Date: 04/11/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB13-183

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.007. Representative Fields discu
Refer Senate Bill 13-183, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



11:26 AM -- Senate Bill 13-183

Representative Fields introduced her bill that specifies that common interest communities, more commonly known as home owner associations (HOAs), may not prohibit xeriscaping or drought tolerant landscaping though declarations, bylaws, rules or regulations. An association may adopt rules or guidelines that regulate the type, number, and placement of drought tolerant plants. The bill also prohibits an HOA from requiring that a unit owner water landscaping in violation of municipal watering restrictions. She provided Amendment L.007 to the committee (Attachment A). She responded to questions from the committee.

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11:34 AM -- RJ Hicks, GreenCO, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the need to ensure that vegetation in Colorado suit the environment of the state. He discussed the language in Amendment L.007. He responded to questions from the committee.

11:41 AM -- Chris Pacetti, Community Association Institute, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.
BILL:SB13-183
TIME: 11:47:22 AM
MOVED:Fields
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.007. Representative Fields discussed the purpose of the amendment. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Rankin
VOTE
Dore
Exum
Garcia
Gardner
Excused
Ginal
Holbert
Lebsock
Navarro
Rankin
Vigil
Wright
Singer
Fields
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


11:48 AM

Representative Fields made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
BILL:SB13-183
TIME: 11:49:12 AM
MOVED:Fields
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 13-183, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1.
SECONDED:Lebsock
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Gardner
Excused
Ginal
Yes
Holbert
No
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wright
Yes
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



11:51 AM

The committee adjourned.