H_FIN_2024A 04/04/2024 10:39:26 AM Committee Summary

Representatives Garcia and Willford, co-prime sponsors, returned to the committee to discuss House Bill 24-1297. The bill was originally heard on March 18.  They distributed amendments L.003 (Attachment A) and L.004 (Attachment B).

The bill sponsors responded to questions about the amendments.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

Representatives Kipp and Taggart, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-023. The bill holds harmless any vendor for an underpayment of a sales or use tax, charge, or fee liability that results solely from an error or omission in the Colorado Department of Revenue's GIS Database.

Heidi Morgan, representing the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lexie Torres, representing The Coalition to Simply Colorado Sales Tax, testified in support of the bill.  Additional written public testimony is included as Attachment C.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

Representatives Kipp and Taggart, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-024. Representatives Kipp and Taggart, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-024. The bill aligns reporting requirements related to remittance of a local lodging tax to reporting requirements for remittance of other local taxes. Amendment L.006 (Attachment D) was distributed to the committee.

Jaclyn Terwey, representing Expedia Group, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kelly Smith, representing Evolve Vacation Rental Network, testified in support of the bill. Heidi Morgan, representing the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Haskell, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Representatives Kipp and Taggart, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-025. The bill modernizes and revises the state laws that govern state administration of local sales or use taxes.

Heidi Morgan, representing the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents, testified in support of the bill. Esther van Mourik, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill. Josh Pens, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Representatives Soper and Titone, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1335. This bill continues the regulation of the Mortuary Science Code in the Department of Regulatory Agencies, which is scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2024. The bill sponsors distributed amendments L.002 (Attachment E), L.003 (Attachment F), and L.004 (Attachment G), and responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Patty Salazar, representing the Department of Regulatory Agencies, testified in support of the bill. Sam Delp, representing the Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, testified in support of the bill.