Date: 04/23/2013
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB13-162
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, ECONOMIC, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| Refer Senate Bill 13-162 to the Committee on Appro | PASS |
01:58 PM -- Senate Bill 13-162
Representative Kraft-Tharp, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 13-162 to the committee. The bill continues the regulation of plumbers until September 1, 2024, and implements the recommendations of the sunset review on the plumbers licensing program. Representative Kraft-Tharp stated that it was a health and public safety bill. Representative DelGrosso and Nordberg asked technical questions that Representative Kraft-Tharp referred to the expert witnesses.
The following individuals testified to the committee:
02:02 PM -- Bob Croft, representing himself as a master plumber, spoke neutrally on the bill. Mr. Croft stated his concern with punitive language in the bill. He also discussed his concerns about state regulations extending over local jurisdictions. He discussed instances where code variances takes place.
02:10 PM -- Steve Callahan, representing himself as the chair of the Examining Board of Plumbers and a coalition of the bill's stakeholders, spoke in favor of the bill. He stated that the coalition he represented includes the Colorado Municipal League (CML), Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI), the Plumbers Union, the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), and mechanical contractors. Mr. Callahan discussed a recent meeting of the coalition, where all members were in agreement with the current bill. He discussed the bill in detail. He discussed testimony from previous witness related to variance requests. Representative Hamner asked a question on the history of the plumbing code in the state.
02:15 PM -- Brian Pritchard, representing DORA, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Pritchard discussed background on the plumbing board and their work on an annual basis. He responded to prior committee questions and clarified the bill's legislative intent.
02:20 PM
Representative Kraft-Tharp made closing comments on the bill.
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| BILL: | SB13-162 | |
| TIME: | 02:21:18 PM |
| MOVED: | Kraft-Tharp |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 13-162 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5. |
| SECONDED: | Hamner |
| VOTE |
| DelGrosso | No |
| Exum | Yes |
| Hamner | Yes |
| Holbert | No |
| Navarro | No |
| Nordberg | No |
| Rosenthal | Yes |
| Ryden | Yes |
| Szabo | No |
| Kraft-Tharp | Yes |
| Williams | Yes |
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Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |