Date: 02/17/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-139

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-139 to the CommitteePASS


Senator Hodge called the meeting to order.

09:52 AM -- Senate Bill 10-139

Senator Kester, Prime Sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 10-139 that creates a new income tax return checkoff to collect donations for the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance, a registered Colorado nonprofit organization. For income tax years 2010 through 2012, the checkoff would be added to the Colorado individual income tax form as a voluntary contribution.

Leora Starr, Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions from the committee concerning the bill's fiscal impact and the cost of adding a line item to the state income tax form.

The following person testified on the bill:

09:57 AM -- Christopher Whitney, Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance, spoke in support of the bill and described the current economy and its effect on the growing number of unwanted horses in Colorado. He also responded to questions from the committee regarding how his organization would use the donations to address the problem of unwanted horses.

10:07 AM

Senator Kester closed his remarks on the bill.

BILL:SB10-139
TIME: 10:07:58 AM
MOVED:Kester
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-139 to the Committee on Appropriations, without amendment. The motion passed on a vote of 5 to 1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Gibbs
Excused
Harvey
Yes
Kester
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Whitehead
Yes
Hodge
No
Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS