Date: 02/03/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1096

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion f
Postpone House Bill 15-1096 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 15-1096 to the Committee of the W		FAIL
PASS
FAIL



01:36 PM -- HB 15-1096

Representative Roupe introduced House Bill 15-1096. The bill creates a general definition of the term "small business" for purposes of Colorado law to apply in situations where a more specific definition does not exist in the statutes. Representative Roupe handed out a summary handout to the committee regarding the bill (Attachment A).

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Representative Roupe responded to questions from the committee regarding the handout, flexibility in defining what constitutes a small business depending on industry, how "small business" is defined in current law, and other issues related to the bill and creating this definition for "small business."

01:50 PM -- Virginia Morrison Love, Colorado Springs Business Alliance, spoke in support of the bill with amendments.

01:51 PM -- Tony Gagliardi, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gagliardi responded to committee questions regarding the impact of the bill.

01:55 PM -- RJ Hicks, representing several different trade associations and chambers of commerce, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hicks responded to committee questions regarding past situations where a clearer definition would have been beneficial, the impact of adding the definition to statute on future programs, and the impact of the "cliff effect" related to this bill and any adverse incentives created by this bill.

02:04 PM -- Helga Grunerud, Executive Director of Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, testified against the bill, but indicated she would support the bill with amendments.

02:09 PM

Representative Roupe introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B) to the committee.

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BILL:HB15-1096
TIME: 02:09:27 PM
MOVED:Roupe
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:Nordberg
VOTE
Arndt
No
Garnett
No
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
No
Rosenthal
No
Roupe
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Winter
No
Kraft-Tharp
No
Williams
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


02:15 PM

Representative Roupe provided closing remarks regarding the bill
BILL:HB15-1096
TIME: 02:16:15 PM
MOVED:Roupe
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1096 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:Nordberg
VOTE
Arndt
No
Garnett
No
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
No
Rosenthal
No
Roupe
Yes
Tate
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Winter
No
Kraft-Tharp
No
Williams
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB15-1096
TIME: 02:17:15 PM
MOVED:Williams
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1096 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Rosenthal
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
No
Tate
No
Thurlow
No
Wilson
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS