Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Date:02/11/2015
ATTENDANCE
Time:11:00 AM to 01:34 PM
Foote
X
Humphrey
X
Place:RM 271
Lontine
X
Neville P.
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Primavera
X
Representative Ryden
Tate
X
Thurlow
X
This Report was prepared by
Tyler
X
Jessika Shipley
Willett
X
Salazar
X
Ryden
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB15-1136
HB15-1026
HB15-1113
HB15-1119		Referred to Finance
Referred to Transportation & Energy
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only


11:00 AM -- HB15-1136

Representative Navarro, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1136. Under current law, a military veteran who meets the statutory requirements for physical impairment may be issued one set of persons with disabilities (PWD) disabled veteran license plates that allow the driver to utilize PWD reserved parking. This bill allows for the issuance of two sets of PWD disabled veteran license plates per qualified disabled military veteran.

11:03 AM -- Chuck Broerman, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Broerman responded to questions from the committee about the costs associated with the bill.

11:07 AM -- Chris Hinds, representing the Colorado Advisory Council on Persons With Disabilities, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hinds expressed his opinion that the bill makes necessary changes to current law.

11:09 AM -- Frank McCurdy, representing the United Veterans Committee, testified in support of the bill. Mr. McCurdy described the criteria for PWD disabled veteran license plate qualification.













11:11 AM

Representative Navarro wrapped up her presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.
BILL:HB15-1136
TIME: 11:14:41 AM
MOVED:Humphrey
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1136 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Salazar
VOTE
Foote
Yes
Humphrey
Yes
Lontine
Yes
Neville P.
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Willett
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


11:14 AM -- HB15-1026

Representative Roupe, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1026. Under current law, a military veteran who meets the statutory requirements for physical impairment may be issued either a "handicap disabled veteran" special license plate or a "disabled veteran" special license plate. The "handicap disabled veteran" special license plate allows the plate holder to utilize PWD reserved parking, while the "disabled veteran" special license plate comes without parking privileges. Disabled veterans without "handicap disabled veteran" special license plates may still utilize PWD reserved parking, if eligible, by displaying a rearview mirror placard issued by the Department of Revenue (DOR).

This bill allows the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) within the DOR to create and issue a PWD version for each of the 36 other military special license plates. The DMV will also create a PWD version of each of the 36 military motorcycle special license plates. In total, 72 new PWD military veterans license plates will be created. This bill applies to license plates issued on or after January 1, 2016.

Representative Roupe provided a fact sheet about the bill (Attachment A).

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11:16 AM -- Chuck Broerman, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Broerman spoke about the high concentration of veterans in El Paso County.

11:19 AM -- Chris Hinds, representing the Colorado Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hinds discussed concerns he originally had with the bill that have since been addressed by Representative Roupe. He described efforts by the advisory council to educate the public about disabled parking.

11:23 AM -- Frank McCurdy, representing the United Veterans Committee, testified in support of the bill.


11:25 AM

Representative Roupe wrapped up her presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.
BILL:HB15-1026
TIME: 11:26:59 AM
MOVED:Salazar
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1026 to the Committee on Transportation and Energy. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Primavera
VOTE
Foote
Yes
Humphrey
Yes
Lontine
Yes
Neville P.
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Willett
Yes
Salazar
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


11:27 AM -- HB15-1113

Representative Roupe, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1113. The bill creates a requirement that if the foreclosing party causes a continuance of a foreclosure sale on a common interest community (HOA) property, that party is responsible to pay common expense assessments (HOA dues) for the period between the designated date of sale and the actual date of sale. The bill provides that the foreclosing party is not liable for HOA dues in the event of a short sale, certain errors in the foreclosure notice, or if the foreclosure is withdrawn.







11:31 AM -- Molly Foley-Healy, representing the Community Associations Institute, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Foley-Healy described the mortgage lending, foreclosure, and HOA dues assessment processes. She responded to questions from the committee.

11:43 AM -- Jenifer Waller, representing the Colorado Bankers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Waller discussed current law with regard to foreclosures. She responded to questions from the committee about amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

15HouseState0211AttachB.pdf15HouseState0211AttachB.pdf
BILL:HB15-1113
TIME: 11:48:30 AM
MOVED:Lontine
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Primavera
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





















11:50 AM

Representative Roupe wrapped up her presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.
BILL:HB15-1113
TIME: 11:54:58 AM
MOVED:Thurlow
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1113, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5.
SECONDED:Humphrey
VOTE
Foote
Yes
Humphrey
No
Lontine
Yes
Neville P.
No
Primavera
Yes
Tate
No
Thurlow
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Willett
No
Salazar
No
Ryden
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


11:55 AM -- HB15-1119

The committee took a brief recess.


12:02 PM

The committee returned to order.

Representative Buck, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1119. This bill provides for the compensation of a royalty owner when a local ordinance, resolution, or other policy prohibits the practice of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, to recover oil and gas within a local government's jurisdiction. The local government is liable to the royalty owner for the value of royalties not received due to the prohibition. Representative Buck responded to questions from the committee.


12:06 PM

Committee discussion of the merits of the bill ensued.







12:17 PM -- Michelle Smith, representing the National Association of Royalty Owners, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Smith spoke at length about mineral ownership. She responded to questions from the committee.

12:34 PM -- Kevin Lynch, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Lynch spoke about court cases addressing the takings law and public nuisance. He responded to questions to the committee.

12:45 PM -- Tony Gagliardi, representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gagliardi spoke about the protection of private property rights. He responded to questions from the committee.

12:51 PM -- Amanda Harper, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Harper spoke about how much she enjoys living on her property. She described the fracking wells that are planned in her neighborhood. She responded to questions from the committee.

01:00 PM -- Dan O'Connell, representing the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, testified in support of the bill. Mr. O'Connell spoke about private property rights and the economic effects of fracking. He responded to questions from the committee.

01:05 PM -- Jennifer Carroll, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Carroll discussed the use of community moratoria on fracking. She expressed her opinion that fracking produces negative impacts on homeowners. She responded to questions from the committee.

01:14 PM -- Neil Ray, representing the National Association of Royalty Owners, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ray provided written testimony (Attachment C). He read his prepared remarks. He responded to questions from the committee.

15HouseState0211AttachC.pdf15HouseState0211AttachC.pdf

01:23 PM -- Steve Mast, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Mast discussed property rights.

01:25 PM -- Bob Winter, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Winter discussed property rights. He responded to questions from the committee.


01:32 PM

Representative Ryden announced that HB 15-1119 and HB 15-1148 would be laid over to a later date. She also stated that anyone who had already signed up to testify on HB 15-1119 would be allowed to testify when the bill is brought before the committee again.


01:34 PM

The committee adjourned.