Date: 02/19/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1206

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1206, as amended, to the Commi		PASS
PASS



01:31 PM -- HB 15-1206

Representative Singer, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1206 to the committee. The bill allows a taxpayer to apply for a refund of any state sales tax or use tax paid for machinery or equipment used directly and primarily in the recycling or reprocessing of waste products in years 2015 through 2019. The bill specifies the types of machinery or equipment to which the refund applies and specifies procedures for applying to the Department of Revenue to receive the refund.

01:34 PM -- Marjorie Griek, Colorado Association for Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Griek spoke about the economic benefits of recycling and the economic impact of the recycling industry on Colorado. Ms. Griek provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A) summarizing the findings of an economic study of recycling in Colorado. Ms. Griek also spoke about the shortage of infrastructure in the state. Ms. Griek and Representative Singer responded to questions from the committee.

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01:41 PM -- Alec Orloff, CFO of Alpine Waste and Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Orloff described the work of his company and past unsuccessful attempts by the company to apply for other similar sales and use tax refunds for manufacturers. Mr. Orloff responded to questions from the committee regarding the sales taxes paid by his company on manufacturing equipment.

01:46 PM -- Kevin Bronski, Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR), responded to questions from the committee regarding CDOR's current policies regarding this topic and the current definition of "manufacturing" used by the Department.

01:51 PM -- Michale Barry, Angel of Shavano Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Barry spoke about his company's operations and how the bill would impact business in rural Colorado.

01:53 PM -- Tom Lincoln, A1 Organics, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lincoln spoke about the work his company does. Mr. Lincoln responded to questions from the committee.

01:58 PM -- Mr. Bronski returned to the witness table to respond to committee questions regarding the applicability of the bill on recycling equipment used to recycle old tires.

02:01 PM -- Steve Derus, Momentum Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Derus spoke about the impact the bill would have on his company's expansion goals. Mr. Derus responded to questions from the committee.

01:31 PM

Mr. Singer introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment B) to the committee and responded to committee questions regarding the amendment.

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BILL:HB15-1206
TIME: 02:18:03 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Winter
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
No
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
No
Sias
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



02:19 PM

Representative Singer made closing remarks on the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
BILL:HB15-1206
TIME: 02:23:20 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1206, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:Winter
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
No
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Sias
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:24 PM

The committee took a brief recess.