Date: 04/24/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB13-1302

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 13-1302 to the Committee of the WPASS



02:03 PM -- House Bill 13-1302

Representative Moreno introduced his bill that changes current law that requires multiple special districts that want to consolidate to amend their service plan and obtain approval from affected cities and towns whenever consolidation occurs. The bill would require that districts obtain approval only when the consolidation will provide new or different services entirely within the boundaries of a municipality, compared to the services currently provided by one or more of the consolidating districts. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:06 PM -- Dino Ross, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. He described his work as an attorney dealing with issues related to special districts. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:18 PM -- Evan Goulding, Special District Association of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A).

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02:22 PM -- Matthew Hilinski, Colorado State Fire Chiefs, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed his experience in combining special districts for the purposes of fire safety. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:25 PM -- Mr. Ross returned to the table to respond to questions from the committee regarding disparate mill levies when districts combine and the impact on taxes in the district.
BILL:HB13-1302
TIME: 02:27:27 PM
MOVED:Lebsock
MOTION:Refer House Bill 13-1302 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Singer
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wright
Yes
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS