Date: 01/31/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1129

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment J). Th
Moved to refer House Bill 06-1129, as amended, to 		Pass Without Objection
PASS



04:59 PM -- House Bill 06-1129

Representative Lundberg presented and testified to the merits of House Bill 06-1129, concerning a change to the "Colorado Income Tax Act of 1987." The bill exempts from state income tax income earned by a Colorado resident for service in the U.S. armed forces. Representative Lundberg provided copies of a memorandum to the committee regarding income tax exemption for active duty military members (Attachment I). Representative Lundberg and Mr. Ron Kirk, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions regarding residency requirements to qualify for the income tax exemption.

The following persons testified on House Bill 06-1129:


05:08 PM -- Mr. Herman Stockinger, Legislative Liaison, Colorado Department of Transportation, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Stockinger noted the impact of the bill with regard to the Senate Bill 97-001 transfer. The committee had no questions for Mr. Stockinger.


05:10 PM -- Staff Sergeant Owen Sisbarro, representing himself, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1129. Staff Sergeant Sisbarro comments focused on the economic benefits that would be realized by armed forces members as a result of the bill. Staff Sergeant Sisbarro responded to a question regarding his military pay and the pay scale for members of the National Guard.


05:14 PM -- Mr. Walter Paul, Legislative Liaison, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, testified in favor of the bill. Mr. Paul provided further information regarding military pay scales and answered a question regarding a cap on income eligible for the exemption.


05:19 PM -- Mr. George D. Thomas, representing the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1129. The committee had no questions for Mr. Thomas.


BILL:HB06-1129
TIME: 05:19:25 PM
MOVED:Lundberg
MOTION:Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment J). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Weissmann
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



05:20 PM

Representative Lundberg commented regarding Attachment I and provided further testimony in favor of House Bill 06-1129. A discussion ensued regarding the proper role of the federal government in providing increased remuneration to members of the military and the possibility of running a resolution in the future regarding this issue.

BILL:HB06-1129
TIME: 05:26:17 PM
MOVED:Lundberg
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 06-1129, as amended, to the Committee on Finance with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on an 8-3 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Cadman
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
No
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS