Date: 04/22/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1332

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment N). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1332, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



05:10 PM -- HB15-1332

Representative Pabon, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1332. The bill, as amended by the House Transportation and Energy Committee, creates a state income tax credit for a taxpayer who purchases and installs the equipment necessary to generate electricity using hydroelectricity or wind resources. To qualify, the taxpayer must be an end-user electric customer of a cooperative electric association or municipal electric utility and production must be located on the taxpayer's side of the meter.

05:23 PM -- Mr. Mike Bergey, representing the Distributed Wind Energy Association, testified in support of the bill. He discussed how this bill would benefit rural energy investment. In response to a committee question, he discussed the success of similar programs in other states.

05:33 PM -- Mr. Louis Pino, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to answer questions regarding amendment L.002's effect on the fiscal note.
BILL:HB15-1332
TIME: 05:36:15 PM
MOVED:Pabon
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment N). The motion passed without objection.
15HouseFin0422AttachN.pdf15HouseFin0422AttachN.pdf
SECONDED:Court
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:HB15-1332
TIME: 05:48:19 PM
MOVED:Pabon
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1332, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5.
SECONDED:Garnett
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Conti
No
Garnett
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Priola
No
Roupe
No
Van Winkle
No
Wilson
Yes
Foote
Yes
Court
No
YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS