Bill Summary for Bill Number HB15-1301

Date: 04/22/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1301

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment M). The motion p Adopt conceptual amendment to change the reference Refer House Bill 15-1301, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

04:49 PM -- HB15-1301

Representative Williams, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1309. The bill creates a credit against tobacco excise tax equal to Colorado excise taxes paid on tobacco products other than cigarettes sold by a distributor to an out-of-state consumer.

04:54 PM -- Mr. John Vecchiarelli, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR), came to the table to answer questions regarding the tax implications of the bill.

05:01 PM -- Mr. Kevin Bronski, representing DOR, came to the table to discuss cigarette excise taxes. Representative Williams discussed other states that provide an excise tax exemption.


BILL:	HB15-1301
TIME:	05:03:59 PM
MOVED:	Court
MOTION:	Adopt conceptual amendment to change the reference to the "Business Affairs & Labor Committee" to "Finance Committee" The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Foote
		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:	HB15-1301
TIME:	05:05:23 PM
MOVED:	Court
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment M). The motion passed without objection. 15HouseFin0422AttachM.pdf
SECONDED:	Kagan
		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

05:07 PM -- Mr. Vecchiarelli, representing DOR, returned to the table to answer committee questions.


BILL:	HB15-1301
TIME:	05:08:43 PM
MOVED:	Priola
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1301, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-2.
SECONDED:	Garnett
		VOTE
	Becker K.	No
	Conti	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Van Winkle	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Foote	Yes
	Court	No

FINAL YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS