House Committee on Finance (03/15/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Date:	03/15/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	10:28 AM to 11:47 AM	Acree	*
		Beezley	X
Place:	LSB A	Conti	X
		Holbert	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Hullinghorst	X
	Representative DelGrosso	Kagan	*
		Kefalas	X
This Report was prepared by		Labuda	X
	Ron Kirk	McCann	X
		Pabon	X
		Swalm	X
		Swerdfeger	X
		DelGrosso	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB12-1240 SB12-055 HB12-1295		Amended, Referred to Appropriations Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to Appropriations

10:35 AM -- House Bill 12-1240 -- Concerning Changes to K-12 Education

Representative Kerr A., prime sponsor, explained the provisions of the bill and distributed amendment L.006 (Attachment A). He began by saying that the bill makes a number of statutory changes to K-12 education. He closed by noting that amendment L.006 makes a technical change.

Representative Swerdfeger, acting as Chair, noted that the bill had a full hearing before the House Education Committee and the following actions were taken.


BILL:	HB12-1240
TIME:	10:37:28 AM
MOVED:	Holbert
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L.006 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a vote of 9-1, with 3 members excused.
SECONDED:	Hullinghorst
		VOTE
	Acree	Excused
	Beezley	No
	Conti	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Kagan	Excused
	Kefalas	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Swerdfeger	Yes
	DelGrosso	Excused

YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB12-1240
TIME:	10:39:41 AM
MOVED:	Pabon
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 12-1240, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:	Holbert
		VOTE
	Acree	Excused
	Beezley	Yes
	Conti	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Kagan	Excused
	Kefalas	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Swerdfeger	Yes
	DelGrosso	Excused

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:45 AM -- Senate Bill 12-055 - Concerning the 9Health Fair Income Tax Checkoff Program

Representative McCann, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 11-055. She noted that the bill extends the voluntary contribution designation (or income tax checkoff) benefitting the 9Health Fair Fund when space becomes available on the tax form. Representative McCann explained that the money benefits the annual 9Health Fair, which provides health screenings to citizens in Colorado.

Representative McCann distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment B) and asked staff to speak to the amendment.

The following persons testified:

10:55 AM -- Ms. Kate Meyer, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about amendment L.002.

11:09 AM -- Mr. Jim Goddard, representing 9Health Fair, a nonprofit organization, testified in support of the bill. He stated the mission of 9Health Fair is to promote health awareness and provide free health screenings and educational programs to the public. Mr. Goddard explained that the program has been in existence since 1980 and became a nonprofit organization in 1987. He also noted the organization does not receive any money from 9 News and receives funding from private donations. Mr. Goddard stated the program has 19,000 volunteers and screens about 90,000 individuals at the annual health fair. Mr. Goddard provided the committee with an overview of the different health screenings conducted by the organization. He responded to committee questions about the organization's annual budget, which he noted was about $5 million, and stated that about $50,000 per year comes from checkoff donations.

11:22 AM -- Mr. John Barrett, representing 9Health Fair, testified in support of the legislation. Mr. Barrett talked about his personal experiences with 9Health Fair.

11:24 AM -- Mr. Roberta Dougherty, representing 9Health Fair, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Dougherty discussed the mission of the 9Health Fair.

11:28 PM -- Mr. Rory Donaldson, representing 9Health Fair, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Donaldson distributed a copy of a packet of letters from different supporters of the legislation (Attachment C).


BILL:	SB12-055
TIME:	11:30:11 AM
MOVED:	McCann
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Acree
	Beezley
	Conti
	Holbert
	Hullinghorst
	Kagan
	Kefalas
	Labuda
	McCann
	Pabon
	Swalm
	Swerdfeger
	DelGrosso

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB12-055
TIME:	11:30:48 AM
MOVED:	McCann
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 12-055, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0, with 2 members excused.
SECONDED:	Pabon
		VOTE
	Acree	Yes
	Beezley	Yes
	Conti	Yes
	Holbert	Excused
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Swerdfeger	Yes
	DelGrosso	Excused

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:41 AM -- House Bill 12-1295 - Concerning A Special License Plate for the Colorado Rockies

Representative Priola, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1295. He noted that the bill creates the Colorado Rockies special license plate. The plate will be available to all applicants who pay a one-time additional fee of $50 and demonstrate they have donated $52.80 to the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Foundation. Of this fee, $25 is credited to the Licensing Services Cash Fund (LSCF) and $25 is credited to the Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF). Representative Priola closed by distributing a handout to the committee (Attachment D) showing the Colorado Rockies vehicle license plate in the bill.


BILL:	HB12-1295
TIME:	11:45:13 AM
MOVED:	Beezley
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 12-1295 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1, with 2 members excused.
SECONDED:	Kefalas
		VOTE
	Acree	Excused
	Beezley	Yes
	Conti	Yes
	Holbert	No
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	McCann	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Swerdfeger	Yes
	DelGrosso	Excused

Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:47 AM

The committee adjourned.