House Committee on Finance (04/30/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Date:	04/30/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	11:20 AM to 01:17 PM	Becker K.	X
		Conti	*
Place:	LSB A	Garnett	X
		Kagan	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Pabon	*
	Representative Court	Priola	X
		Roupe	X
This Report was prepared by		Van Winkle	X
	Katie Ruedebusch	Wilson	*
		Foote	X
		Court	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB15-1109 SB15-199 SB15-229 SB15-206 HB15-1387		Referred to Appropriations Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to Appropriations Amended, Referred to Appropriations Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole

11:21 AM -- HB15-1109

Representative Court, chair, called the meeting to order. Representative DelGrosso, sponsor, returned to the committee to discuss House Bill 15-1109. The bill was previously heard on April 29, 2015. Representative DelGrosso gave some closing remarks.


BILL:	HB15-1109
TIME:	11:32:35 AM
MOVED:	Van Winkle
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1109 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-4.
SECONDED:	Roupe
		VOTE
	Becker K.	Yes
	Conti	Yes
	Garnett	No
	Kagan	No
	Pabon	Excused
	Priola	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Van Winkle	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Foote	No
	Court	No

Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:22 AM -- SB15-199

Representative Vigil, sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 15-199. Under current law, 5 percent of the previous years' net sales of big game licenses used in the geographic areas represented by local habitat partnership committees are transferred from the Wildlife Cash Fund to the Habitat Partnership Cash Fund in the Department of Natural Resources. The transfer is set to repeal July 1, 2015. This bill extends the repeal date to July 1, 2023.


BILL:	SB15-199
TIME:	11:23:43 AM
MOVED:	Court
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 15-199 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Becker K.	Yes
	Conti	Excused
	Garnett	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Pabon	Excused
	Priola	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Van Winkle	Yes
	Wilson	Excused
	Foote	Yes
	Court	Yes

Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:24 AM -- SB15-229

Representatives Joshi and Mitsch Bush, co-prime sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 15-229. The bill creates the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) license plate. The license plate will be available (to any applicant who pays the standard license plate taxes and fees and a one-time additional special license plate fee of $50) on January 1, 2016, or when the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the ALS Association has collected 3,000 signatures of individuals committing to purchase the plate, whichever is later. The Department of Revenue may stop issuing ALS license plates if 3,000 license plates are not issued by July 1, 2020. Anyone issued the ALS license plate in advance of that date may continue to use the plate.


BILL:	SB15-229
TIME:	11:25:45 AM
MOVED:	Court
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 15-229 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:	Becker K.
		VOTE
	Becker K.	Yes
	Conti	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Pabon	Excused
	Priola	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Van Winkle	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Foote	Yes
	Court	Yes

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

11:34 AM -- SB15-206

Representatives Garnett and Keyser, co-prime sponsors, returned to the table to discuss Senate Bill 15-206. The bill was previously heard on April 29, 2015. Representative Garnett distributed amendment L.003 (Attachment A) and amendment L.004 (Attachment B). Representative Keyser discussed phasing and conservation easements. Representative Garnett explained amendment L.003 and amendment L.004.

15HouseFin0430AttachA.pdf

15HouseFin0430AttachB.pdf

11:40 AM -- Mr. Greg Sobetski, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to discuss amendment L.004. He discussed how amendment L.004 reduces the estimated fiscal impact.


BILL:	SB15-206
TIME:	11:45:14 AM
MOVED:	Garnett
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Foote
		VOTE
	Becker K.
	Conti
	Garnett
	Kagan
	Pabon	Excused
	Priola
	Roupe
	Van Winkle
	Wilson
	Foote
	Court

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB15-206
TIME:	11:45:43 AM
MOVED:	Court
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Foote
		VOTE
	Becker K.
	Conti
	Garnett
	Kagan
	Pabon	Excused
	Priola
	Roupe
	Van Winkle
	Wilson
	Foote
	Court

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB15-206
TIME:	11:49:45 AM
MOVED:	Garnett
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 15-206, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-2.
SECONDED:	Priola
		VOTE
	Becker K.	Yes
	Conti	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Pabon	Excused
	Priola	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Van Winkle	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Foote	No
	Court	No

Final YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:49 AM -- HB15-1387

Representatives Pabon and Rankin, co-prime sponsors, introduced House Bill 15-1387. Beginning July 1, 2015, the bill prohibits a medical marijuana business that receives a retail marijuana establishment license from transferring any of its medical marijuana inventory to the new retail marijuana establishment. Representative Pabon discussed the history behind the transfer targeted by the bill. In response to a committee question, Representative Pabon clarified that the bill ends transfers from medical marijuana to retail marijuana.

12:01 PM

Committee discussion ensued regarding medical marijuana, retail marijuana, and the specifics of the bill. Representative Rankin discussed the tax implications of the bill.

12:13 PM -- Mr. Ron Kammerzell and Mr. Lewis Koski, representing the Department of Revenue, came to the table to answer questions. Mr. Koski discussed the history of the transfer process. Mr. Kammerzell noted that currently businesses can only transfer plants and products. In response to committee questions, Mr. Koski discussed the volume of marijuana transferred. Mr. Kammerzell noted that the first 300 retail marijuana businesses were all medical marijuana businesses that transferred plants and product. Representative Rankin noted that this transfer situation only exists because businesses had inventory problems when retail marijuana licenses were first introduced.

12:32 PM

Committee discussion ensued.

12:36 PM -- Mr. Shawn Coleman, representing 36 Solutions and several marijuana businesses, testified in opposition to the bill. He discussed the amendments and addressed his clients' concerns with the bill.

12:43 PM -- Mr. Mike Elliot, representing the Marijuana Industry Group, testified in opposition to the bill. He discussed his group's issues with the bill. He noted the marijuana industry's willingness to pay excise taxes if businesses are still allowed to transfer the plants and product.

12:50 PM -- Mr. Jason Worf, representing the Southern Colorado Cannabis Council, testified in opposition to the bill. He discussed the opposition from small marijuana businesses to the bill.

12:55 PM -- Mr. Tyler Henson, representing the Colorado Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. He discussed the financial implications of the bill on marijuana businesses in Colorado.

01:04 PM

Representative Pabon described a forthcoming amendment.

01:10 PM

The committee took a brief recess.

01:13 PM

The committee returned.


BILL:	HB15-1387
TIME:	01:13:28 PM
MOVED:	Pabon
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. 15HouseFin0430AttachC.pdf
SECONDED:	Foote
		VOTE
	Becker K.
	Conti
	Garnett
	Kagan
	Pabon
	Priola
	Roupe
	Van Winkle
	Wilson
	Foote
	Court

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


BILL:	HB15-1387
TIME:	01:15:23 PM
MOVED:	Pabon
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1387, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:	Roupe
		VOTE
	Becker K.	Excused
	Conti	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Van Winkle	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Foote	Yes
	Court	Yes

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

01:17 PM

The committee adjourned.