Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:02/22/2012
ATTENDANCE
Time:09:46 AM to 12:04 PM
Brown
X
Coram
X
Place:HCR 0107
Fischer
X
Jones
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Looper
X
Representative Sonnenberg
McKinley
X
Ryden
X
This Report was prepared by
Scott
X
Lauren Ris
Vaad
X
Vigil
X
Wilson
X
Baumgardner
X
Sonnenberg
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB12-1167
HB12-1280		Postponed Indefinitely
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only

09:47 AM -- House Bill 12-1167

Representative Fischer, House Bill 12-1167 sponsor, provided a summary of the testimony on the bill from February 20.
BILL:HB12-1167
TIME: 09:49:45 AM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment A). Ed DeCecco, Legislative Legal Services, explained a portion of the amendment. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Jones
VOTE
Brown
Coram
Fischer
Jones
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Scott
Vaad
Vigil
Wilson
Baumgardner
Sonnenberg
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

120222AttachA.pdf

BILL:HB12-1167
TIME: 09:58:00 AM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved amendment L.007(Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Wilson
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Coram
No
Fischer
Yes
Jones
Yes
Looper
No
McKinley
No
Ryden
Yes
Scott
No
Vaad
No
Vigil
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Baumgardner
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

120222AttachB.pdf

09:58 AM

Representative Fischer discussed the TABOR (Article X, Section 20, Colorado Constitution) implications of the bill.


10:04 AM

Ed Dececco, Legislative Legal Services, explained amendment L.007.
BILL:HB12-1167
TIME: 10:12:53 AM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 12-1167, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion failed on a vote of 4-9.
SECONDED:Wilson
VOTE
Brown
No
Coram
No
Fischer
Yes
Jones
Yes
Looper
No
McKinley
No
Ryden
No
Scott
No
Vaad
No
Vigil
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Baumgardner
No
Sonnenberg
No
YES: 4 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB12-1167
TIME: 10:25:09 AM
MOVED:Baumgardner
MOTION:Moved to postpone House Bill 12-1167 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Coram
Yes
Fischer
No
Jones
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Scott
Yes
Vaad
Yes
Vigil
No
Wilson
No
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:26 AM -- House Bill 12-1280

Representative Coram, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1280, which authorizes the Colorado Lottery Commission to license no more than two lottery retailers to install and operate video lottery terminals at up to three sites within the state. The bill defines a video lottery terminal (VLT) to mean an electronic computerized game machine that: is networked and can be monitored, controlled, and audited by a central technology system; upon insertion of cash value, is available to play a video game of chance authorized by the Lottery Division; and uses microprocessors to award to a player, on the basis of chance, free games or credits evidenced by a printed pay voucher redeemable for currency. The bill states that a video lottery terminal is not a machine or device that directly disburses coins, cash, tokens, or any item of value other than a printed pay voucher; or a machine or device defined as a slot machine in the state constitution. Representative Coram answered questions from the committee and distributed amendments (Attachments C, D, and E).

120222AttachC.pdf120222AttachD.pdf120222AttachE.pdf


The following individuals testified:

10:42 AM -- Larry Hill, Triple Crown Casinos, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the similarities of VLTs to slot machines and the impact the bill will have on gaming towns. He distributed Attachment F. Mr. Hill answered questions from the committee.

120222AttachF.pdf

10:50 AM -- Ed and Shirley Smith, Wild Card Casino, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the impact VLTs will have on their casinos. They distributed Attachment G.

120222AttachG.pdf

10:55 AM -- Mark Grueskin, Colorado Gaming Association and Cory Hoffmann, City of Black Hawk, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the constitutional limitations of gaming to cities of Black Hawk and Central City.

11:04 AM -- Bill Mosher, Trammell Crow, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the bill's impact to the state's gaming revenues.

11:07 AM -- Sally Hopper, representing herself, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the impacts of the bill to the State Historical Fund and historic preservation.

11:12 AM -- Grayson Robinson, Arapahoe County Sheriff, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the potential impact of a VLT site in Arapahoe County.

11:16 AM -- Nancy Sharpe, Arapahoe County Commissioners, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the impacts of the bill to Arapahoe County's infrastructure and law enforcement.

11:21 AM -- Mark Williams, Mayor City of Arvada, spoke in opposition to the bill.

11:23 AM -- Nick Hoover, Colorado Restaurant Association, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the impacts of the bill to restaurants.

11:24 AM -- Cathy Garcia, Action 22, spoke in opposition to the bill and distributed Attachment H.

120222AttachH.pdf

11:29 AM -- Jean Dubofsky, Mile High Racing, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the bill's constitutionality. (Attachment I.)

120222AttachI.pdf


11:33 AM -- John Anderson, Mile High Racing, spoke in support of the bill, and discussed the constitutionality of the bill and explained Colorado Supreme Court opinions on the issue. He distributed Attachment J.

120222AttachJ.pdf

11:36 AM -- Diane Schwenke, Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the bill and the potential benefits of the bill on businesses and community colleges.

11:42 AM -- Dr. Lance Bolten, Colorado Community Colleges, spoke in support of the bill and explained how community colleges would benefit from the bill.

11:45 AM -- Shannon Rushton, Colorado Horse Racing Association, spoke in support of the bill and discussed how the bill will help the horse racing industry.

11:52 AM -- Ray Teutsch, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and discussed horse racing in Colorado.

11:56 AM -- Mark Suprka, Colorado Community College, answered questions from the committee about the bill's impacts to community colleges.

11:58 AM -- Brent Beeman, Running B Stables, spoke in support of the bill, and discussed his profession as a horse trainer and how the bill will help his business.

12:03 PM -- Mark Hillman, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and discussed racing tracks and horse racing in the state.

12:11 PM

The bill was laid over and the committee adjourned.