Date: 02/09/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1006

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 12-1006 to the Committee on ApproPASS



12:23 PM -- House Bill 12-1006 - Red Cross Income Tax Checkoff

Representative Todd, prime sponsor, explained that House Bill 12-1006 creates a new income tax return checkoff to collect donations for the American Red Cross Colorado Disaster Response, Readiness, and Preparedness Fund, a registered Colorado-based 501 (c) (3) public charity organization. After subtracting the Department of Revenue's programming costs and expenses to administer contributions, the remaining money would be transferred to the fund. She closed by saying that fund money would be used by the American Red Cross Colorado Chapters to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies in assisting victims of disasters.

The following persons testified:

12:27 PM -- Ms. Kate Meyer, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about the bill.

12:31 PM -- Mr. Gino Greco, representing the American Red Cross, testified in support of the bill. He explained the role of the American Red Cross when responding to disasters and discussed the types of training that prepares citizens to respond to disasters.

12:32 PM -- Mr. Erin Mounsey, representing the American Red Cross, testified in support of the bill. He discussed his personal experiences with the American Red Cross.
BILL:HB12-1006
TIME: 12:38:02 PM
MOVED:Swalm
MOTION:Refer House Bill 12-1006 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Kagan
VOTE
Acree
Yes
Beezley
Yes
Conti
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Kagan
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Labuda
Yes
McCann
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Swerdfeger
Yes
DelGrosso
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS