Date: 04/20/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1166

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee o
Moved to postpone the bill indefinitely and the pr		FAIL
Pass Without Objection

01:45 PM -- House Bill 06-1166

Senator Grossman, prime sponsor, commented on the bill which would direct the Department of Revenue to create a Windfall Payment Intercept Registry.

01:47 PM -- Mike Feeley, Colorado Gaming Association, opposed the bill since it "puts the casinos of Colorado in the position of a debt collector." He said that the penalties for failure to comply with the bill are severe, and that there exists a conflict between the bill and federal debt collection law. He said that the bill would result in litigation and that the General Assembly has already taken extensive action to improve the collection of child support.

01:54 PM -- Dan Williams, Wembley USA, opposed the bill. He said that the procedures of the bill would not work in the race track industry. He said that winners at the tracks have means by which they could circumvent the procedures in the bill. He added that these businesses feel that they should not be put in the position of debt collectors.

01:56 PM -- Laura Udis, Attorney General's Office, commented on the bill and her office's enforcement of the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. She said that the bill will not subject casinos and racetracks to the federal Act. She said that under federal law practices required in the bill would not be considered debt collection, but withholding. She said that child support and taxes are not debt's under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

02:00 PM -- Mary Clair, Department of Human Services, supported the bill and said that it would help in the collection of child support in the state. She commented on existing state procedures for collection of child support.

02:02 PM -- David Kribs, Colorado Judicial Branch, said that the bill would help the state with the collection of restitution and that the state only collects about half of required restitution. He supports tools that will help the Judicial Branch in this regard. He noted that income taxes refunds, and lottery intercepts are currently used for these purposes.

02:05 PM -- Emily White, Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, supported the bill and believes that the state should intervene when child support obligations are not fulfilled. She said that the bill takes steps to provide for the care of minor children, furthering their welfare.
BILL:HB06-1166
TIME: 02:10:49 PM
MOVED:Grossman
MOTION:Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion failed 2-4-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
No
Entz
Excused
Groff
Yes
Taylor
No
Tochtrop
No
Grossman
Yes
Isgar
No
Not Final YES: 2 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB06-1166
TIME: 02:15:42 PM
MOVED:Brophy
MOTION:Moved to postpone the bill indefinitely and the previous roll call be reversed. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Entz
Excused
Groff
No
Taylor
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Grossman
No
Isgar
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection