Date: 04/22/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1157

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 15-1157 indefinitely using a r
Refer House Bill 15-1157 to the Committee on Legis
FAIL



01:54 PM -- HB 15-1157

Senator Heath introduced House Bill 15-1157, concerning a working group for economic development in distressed regions. The bill creates the Economic Development Working Group for highly distressed rural and urban regions of the state. The group will identify regions using the most timely and accurate data available, and make recommendations to the General Assembly on economic development tools to improve the economic vitality of those regions. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment B).

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02:01 PM -- Patrick Boyle, Colorado Competitive Council, spoke in support of the bill.

02:05 PM -- Richard Orf, Associated Governments of Northern Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.

02:06 PM

Senator Heath made closing comments on the merits of the bill. He responded to questions raised by the committee.

BILL:HB15-1157
TIME: 02:09:34 PM
MOVED:Heath
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1157 to the Committee on Legislative Council. 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:HB15-1157
TIME: 03:58:01 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 15-1157 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. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
Baumgardner
Heath
Jahn
Neville T.
Newell
Woods
Holbert
Balmer
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: FINAL ACTION: PASS