Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology (05/04/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY

Date:	05/04/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:44 PM to 01:59 PM	Aguilar	X
		Baumgardner	X
Place:	SCR 354	Heath	X
		Jahn	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Neville T.	*
	Senator Balmer	Newell	*
		Woods	X
This Report was prepared by		Holbert	X
	Jeanette Chapman	Balmer	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB15-263 SJR15-018 SB15-107 HB15-1177 HB15-1382		Postponed Indefinitely Postponed Indefinitely Postponed Indefinitely Postponed Indefinitely Postponed Indefinitely

01:44 PM -- SB 15-263

Senator Steadman asked the committee to postpone indefinitely his bill concerning the creation of a marijuana control commission.


BILL:	SB15-263
TIME:	01:45:23 PM
MOVED:	Holbert
MOTION:	Postpone Senate Bill 15-263 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Heath	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Neville T.	Yes
	Newell	Excused
	Woods	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Balmer	Yes

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

01:45 PM -- SJR 15-018

Senator Balmer explained that Senator Scott asked the committee to postpone indefinitely his resolution concerning promoting policies for investment in broadband.


BILL:	SJR15-018
TIME:	01:46:20 PM
MOVED:	Holbert
MOTION:	Postpone SJR15-018 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Heath	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Neville T.	Yes
	Newell	Excused
	Woods	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Balmer	Yes

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

01:46 PM -- SB 15-107

Senator Heath asked the committee to postpone indefinitely his bill concerning classification of independent contractors.


BILL:	SB15-107
TIME:	01:47:04 PM
MOVED:	Heath
MOTION:	Postpone Senate Bill 15-107 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Heath	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Neville T.	Yes
	Newell	Excused
	Woods	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Balmer	Yes

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

01:48 PM -- HB 15-1177

Senator Donovan introduced House Bill 15-1177 concerning a rural economic development initiative grant program. The bill creates the Rural Economic Development Initiative grant program in the Office of Economic Development and International Trade and appropriates $3 million from the General Fund in FY 2015-16 for the program. The program will award grants to local governments and private employers located inside a highly distressed rural county. Senator Donovan provided an amendment to the committee (Attachment A). She responded to comments from the committee.

150504 AttachA.pdf


BILL:	HB15-1177
TIME:	01:52:28 PM
MOVED:	Aguilar
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a vote of 6-3.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Heath	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Neville T.	No
	Newell	Yes
	Woods	No
	Holbert	Yes
	Balmer	No

YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB15-1177
TIME:	01:54:44 PM
MOVED:	Aguilar
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1177, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Baumgardner	No
	Heath	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Neville T.	No
	Newell	Yes
	Woods	No
	Holbert	No
	Balmer	No

YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB15-1177
TIME:	01:55:14 PM
MOVED:	Holbert
MOTION:	Postpone House Bill 15-1177 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar
	Baumgardner
	Heath
	Jahn
	Neville T.
	Newell
	Woods
	Holbert
	Balmer

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

01:55 PM -- HB 15-1382

Senator Heath introduced House Bill 15-1382, concerning the Work Force Innovation and Opportunity Act. The bill renames the Colorado Work Force Investment Act to the Colorado Work Force Innovation and Opportunity Act and conforms the state act with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

01:57 PM -- Patrick Teegarden, Department of Labor and Employment, spoke in support of the bill.


BILL:	HB15-1382
TIME:	01:58:25 PM
MOVED:	Heath
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1382 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	Yes
	Baumgardner	No
	Heath	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Neville T.	No
	Newell	Yes
	Woods	No
	Holbert	No
	Balmer	No
YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB15-1382
TIME:	01:59:07 PM
MOVED:	Holbert
MOTION:	Postpone House Bill 15-1382 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 5-4.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Aguilar	No
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Heath	No
	Jahn	No
	Neville T.	Yes
	Newell	No
	Woods	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Balmer	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:59 PM

The committee adjourned.