House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor (03/26/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Date:	03/26/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:32 PM to 03:11 PM	Arndt	X
		Garnett	X
Place:	LSB A	Keyser	X
		Navarro	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Nordberg	*
	Representative Williams	Pabon	X
		Rosenthal	X
This Report was prepared by		Roupe	X
	Luisa Altmann	Tate	X
		Thurlow	X
		Winter	X
		Kraft-Tharp	X
		Williams	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB15-1301 HB15-1230		Referred to Finance Amended, Referred to Appropriations

01:32 PM -- HB 15-1301

Representative Williams, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1301. The bill permits a distributor to claim a credit for taxes paid on tobacco products that are shipped or transported by the distributor to a consumer outside of the state. Representative Williams explained the impact the bill will have on Colorado retailers.

01:38 PM -- Mary Szarmach and Ken Kramer, Smoker Friendly, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Szarmach spoke about the impact the bill would have on their business. Ms. Szarmach responded to questions from the committee.

01:51 PM -- Joe Liggett, Havana Manor, testified in support of the bill.

01:53 PM

Representative Williams gave closing remarks regarding the bill.


BILL:	HB15-1301
TIME:	01:53:27 PM
MOVED:	Williams
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1301 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Keyser	Yes
	Navarro	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Tate	Yes
	Thurlow	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:55 PM -- HB 15-1230

The committee took a brief recess.

02:02 PM

The committee reconvened.

Representative Lee and Representative Foote, sponsors, introduced House Bill 15-1230. The bill creates the innovative industries workforce development program in the Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to be jointly administered by the Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC) and the Division of Employment and Training. The program reimburses employers with high-level internships and apprenticeships in an innovative industry for up to five-thousand dollars in expenses per intern. An employer may be reimbursed for no more than ten interns, and at least half of the reimbursement must be used to pay interns. At least 80 percent of participating employers must have fewer than 100 employees.

Representative Lee and Representative Foote responded to questions from the committee regarding the bill's sunset, who would be responsible for the workers' compensation, the types of businesses that would be eligible to participate, and other details related to the program.

02:27 PM -- Ryan Gensler, Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (CAMA), and JD Padzik, Intertech Plastics, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gensler and Mr. Padzik spoke about the impact the bill would have and responded to questions from the committee.

02:36 PM -- Michael Gifford, President and CEO of Associated General Contractors of Colorado and representing Colorado Contractors Association and C3, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gifford responded to questions from the committee.

02:44 PM -- Alysha Yinger, Steelhead Composites, testified in support of the bill.

02:45 PM -- Eric Patterson, representing himself, testified against the bill. Mr. Patterson responded to questions from the committee.

02:52 PM -- Alison Friedman, The Women's Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Friedman responded to questions from the committee.

02:56 PM -- David Smith, RK Mechanical, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Smith responded to questions from the committee.

02:59 PM -- Dawn Howard, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

03:00 PM -- Dave Shine, CEO of dBMEDx, testified in support of the bill.

03:04 PM

The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment A) and amendment L.003 (Attachment B).

150326 AttachA.pdf

150326 AttachB.pdf


BILL:	HB15-1230
TIME:	03:05:07 PM
MOVED:	Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.002. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Arndt
	Garnett
	Keyser
	Navarro
	Nordberg
	Pabon
	Rosenthal
	Roupe
	Tate
	Thurlow
	Winter
	Kraft-Tharp
	Williams

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB15-1230
TIME:	03:05:46 PM
MOVED:	Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Arndt
	Garnett
	Keyser
	Navarro
	Nordberg
	Pabon
	Rosenthal
	Roupe
	Tate
	Thurlow
	Winter
	Kraft-Tharp
	Williams

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:07 PM

The bill sponsors and committee members gave closing remarks regarding the bill.


BILL:	HB15-1230
TIME:	03:10:37 PM
MOVED:	Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1230, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Keyser	No
	Navarro	No
	Nordberg	No
	Pabon	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Tate	No
	Thurlow	No
	Winter	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:11 PM

The committee adjourned.