responded to questions from the committee. 10:43:55 AM Mr. Daniel Vedra, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 10:47:06 AM Nina DiSalvo, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of the bill. 10:50:09 AM Jessica Sveen, representing the Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute, testified in support of the bill. 10:53:35 AM Mr. Kayce Atencio, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 10:55:46 AM Ms. Misty Castanda, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 10:58:42 AM Mrs. Lindsey Vance, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 11:02:19 AM Ms. Isabel Cruz, representing the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, testified in support of the bill. 11:06:25 AM Andrew West, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. 11:08:38 AM Ms. Mary Emmerling, representing the Chronic Care Collaborative, testified in support of the bill. 11:12:15 AM Ms. Julia Char Gilbert, representing the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. 11:16:48 AM Representative Ricks introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 11:17:51 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Ricks Seconded English Armagost English Frizell Lieder Lindstedt Mabrey Woodrow Taggart Weinberg Ricks Amabile YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:18:29 AM Representative Ricks introduced amendment L.002 to the committee (Attachment B). 11:19:11 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Ricks Seconded Lindstedt Armagost English Frizell Lieder Lindstedt Mabrey Woodrow Taggart Weinberg Ricks Amabile YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:19:20 AM Representative Ricks introduced amendment L.003 to the committee (Attachment C). 11:19:33 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Ricks Seconded English Armagost English Frizell Lieder Lindstedt Mabrey Woodrow Taggart Weinberg Ricks Amabile YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:19:50 AM Representative Ricks introduced amendment L.004 to the committee (Attachment D). 11:20:41 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 Moved Ricks Seconded Lindstedt Armagost English Frizell Lieder Lindstedt Mabrey Woodrow Taggart Weinberg Ricks Amabile YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:22:02 AM Committee members provided final comments on the bill. 11:22:03 AM All written public testimony can be found in Attachment E. 11:30:09 AM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1126, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ricks Seconded Weinberg Armagost Yes English Yes Frizell Yes Lieder Yes Lindstedt Yes Mabrey Yes Woodrow Yes Taggart Yes Weinberg Yes Ricks Yes Amabile Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 11:30:18 AM The committee adjourned.