Date: 02/25/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1181

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H) The motion pa
Refer House Bill 15-1181, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



11:16 AM -- HB15-1181

The committee took a brief recess.


11:17 AM

The committee returned to order. Representative Keyser, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1181. The bill allows a state income tax deduction for military income earned by a Colorado resident stationed outside the state on active military duty. To qualify, the service person's military home of record and state of legal residence must be located in Colorado. The state income tax deduction will be available for tax years 2016 through 2020.


11:29 AM

Representative Keyser continued his presentation of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.


11:40 AM

Committee discussion of the bill continued.

11:44 AM -- Gary Force, representing the United Veterans Committee (UVC), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Force indicated that the UVC members voted unanimously to support the bill. He spoke about the practice of military service members changing their official state of residence to save money. He responded to questions from the committee about this practice.

11:49 AM -- Kara Wheeler, representing the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill.

11:51 AM -- Louis Pino, representing Legislative Council Staff, and Kevin Bronski, representing the Department of Revenue, came to the table to respond to questions about the fiscal note.


11:55 AM

Representative Keyser explained the effect of amendment L.002 (Attachment H).

15HouseState0225AttachH.pdf15HouseState0225AttachH.pdf
BILL:HB15-1181
TIME: 11:56:50 AM
MOVED:Salazar
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H) The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Ryden
VOTE
Foote
Humphrey
Lontine
Neville P.
Primavera
Tate
Thurlow
Tyler
Willett
Salazar
Ryden
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


11:57 AM

Representative Keyser wrapped up his presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.
BILL:HB15-1181
TIME: 12:06:29 AM
MOVED:Salazar
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1181, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3.
SECONDED:Ryden
VOTE
Foote
Yes
Humphrey
No
Lontine
Yes
Neville P.
No
Primavera
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Tyler
No
Willett
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS