Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Date:01/29/2015
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:32 PM to 07:09 PM
Arndt
X
Garnett
X
Place:LSB A
Navarro
X
Nordberg
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Pabon
*
Representative Williams
Rosenthal
*
Roupe
X
This Report was prepared by
Szabo
*
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:
HB15-1133
HB15-1056
HB15-1047
HB15-1063		Amended, Referred to Appropriations
Amended, Referred to Judiciary
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Referred to Appropriations

01:32 PM -- HB 15-1133

Representative Danielson introduced House Bill 15-1133 to the committee. The bill continues the Colorado Pay Equity Commission, which was created to address issues relating to pay equity in the work place. The Commission was originally created in 2010 and is currently scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2015.

Representative Danielson responded to questions from the committee.

01:39 PM -- Erin Bennett, 9to5, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Bennett spoke about data regarding current gaps in pay equity, along with discussing the work of the Commission. Ms. Bennett responded to questions from committee members regarding what 9to5 does, how the data regarding pay equity was gathered (US Dept. of Labor), statistics for Colorado specifically, laws regarding equal pay, goals of the Commission to provide recommendations, funding for the Commission and how the Commission was staffed, and how the pay equity gap data was gathered and what questions were asked.


01:54 PM -- Donna Evans, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Evans handed out several documents to the committee (Attachment A - Attachment G) and responded to questions from the committee.

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02:08 PM -- Pat Teegarden, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Teegarden responded to questions from the committee.

02:24 PM -- Alison Zinn, Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Zinn spoke of her experience and responded to questions from the committee.

02:33 PM -- Patti Kurgan, representing herself, testified against the bill. Ms. Kurgan spoke about her experience on the Colorado Pay Equity Commission and responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Danielson read the official charge of the Commission from the bill. Ms. Danielson continued to respond to questions from the committee regarding the Commission's past work and requirements of Commission members to attend Commission meetings.

02:56 PM -- Lily Griego, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Griego responded to questions from committee members.

03:02 PM -- Kimberly Arnold, Estate Solutions, testified in support of the bill.

03:05 PM -- Sarah Freeman, Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill.

03:09 PM -- Louise Myrland, Women's Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Myrland spoke about the Women's Foundation, handed out a report produced by the Foundation (Attachment H), and responded to questions from the committee.

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03:16 PM -- Mary Ricketson, Women's Chamber, testified in support of the bill.

03:20 PM -- Loren Furman, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI), testified against the bill. Ms. Furman responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Danielson responded to questions from the committee regarding past gifts and donations made to the Commission.

03:29 PM -- Susan Kochevar, representing herself, testified against the bill. Ms. Kochevar responded to questions from the committee.





03:35 PM -- John Marriott, representing himself, testified against the bill. Mr. Marriott responded to questions from the committee.

03:46 PM

Representative Danielson offered two amendments to the bill (Attachment I and Attachment J).

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BILL:HB15-1133
TIME: 03:48:07 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment I). The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB15-1133
TIME: 03:54:16 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Szabo
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



03:57 PM

Representative Danielson gave closing remarks on the bill.
BILL:HB15-1133
TIME: 03:58:59 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1133, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Arndt
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
No
Szabo
No
Tate
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:01 PM -- HB 15-1056

The committee took a 5 minute recess.

04:10 PM

Representative Coram introduced House Bill 15-1056. The bill allows a judgment creditor to file a petition in court to compel the Department of Labor and Employment to disclose certain information about a judgement debtor.

04:11 PM -- Tom Roinola and Scott Allely, representing the Associated Collections Agency of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.


04:10 PM

Representative Coram presented amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachment K and Attachment L).

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BILL:HB15-1056
TIME: 04:14:17 PM
MOVED:Nordberg
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Navarro
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Szabo
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1056
TIME: 04:14:47 PM
MOVED:Szabo
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment L). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Nordberg
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Szabo
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1056
TIME: 04:15:14 PM
MOVED:Szabo
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1056, as amended, to the Committee on Judiciary The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED:Navarro
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Excused
Roupe
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:20 PM -- HB 15-1047

Representatives K. Becker and Lawrence introduced House Bill 15-1047. The bill prohibits internet sweepstakes cafes and similar establishments in which simulated gambling devices are used to award prizes to customers since they are unconstitutional. The bill creates a new misdemeanor offense for offering these devices in exchange for any type of consideration.

04:22 PM -- Corky Kyle, Colorado Charitable Bingo Association (CCBA), testified in support of the bill with amendments.

04:23 PM -- Matthew Durkin, Attorney General's Office, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Durkin handed out the Attorney General's opinion on internet sweepstakes cafes to the committee (Attachment M). Mr. Durkin responded to questions from the committee.

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04:40 PM -- Ron Kammazell, Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kammazell spoke about the three requirements to be classified as gambling and responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Lawrence responded to committee questions regarding Bingo establishments.







04:47 PM -- Meghan Dollar, Colorado Municipal League and representing the City of Windsor, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Dollar handed out a letter to the committee (Attachment N).

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04:51 PM -- Dan May, District Attorney of the fourth judicial district. Mr. May testified in support of the bill. Mr. May responded to questions from the committee.

05:02 PM -- Kevin Paletta, Police Chief with the City of Lakewood and the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, and Adam Paul, Lakewood Mayor pro tem, testified in support of the bill.

05:05 PM -- Bud Bumgarner, Jefferson County Sheriff's office, testified in support of this bill.

05:06 PM -- Mike May, City of Aurora, testified in support of this bill.

05:08 PM -- Mark Grueskin, Colorado Gaming Association, testified in support of this bill. Mr. Grusekin responded to committee questions.

05:13 PM -- Chris Johnson, on behalf of county sheriffs, testified in support of the bill.

05:14 PM -- Trey Franzoy, representing himself, testified against the bill. Mr. Franzoy handed out a letter to the committee (Attachment O) and responded to committee questions.

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Representative K. Becker responded to committee questions regarding the distinction between gambling and sweepstakes.

05:30 PM -- Nick Gonzales, representing himself, testified against the bill. Mr. Gonzales spoke about his business, handed out a pamphlet to the committee (Attachment P), and responded to committee questions.

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05:48 PM -- Pablo Marquez, Fraternal Order of Eagles, testified against the bill. Mr. Marquez spoke about the Eagle Club's use of sweepstakes and responded to questions from the committee.

05:58 PM -- Gary Fearn, Fraternal Order of Eagles, testified against the bill. Mr. Fearn discussed how he currently uses these devices and where the proceeds from these devices go.

06:01 PM -- Ricky Runco, Fraternal Order of Eagles, testified against the bill.

06:06 PM -- Tammy Hayutin Garamora, representing herself, testified against the bill. Ms. Garamora spoke about her business and responded to questions from the committee.





Committee members were also given a letter from the mayor of Cripple Creek (Attachment Q).

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The bill sponsors offered amendment L.005 (Attachment R).

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BILL:HB15-1047
TIME: 06:37:33 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment R). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Williams
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Szabo
Tate
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



06:38 PM

Representative Lawrence and Representative K. Becker offered closing remarks on the bill.
BILL:HB15-1047
TIME: 06:40:13 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1047, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1.
SECONDED:Nordberg
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
No
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Excused
Roupe
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

06:42 PM -- HB 15-1063

The committee stood in recess.

06:49 PM

Representative Pabon introduced House Bill 15-1063, which prohibits specific communications regarding patents. Representative Pabon discussed patent trolling, the role of the bill, and responded to committee questions regarding federal standards regarding patent trolling and bad faith actors.

06:53 PM -- Jennifer Waller, Colorado Bankers Association, testified in support of the bill.

06:56 PM -- Leah Curtsinger, CACI, testified in support of the bill.

07:01 PM -- Mizriam Cordero, Colorado Competitive Council (C3), testified in support of the bill.

07:03 PM -- Leah Lindahl, Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), testified in support of the bill.

07:05 PM -- Jennifer Anderson, Attorney General's office, testified in support of the bill with amendments.





07:07 PM

Representative Pabon made closing remarks regarding the bill.
BILL:HB15-1063
TIME: 07:07:36 PM
MOVED:Pabon
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1063 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Kraft-Tharp
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

07:09 PM

The committee adjourned.