House Committee on Transportation & Energy (03/06/2014)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Date:	03/06/2014	ATTENDANCE

Time:	09:51 AM to 10:12 AM	Buck	X
		Coram	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Everett	X
		Fischer	E
This Meeting was called to order by		Ginal	*
	Representative Tyler	Kraft-Tharp	*
		Lawrence	X
This Report was prepared by		Lee	*
	Kelli Kelty	Mitsch Bush	X
		Peniston	X
		Scott	X
		Moreno	*
		Tyler	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB14-055 HB14-1284		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole

09:52 AM -- SB 14-055

Representative Tyler, chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Coram, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 14-055. The reengrossed bill clarifies the type of vehicle that is subject to the $2 daily vehicle rental fee. Current law imposes the fee on the rental of any vehicle that is registered as a rental vehicle and owned by a person whose primary business is the short-term rental of said vehicles to other people. The bill amends current law to apply the daily vehicle rental fee to all short-term vehicle rentals in the state, for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less, regardless of the primary business of the vehicle owner. Subsequent renewals that extend the rental period beyond 30 days are exempt from the fee. The bill defines short-term vehicle rental as consisting of 30 days or less. Representative Coram discussed the intent of the bill.

The following people testified on the bill:

09:54 AM -- Tom James, representing the Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA), testified in support of the bill. Representative Peniston asked if Enterprise is a member of TRALA.


BILL:	SB14-055
TIME:	09:57:28 AM
MOVED:	Coram
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 14-055 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1, with two members excused.
SECONDED:	Scott
		VOTE
	Buck	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Everett	No
	Fischer	Excused
	Ginal	Excused
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Lawrence	Yes
	Lee	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

09:58 AM -- HB 14-1284

Representatives Tyler and Coram, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 14-1284. The Department of Revenue (DOR) is currently authorized to issue legislative license plates to members of the Colorado General Assembly. This bill makes changes to the process and requirements under which these license plates are registered and issued. Under the bill, the DOR will register legislative license plates as the primary registration for the vehicle and place an "H" or an "S" on the plate along with the legislator's Senate or House district number. The letter and number combination on the plate will serve as the legislator's vehicle registration number. Only one vehicle per legislator may be registered with the legislative license plate and the plate cannot be used on a vehicle other than the one to which the plate is registered. The vehicle registration must be renewed annually through the current vehicle registration renewal process, and the vehicle owner must pay annual registration taxes and fees and pass a vehicle emissions inspection where applicable. The license plate expires when the legislator leaves office for any reason. The bill applies to vehicles registered or legislative license plates issued on or after January 1, 2015. Representative Coram discussed the intent of the legislation. Representative Tyler discussed how the bill creates more accountability for legislative license plates. Representative Scott asked about the fiscal note and whether a legislator could pay for a second set of license plates.

10:03 AM -- Tony Anderson, representing DOR, responded to Representative Scott's question concerning an additional set of license plates. Representative Tyler commented on the programming system for license plates.


BILL:	HB14-1284
TIME:	10:07:30 AM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1284 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4, with one member excused.
SECONDED:	Coram
		VOTE
	Buck	No
	Coram	Yes
	Everett	No
	Fischer	Excused
	Ginal	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Lawrence	No
	Lee	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Scott	No
	Moreno	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:12 AM

The committee adjourned.