Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1299

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved a conceptual amendment that would cap the nu
Moved a conceptual amendment that would change the
Moved a substitute conceptual amendment that would
Moved a substitute conceptual amendment that would
Refer HB 05-1299, as amended, to the Committee on 		PASS
TIE
FAIL
PASS
PASS


10:12 AM -- House Bill 05-1299 - Concerning the Colorado State Income Tax Checkoff Program

Representative Vigil, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of House Bill 05-1299 relating to the Colorado state income tax checkoff programs. He began by explaining that the bill eliminates the current provisions which require a committee of reference in each house of the General Assembly to hold a hearing prior to the termination, continuation, or reestablishment of a voluntary contribution program. Representative Vigil continued by saying that current law requires each voluntary contribution program to receive at least $150,000 for each income tax year that the program appears on the state income tax form in order to remain on the form in the following income tax year. House Bill 05-1299 changes the $150,000 threshold or the minimum requirement in the bill. Representative Vigil closed by saying that under current law, no more than a maximum of 12 voluntary contributions can appear on the state income tax return. He stated that the bill changes this requirement as well.

Representative Vigil commented that he would recommend that the qualifying threshold be changed from $150,000 to $50,000 and the cap be expanded from 12 to 15 programs. The committee discussed Representative Vigil's recommendations. Representative Witwer commented on whether the fixed list of checkoff programs on the state income tax form needs to be rotated each year to determine whether the order of the checkoffs influences contribution amounts.

The following person testified:

10:40 AM -- Ms. Janet Stephens, Family Resources Centers, responded to committee questions and discussed the history of the checkoff program that led to the $150,000 statutory threshold.
BILL:HB05-1299
TIME: 10:49:45 PM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment that would change the $150,000 threshold for program continuation to $50,000. (The following substitute motion by Representative Cloer passed on a 7-5-1 vote.)
SECONDED:McCluskey
VOTE
Benefield
Cloer
Crane
Frangas
Garcia
Jahn
Marshall
Massey
May M.
Excused
McCluskey
Witwer
Judd
Vigil
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE
BILL:HB05-1299
TIME: 10:50:36 AM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Moved a substitute conceptual amendment that would change the $150,000 threshold for program continuation to $75,000. The motion passed on a 7-5-1 vote.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
Cloer
Yes
Crane
No
Frangas
No
Garcia
No
Jahn
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Massey
Yes
May M.
Excused
McCluskey
No
Witwer
Yes
Judd
Yes
Vigil
No
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:HB05-1299
TIME: 11:13:31 AM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment that would cap the number of checkoff programs at 15 rather than 12. After the substitute motion by Representative Garcia failed, this motion passed on a 8-4-1 vote.
SECONDED:Benefield
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
Cloer
No
Crane
No
Frangas
Yes
Garcia
No
Jahn
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Massey
No
May M.
Excused
McCluskey
Yes
Witwer
Yes
Judd
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Not Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:HB05-1299
TIME: 11:14:16 AM
MOVED:Garcia
MOTION:Moved a substitute conceptual amendment that would cap the number of checkoff programs at 10 rather than 12 programs. The motion failed on a 9-3-1 vote.
SECONDED:Cloer
VOTE
Benefield
No
Cloer
Yes
Crane
Yes
Frangas
No
Garcia
Yes
Jahn
No
Marshall
No
Massey
No
May M.
Excused
McCluskey
No
Witwer
No
Judd
No
Vigil
No
Not Final YES: 3 NO: 9 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB05-1299
TIME: 11:17:26 AM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Refer HB 05-1299, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 9-3-1 vote.
SECONDED:McCluskey
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
Cloer
No
Crane
No
Frangas
Yes
Garcia
No
Jahn
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Massey
Yes
May M.
Excused
McCluskey
Yes
Witwer
Yes
Judd
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



11:19 AM

Adjourn.