Bill Summary for Bill Number HB14-1387

Date: 04/23/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1387

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion p Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion p Refer House Bill 14-1387, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

12:02 PM -- HB14-1387

Representatives Szabo and Fischer, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 14-1387. The bill, recommended by the Capital Development Committee (CDC), updates definitions and codifies existing practice associated with the categorization and review of capital construction budget requests. It also removes obsolete statutory provisions and makes conforming amendments. In addition, the bill makes the following changes to existing practice:

amends the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Act in order to permit an additional grant award for FY 2013-14;

changes the period of time that the CDC is required to forecast the amount of available revenue for capital projects to conform with the forecast period used in the economic forecasts published by Legislative Council Staff;

modifies existing thresholds governing notice requirements and the procurement of various services associated with construction projects;

requires the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) to establish and maintain a separate inventory of information technology equipment valued in excess of $100,000 for all state agencies;

eliminates the sunset of the CDC; and

changes deadlines for capital budget submissions by the Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB).

Amendments L.001, L.002, and L.003 were distributed (Attachments A, B, and C). Representatives Fischer and Szabo explained the effects of amendments L.001 and L.002. They responded to questions from the committee.

14HseState0423AttachA.pdf

14HseState0423AttachB.pdf

14HseState0423AttachC.pdf

12:12 PM -- Esther van Mourik, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about L.002. Ms. van Mourik also discussed substantive changes to the bill.

12:20 PM -- Kori Donaldson, representing Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions about the bill and, specifically, the Art in Public Places Program. Ms. van Mourik weighed in as well.

12:25 PM

Representative Ryden explained the purpose of amendment L.003. She responded to questions from the committee.

12:27 PM -- Greg Romberg, representing the Colorado Press Association, testified in favor of the adoption of L.003. Mr. Romberg spoke about legal notices published in the newspaper. He explained how legal notices are also required to be published on a website maintained by the press association pursuant to House Bill 14-1086. He discussed limitations on fees for such notices. The committee continued to discuss the amendment. Representative Ryden announced that she would not offer the amendment in committee, but would work on it further and offer it on second reading.


BILL:	HB14-1387
TIME:	12:38:10 PM
MOVED:	Gerou
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Humphrey
		VOTE
	Conti
	Foote
	Gerou
	Humphrey
	Labuda
	Melton
	Moreno
	Nordberg
	Williams
	Salazar
	Ryden

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB14-1387
TIME:	12:38:38 PM
MOVED:	Labuda
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Melton
		VOTE
	Conti
	Foote
	Gerou
	Humphrey
	Labuda
	Melton
	Moreno
	Nordberg
	Williams
	Salazar
	Ryden

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

12:39 PM

Representatives Fischer and Szabo wrapped up their presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.


BILL:	HB14-1387
TIME:	12:40:57 PM
MOVED:	Salazar
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1387, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Gerou
		VOTE
	Conti	Yes
	Foote	Yes
	Gerou	Yes
	Humphrey	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Williams	Yes
	Salazar	Yes
	Ryden	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:42 PM

The committee took a brief recess.