House Committee on Local Government (04/30/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Date:	04/30/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	11:14 AM to 11:22 AM	Arndt	X
		Danielson	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Keyser	X
		Klingenschmitt	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Navarro	X
	Representative Fields	Ransom	X
		Rosenthal	X
This Report was prepared by		Saine	E
	Damion Pechota	Singer	E
		Lebsock	A
		Fields	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HCR15-1004		Postponed Indefinitely

11:15 AM -- HCR15-1004

Representative Kraft Tharp and Representative Conti presented House Concurrent Resolution 15-1004 concerning a statewide uniform sales and use tax definitions. The bill submits to voters an amendment to the Colorado constitution to require all sales tax jurisdictions to use the same sales tax definitions. If passed, a commission would be created to determine definitions of goods and services that are taxed in the state. All taxing jurisdictions would be required to use those definitions, but would be allowed to change their sales tax rate to be revenue neutral if their tax base changed. The question would be on the November 2016 general election ballot. If approved, this bill would not require all taxing jurisdictions to have the same tax base; rather, it would require all taxing jurisdictions to use the same definitions when defining certain categories of goods and services for tax purposes. Each taxing jurisdiction could still determine whether those categories are either taxed or not taxed.

Representative Conti answered questions from the committee regarding the current definitions of sales and use tax rates.


BILL:	HCR15-1004
TIME:	11:21:32 AM
MOVED:	Keyser
MOTION:	Postpone HCR15-1004 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:	Rosenthal
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Danielson	Yes
	Keyser	Yes
	Klingenschmitt	Yes
	Navarro	Yes
	Ransom	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Saine	Excused
	Singer	Excused
	Lebsock	Absent
	Fields	Yes

FINAL YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 1 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:22 AM

The committee adjourned.