Date: 01/21/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1004

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1004 to the Committee on ApproPASS



01:44 PM -- HB 15-1004

Representative Tyler, prime sponsor, came to the table to present House Bill 15-1004. He explained that the bill, recommended by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee, creates a firefighter motorcycle special license plate and makes an appropriation. The license plate will be available to an applicant who provides documentation to the Department of Revenue (DOR) confirming that he or she is an active, volunteer, or retired firefighter. In addition to the standard motorcycle license plate fees, applicants must pay a one-time additional fee of $50. Of this fee, $25 is credited to the Licensing Services Cash Fund and $25 is credited to the Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF). The plate will be available January 1, 2016.

1:47 PM -- Tim McChesney, representing Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, testified in support of HB15-1004. He explained why he believes the license plate would be beneficial for the state and gave an overview of group plates currently available. He responded to a question regarding how many firefighter motorcycle license plates the state expects to produce.

01:49 PM -- Tony Anderson, representing DOR, came to the table for questions on the special license plate. He responded to questions on whether the regular firefighter license plate pays more fees into the HUTF than the motorcycle license plate would. Committee discussion of license plate fees ensued.
BILL:HB15-1004
TIME: 01:54:27 PM
MOVED:Tyler
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1004 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1, with 1 member excused. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1.
SECONDED:Coram
VOTE
Becker J.
Excused
Buck
Yes
Carver
Yes
Coram
Yes
Esgar
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Neville P.
No
Nordberg
Yes
Winter
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


01:56 PM

Representative Tyler discussed the agenda of the next committee meeting. The committee was adjourned.