House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor (04/21/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Date:	04/21/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:30 PM to 02:48 PM	Arndt	X
		Garnett	X
Place:	LSB A	Keyser	*
		Navarro	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Nordberg	*
	Representative Williams	Pabon	*
		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:
HB15-1362 SB15-029 SB15-203		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to Appropriations Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:31 PM -- HB 15-1362

Representative Melton, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1362. The bill makes rules concerning the budget of a common interest community, or homeowners' association (HOA), applicable to such communities created before the 1992 enactment of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA). Under the bill, an affected HOA executive board must provide notice to unit owners and hold a meeting about the HOA's proposed budget.

Representative Melton responded to questions from the committee regarding the number of HOA communities that would be affected and other questions related to the bill.

01:36 PM -- Dee Wolfe, Community Associations Institute (CAI), testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Wolfe responded to questions from the committee.

01:45 PM -- David Graf, CAI, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Graf responded to questions from the committee.

01:53 PM

Representative Melton introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment A) to the committee.

150421 AttachA.pdf


BILL:	HB15-1362
TIME:	01:55:20 PM
MOVED:	Rosenthal
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Garnett
		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

01:55 PM

Representative Melton made closing remarks regarding the bill.


BILL:	HB15-1362
TIME:	02:00:45 PM
MOVED:	Pabon
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1362, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:	Garnett
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Keyser	No
	Navarro	No
	Nordberg	No
	Pabon	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Roupe	No
	Tate	No
	Thurlow	No
	Winter	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:01 PM -- SB 15-029

Representative Melton, sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 15-029. The bill requires the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) to coordinate a study concerning the structure and tax consequences of current volunteer firefighter pension plans (VFPPs) in Colorado. The OSA must develop a request for proposals and select a nationally-recognized law firm as the contractor with the assistance of the Fire and Police Pension Association and the Department of Local Affairs. The contractor will produce a report, which will include specific areas of study concerning the VFPPs and will serve as the basis for recommendations to be developed by the state agencies involved.

02:02 PM -- Kevin Lindahl, Fire and Police Pension Association (FPPA), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lindahl responded to questions from the committee.

02:13 PM

Representative Melton made closing remarks regarding the bill.

Representative Garnett and Representative Keyser requested to be excused from the vote pursuant to House Rule 21 (c).


BILL:	SB15-029
TIME:	02:14:09 PM
MOVED:	Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 15-029 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3.
SECONDED:	Williams
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Garnett
	Keyser
	Navarro	No
	Nordberg	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Roupe	Yes
	Tate	No
	Thurlow	No
	Winter	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:16 PM -- SB 15-203

Representative Pabon, sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 15-203. The bill continues the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act in the Department of Law until September 1, 2024. The bill also allows the Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code to set a variable provider registration fee depending on whether a debt-management or debt-settlement service is provided, as was recommended by the sunset review.

Representative Pabon responded to questions from the committee.

02:21 PM -- Jennifer Mello, American Fair Credit Counsel, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Mello responded to questions from the committee.

02:28 PM -- Rich Jones, Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jones provided a written copy of his testimony to the committee (Attachment B). Mr. Jones responded to questions from the committee.

150421 AttachB.pdf

02:37 PM -- Neal Monaghan, Attorney General's Office, responded to questions from the committee.

02:45 PM

Representative Pabon responded to questions from the committee and made closing remarks regarding the bill.

02:46 PM

The committee took a brief recess.

02:48 PM

The committee reconvened.


BILL:	SB15-203
TIME:	02:48:33 PM
MOVED:	Pabon
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 15-203 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Rosenthal
		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

02:48 PM

The committee adjourned.