h_fin_2017a_2017-05-03t10:43:32z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 05/03/2017

Location: LSB A

10:44 AM -- HB17-1370



The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representatives Winter and Liston, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1370, which makes changes to current law with respect to the number of liquor licenses that a retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore can hold. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.





11:11 AM



The bill sponsors continued to answer questions from the committee. The chair explained that he planned to limit the overall time for witness testimony.



11:13 AM -- Mr. Patrick Maroney, representing the Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division, answered questions from the committee.



11:26 AM -- Ms. Tanya Kelly-Bowry, representing Applejack Liquor, testified in support of the bill.



11:32 AM -- Mr. Dave Lemons, representing Kum & Go, testified in support of the bill.



11:35 AM -- Mr. Alan Lewis, representing Natural Grocers, testified in support of the bill.



11:41 AM -- Mr. Joshua Phair, representing Walmart Stores, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee.



11:49 AM -- Ms. Jeanne McEvoy, representing the Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.





12:17 PM



Ms. McEvoy continued to respond to committee questions.



12:28 PM -- Mr. Dustin Charpetta, representing Pearl Wine Spirits, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.



12:37 PM -- Mr. Scott Chase, representing Coloradans for Safety and Colorado Ethiopian and Eritrean Liquor Association, testified in opposition to the bill.



12:50 PM -- Mr. John Cohagen, representing Atlas Valley Purveyors, testified in support of the bill.



12:53 PM -- Mr. Rufus Nagel, representing Molly's Spirits, testified in support of the bill.





12:55 PM



Mr. Cohagen and Mr. Nagel responded to questions from the committee.



01:01 PM -- Ms. Laura Long, representing Colorado Brewers Guild, testified in support of the bill.



01:04 PM -- Mr. Phil Hayes, representing Target Stores, testified in support of the bill with amendments.





01:08 PM



The committee members received amendment L.001 and amendment L.003 (Attachments A and B, respectively). The bill sponsors responded to questions about the amendments.



17HouseFin0503AttachA.pdf 17HouseFin0503AttachB.pdf

01:20 PM



The sponsors made closing remarks on the bill. Members of the committee commented on the merits of the bill.

01:46 PM



The meeting adjourned.