Date: 02/18/2014
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1168
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, ECONOMIC, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| Refer House Bill 14-1168 to the Committee on Finan | PASS |
01:38 PM -- HB 14-1168
Representative Williams called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Duran, sponsor, presented House Bill 14-1168, concerning the repeal of the "Private Investigators Voluntary Licensure Act." In 2011, the General Assembly enacted House Bill 11-1195, authorizing the creation of a voluntary licensure program for Private Investigators (PIs) in the Division of Professions and Occupations in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). This bill, recommended by the Joint Budget Committee (JBC), repeals the voluntary licensure program. Effective July 1, 2014, the division is precluded from accepting new voluntary PI license applications or renewing voluntary PI licenses issued prior to that date. The program repeals when all outstanding licenses expire.
Representative Duran discussed the financial strain the voluntary licensure program had placed on DORA and the purpose of the Senate counterpart of this bill, Senate Bill 14-133, which would require mandatory licensure of private investigators. She stated that HB 14-1168 was a stopgap measure, in case SB 14-133 did not pass. Representative Duran responded to clarifying questions from the committee on the counterpart bill.
01:41 PM -- Dino Ioannides, DORA, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee.
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| BILL: | HB14-1168 | |
| TIME: | 01:43:55 PM |
| MOVED: | Kraft-Tharp |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 14-1168 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. |
| SECONDED: | Nordberg |
| VOTE |
| Exum | Yes |
| Hamner | Yes |
| Holbert | Excused |
| Navarro | Yes |
| Nordberg | Yes |
| Rosenthal | Yes |
| Ryden | Yes |
| Szabo | Yes |
| Wright | Yes |
| Kraft-Tharp | Yes |
| Williams | Yes |
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Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |