Date: 03/20/2014
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1316
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, ECONOMIC, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed on a vote
Refer House Bill 14-1316, as amended, to the Commi | PASS
PASS |
01:33 PM -- HB 14-1316
Representative Williams called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Salazar and Representative Williams presented House Bill 14-1316, concerning methods to determine whether disparities involving certain historically underutilized businesses exist within the state procurement process. This bill directs the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) to conduct a study to determine whether disparities exist in the state procurement system. The study's final report is to be completed, posted online by the Minority Business Office, and submitted to members of the General Assembly by December 1, 2015. The executive director of the DPA is required to include the findings of the study and any additional recommendations in his or her State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act hearing. The executive director of the DPA is also required to develop a method for tracking state contracts with historically underutilized businesses, and to publish this information online. The DPA must track and publish this information beginning on January 1, 2015.
Representative Williams distributed two handouts to the committee (Attachments A and B, respectively) and discussed the handouts. Representative Salazar discussed data related to minority-owned businesses in the state. The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
140320 AttachA.pdf
140320 AttachB.pdf
The following individuals testified on the bill:
01:43 PM -- Carol Pfarr, representing DPA, came to the table to respond to the committee's questions on the state's procurement process.
01:47 PM -- Diedra Garcia, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She discussed her perspective on the bill through her own small business, as a minority- and women-owned business advocate, and through her family's construction business.
01:53 PM -- Carolyn Love, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Love discussed her experience as a minority small business owner operating a property management business.
01:56 PM -- Phil Hayes, representing the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hayes discussed the state contracting process and responded to questions from the committee.
02:04 PM -- Chris Hinds, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
02:05 PM -- Leslie Herod, representing One Colorado and the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. She stated her organization's stance that Lesbian-, Gay-, Bi-Sexual-, and Transgender-owned businesses should also be included in the bill.
02:08 PM -- Michael Gifford, representing the Associated General Contractors of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his industries desire to support and lends its assistance to the study, and the need for the study. He discussed Senate Bill 09-228 as it relates to the bill.
02:12 PM -- Martin Johnson, representing Harvestons Securities, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his and his colleagues concerns with the exclusion of minority-owned financial industries in the state procurement process. He responded to questions from the committee.
02:18 PM -- Abdur-Rahim Ali, representing Leadership Caucus, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ali discussed the disparities he sees in the state procurement process as it relates to minority-owned businesses.
02:20 PM -- Helga Grunerud, Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Grunerad discussed the reasons her organization supports the bill. She compared the investment in minority- and women-owned businesses to an
02:23 PM -- Erin Bennett, representing 9 to 5, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Bennett discussed the importance of studying disparities in the state.
02:25 PM -- Ronald Roybal, representing the Roybal Corporation and the Committee for City and Airport Fairness, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his concerns with disparity in the state procurement process. Mr. Roybal responded to questions from the committee.
02:35 PM
Mr. Roybal continued to respond to questions from the committee.
02:36 PM -- Sherman Hamilton, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hamilton discussed his reticence to respond to state-issued RFPs anymore based on continued unsuccessful efforts over the past 15 years as a minority business owner.
02:40 PM -- Walter Jones, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He discussed examples of large public contracts that were not issued to diverse businesses and discussed the state and City of Denver's history of disparity studies. He stated that the study should include employment statistics. He responded to questions from the committee.
02:46 PM -- Linda Purcell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Purcell discussed her experience as the owner of a small, women-owned business. She discussed her concerns with the state procurement process. She discussed the qualifications of minority- and women-owned businesses in the state. She discussed her recommendations for the study.
02:53 PM -- Nicole Singleton, representing the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Singleton discussed the work of her chamber, and its support for the study.
02:55 PM -- Adriane Sanford, representing herself and the Sanford Group, LLC, testified in support of the bill. She discussed her concerns with disparity in the state procurement process.
02:58 PM -- Dan Pearsall, representing the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his organization's work in leveling the playing field for minority owned businesses in the transportation field. He stated that the bill would open the door for the state to understand disparities in the procurement process, which he said do exist.
03:02 PM -- Loren Furman, representing the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, testified in support of the bill. She echoed the testimony of the witnesses before and stated that the bill would provide important opportunities for businesses in the state. Ms. Furman and Representative Salazar responded to questions from the committee.
03:06 PM -- Richard Lewis, representing the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lewis discussed the complex nature of the disparity issue and his organization's eagerness to work on the issue. He discussed his own company's struggle to do business with the state government, while the mainstay of its business is with the federal government.
03:11 PM -- Maya Wheeler, representing Colorado Black Women for Political Action, testified in support of the bill.
03:12 PM -- Michael Mares, representing Walker-Dilworth Insurance and the Hispanic Chamber Education Foundation, testified in support of the bill.
03:13 PM -- Glen Dilworth, representing Walker-Dilworth Insurance, testified in support of the bill. He stated his desire to see a percentage of state contracts issued to minority- and women-owned businesses.
03:15 PM -- Deborah Ward-White, representing the Colorado Multi-Ethnic Cultural Consortium, testified in support of the bill.
03:17 PM -- Clinton Thurlow, representing Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Thurlow discussed his experience as a veteran and an engineer. He discussed his experience with a disparity study in South Carolina. He responded to questions from the committee.
03:20 PM
Representative Williams discussed Amendment L.001, (Attachment C) which would add Lesbian-, Gay-, Bi-Sexual-, and Transgender-owned businesses to the study.
140320 AttachC.pdf
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| BILL: | HB14-1316 | |
| TIME: | 03:21:23 PM |
| MOVED: | Williams |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. |
| SECONDED: | Kraft-Tharp |
| VOTE |
| Exum | Yes |
| Hamner | Yes |
| Holbert | No |
| Navarro | Yes |
| Nordberg | No |
| Rosenthal | Yes |
| Ryden | Yes |
| Szabo | No |
| Wright | No |
| Kraft-Tharp | Yes |
| Williams | Yes |
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YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
03:22 PM
The sponsors delivered closing remarks on the bill. Committee members made closing remarks.
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| BILL: | HB14-1316 | |
| TIME: | 03:25:50 PM |
| MOVED: | Williams |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 14-1316, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5. |
| SECONDED: | Ryden |
| VOTE |
| Exum | Yes |
| Hamner | Yes |
| Holbert | No |
| Navarro | No |
| Nordberg | No |
| Rosenthal | Yes |
| Ryden | Yes |
| Szabo | No |
| Wright | No |
| Kraft-Tharp | Yes |
| Williams | Yes |
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Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
03:28 PM
The committee took a brief recess.