House Committee on Transportation (02/09/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Date:	02/09/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	12:16 PM to 01:55 PM	(None)
		Barker	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Brown	X
		Fischer	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Hamner	X
	Representative Vaad	Jones	X
		Priola	X
This Report was prepared by		Ramirez	E
	Kelli Kelty	Scott	X
		Tyler	X
		Williams A.	X
		Young	X
		Looper	X
		Vaad	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB12-1051		Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only

12:17 PM -- House Bill 12-1051

Representative Vaad, chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Scott, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1051. The bill alters the definition of a salvage vehicle for the purposes of a title transfer. Broadly, a salvage vehicle is one which has been damaged beyond repair. Under current law, a salvage vehicle must be less than six years old at the time of damage. This bill eliminates this requirement. Representative Scott briefly discussed the provisions of the bill. Representative Scott distributed a handout describing the current process and how it will change under the bill (Attachment A). Mr. Jonathan Senft, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to clarify the fiscal note.

The following people testified on the bill:

12:21 PM -- Mr. Brian Stonecipher, representing Insurance Auto Auctions, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Stonecipher responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued concerning the bill.

12:31 PM -- Mr. Patrick Boyle, representing the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Boyle said that the bill will result in more cars with salvage titles. Mr. Boyle responded to questions from the committee.

12:37 PM -- Mr. RJ Hicks, representing Colorado Auto Recyclers, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hicks briefly discussed a handout that was distributed to the committee concerning the definition of a salvage vehicle pursuant to current law (Attachment B). Mr. Hicks discussed Attachment B and the value of used vehicles. Mr. Hicks responded to questions from the committee concerning branding of a vehicle.

12:57 PM -- Mr. James Kantz, representing the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators, and Mr. Bill Johnson, representing the Chiefs of Police, testified in support of the bill. Handouts were distributed to the committee (Attachments C and D). Mr. Johnson and Mr. Kantz briefly discussed the handouts. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Kantz responded to questions from the committee. The committee discussed how Colorado compares to other states in the definition of a salvage vehicle. Representative Looper asked about cloning of a motor vehicle's vehicle identification number (VIN) and associated penalties. Representative Young inquired about auto theft associated with salvage vehicles.

01:19 PM -- Mr. Norm Wright, representing the Colorado Auto Recyclers Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wright responded to questions from the committee.

01:30 PM -- Mr. Jorge Conforme, representing LKQ Corp., testified in support of the bill. Mr. Conforme responded to questions from the committee.

01:34 PM -- Ms. Peg Ackerman, representing the County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

01:36 PM -- Mr. Leo Boyle, representing the Car Collectors of Colorado, testified on the bill. Mr. Boyle responded to questions from the committee.

01:42 PM -- Ms. Maren Rubino, representing the Department of Revenue, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee. Representative Looper asked for information about a parts only bill of sale.

01:49 PM -- Mr. Bobby Juchem and Mr. Greg McComas, representing the Colorado State Patrol, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee.

01:54 PM

Representative Vaad announced that House Bill 12-1051, House Bill 12-1030, and House Bill 12-1038 will be laid over for action at a later date.

01:55 PM

The committee adjourned.