Date: 04/02/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1269

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
The motion passed without objection.
Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment D). The motion p
Refer House Bill 14-1269, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:56 PM -- HB14-1269

Representatives Court and Williams came to the table to present House Bill 14-1269, which was considered for action only. They distributed an article on online sales tax fairness to the committee (Attachment C). Representative Court explained that Amendment L.009 (Attachment D), a strike-below amendment, further establishes the presumption of nexus under the bill and provides a fairer environment for small businesses in Colorado. Representative Williams explained that the amendment incorporates the feedback of the small business community from the bill's initial hearing in the House Finance Committee. Committee discussion and questioning of the presumption of nexus, as laid out by the amendment, ensued.

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02:02 PM

Esther van Mourik, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to speak to the specifics of Amendment L.009 and how it defines nexus. She responded to questions on nexus, and committee discussion ensued.


02:07 PM

John Vecchiarelli, Director of Taxation, Department of Revenue, came to the table to provide real examples of nexus within Colorado. Committee discussion ensued.


02:16 PM

Representative Court responded to a question on how legislation that is under consideration by the federal government could affect the legislation enacted by HB14-1269.
BILL:HB14-1269
TIME: 02:18:19 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Becker
DelGrosso
Foote
Joshi
Kagan
Melton
Pabon
Priola
Saine
Swalm
Wilson
Labuda
Court
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB14-1269
TIME: 02:19:59 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1269, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Becker
Yes
DelGrosso
No
Foote
Yes
Joshi
No
Kagan
Yes
Melton
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Priola
No
Saine
No
Swalm
No
Wilson
No
Labuda
Yes
Court
Yes
YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS