Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Date:03/18/2015
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:36 PM to 03:27 PM
Becker K.
X
Conti
X
Place:LSB A
Garnett
*
Kagan
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Pabon
X
Representative Court
Priola
*
Roupe
E
This Report was prepared by
Van Winkle
X
Katie Ruedebusch
Wilson
X
Foote
*
Court
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB15-1206
HB15-1247
HB15-1126		Postponed Indefinitely
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
Postponed Indefinitely


01:36 PM -- HB15-1206

Representative Court, chair, called the meeting to order. Representative Singer, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1206. The bill had previously been laid over for action only on March 4, 2015. He asked that the bill be postponed indefinitely.
























BILL:HB15-1206
TIME: 01:37:26 PM
MOVED:Wilson
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1206 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:Van Winkle
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Conti
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Priola
Excused
Roupe
Excused
Van Winkle
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Foote
Yes
Court
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:41 PM -- HB15-1247

Representative Saine, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1247. The bill, recommended by the Legislative Audit Committee, increases the fees charged by the State Engineer in the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for dam project design review and adds a fee for the annual inspection of dams subject to storage restrictions. She noted that dam fees have not risen for 25 years.

01:52 PM -- Ms. Monica Bowers, representing the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), came to the table to answer committee questions. She discussed the audit conducted by OSA and the fee changes in the bill.

01:59 PM -- Ms. Dianna Orf, representing the Colorado Water Congress (CWC), testified about CWC's concerns with the bill. She discussed a potential amendment and restricted dams.

02:02 PM -- Mr. Chris Treese, representing the Colorado River District, testified about proposed amendments to the bill. He discussed small dam owners, restricted dams, and the proposed fee increases in the bill.
02:11 PM -- Mr. Kevin Rein, representing the DNR Division of Water Resources, came to the table to answer questions. He discussed the determination process for the proposed fee increases and the dam inspection process.


02:20 PM

The bill was laid over for further action at a future date.







02:20 PM -- HB15-1126

Representative Rosenthal, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1126. The bill, beginning in tax year 2016, allows a full-time Colorado resident stationed outside the United States for civilian employment by the United States government to file as a nonresident on his or her Colorado income tax return. The taxpayer must have spent at least 305 days of the tax year outside of the country to qualify. If a spouse accompanies the individual he or she may also elect treatment as a nonresident individual. He distributed amendment L.004 (Attachment A). He discussed his reasons for including spouses in the bill. Committee discussion ensued.

15HouseFin0318AttachA.pdf15HouseFin0318AttachA.pdf

02:28 PM -- Mr. Louis Pino, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table discuss the fiscal impact of potential amendments. He distributed a handout (Attachment B) which notes the fiscal impact of potential amendments.

15HouseFin0318AttachB.pdf15HouseFin0318AttachB.pdf

02:49 PM

Committee discussion ensued.

02:54 PM -- Mr. Kevin Bronski, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue, came to the table to discuss the federal Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. He noted that federal government employees are not eligible for the exclusion.

























BILL:HB15-1126
TIME: 03:09:48 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.004, as amended (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Becker K.
Conti
Garnett
Kagan
Pabon
Priola
Roupe
Excused
Van Winkle
Wilson
Foote
Court
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:HB15-1126
TIME: 03:06:52 PM
MOVED:Pabon
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection.
15HouseFin0318AttachE.pdf15HouseFin0318AttachE.pdf
SECONDED:Becker K.
VOTE
Becker K.
Conti
Garnett
Kagan
Pabon
Priola
Roupe
Excused
Van Winkle
Wilson
Foote
Court
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1126
TIME: 03:04:29 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment D) The motion passed on a vote of 6-4.
15HouseFin0318AttachD.pdf15HouseFin0318AttachD.pdf
SECONDED:Becker K.
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Conti
No
Garnett
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Priola
No
Roupe
Excused
Van Winkle
No
Wilson
No
Foote
Yes
Court
Yes
YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




























BILL:HB15-1126
TIME: 02:59:08 PM
MOVED:Priola
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment C). The motion failed on a 5-5 vote.
15HouseFin0318AttachC.pdf15HouseFin0318AttachC.pdf
SECONDED:Conti
VOTE
Becker K.
No
Conti
Yes
Garnett
No
Kagan
Yes
Pabon
No
Priola
Yes
Roupe
Excused
Van Winkle
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Foote
No
Court
No
YES: 5 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

BILL:HB15-1126
TIME: 03:18:12 PM
MOVED:Becker K.
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1126, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 4-6.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Conti
Yes
Garnett
No
Kagan
No
Pabon
Yes
Priola
No
Roupe
Excused
Van Winkle
No
Wilson
No
Foote
No
Court
Yes
YES: 4 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB15-1126
TIME: 03:26:15 PM
MOVED:Priola
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1126 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-3.
SECONDED:Foote
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Conti
No
Garnett
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Pabon
No
Priola
Yes
Roupe
Excused
Van Winkle
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Foote
Yes
Court
No
FINAL YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


03:27 PM

The committee adjourned.