Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1223

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved Amendment L. 002. The motion was adopted w
Moved Amendment L. 005, as amended on line 7, afte
Moved HB05-1223, as amended, to the Committee of t		Pass Without Objection
PASS
PASS



02:02 PM -- House Bill 05-1223

Representative Madden, sponsor, described the provisions of the bill concerning the liquor licensing authority of local governments (Attachment A). She also distributed Amendment L. 002 (Attachment B).

The following persons testified on the bill.

02:10 PM -- Matt Cook, State Liquor Enforcement Division, described the provisions of the bill and the liquor licensing process for new and existing establishments by state and local licensing authorities.

02:20 PM -- David Miller, University Hill Neighborhood Association, spoke in support of the bill and described problems experienced by residents in the City of Boulder's University Hills neighborhood with liquor selling establishments.

02:37 PM -- Peter Meersman, Colorado Restaurant Association, spoke in opposition to the bill and described current law pertaining to obtaining a liquor license. He also expressed concern about the application of the bill's provisions by local authorities and its impact on businesses (Attachment C). Committee discussion followed about the definition of "change of character" of a licensed establishment as determined by a local authority.

02:59 PM -- Mr. Cook returned to respond to questions from the committee regarding the process for renewing a liquor license.

03:03 PM -- Courtney Mowry, Rock Bottom Restaurant Group, spoke in opposition to the bill and described the evolution of her company's restaurant concepts.

03:08 PM -- Max Scott, Oedipus Inc., spoke in opposition to the bill and described changes in the business climate that stimulates changes of restaurant concepts.

03:15 PM -- David Reitz, Dill and Dill Law Firm, spoke in opposition to the bill and requested that it better define "change of character" of a licensed establishment.

03:19 PM -- Robert Maust, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and described impacts to communities in the City of Boulder related to liquor selling establishments.

03:25 PM -- David Webster, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and described the challenge of participating in the liquor licensing process.

03:28 PM -- Margot Crowe, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill and described the impacts in Denver's capitol hill neighborhood from certain liquor selling establishments.

03:31 PM -- Tom Eldridge, City of Boulder, spoke in support of the bill and described the challenge of managing impacts from liquor selling establishments in mixed-use neighborhoods.

03:39 PM -- Cheryl Aragon, representing herself, described the liquor licensing process in the City of Greeley and the impact from a liquor selling operation.

03:42 PM

Representative Madden described the provisions of Amendment L. 005, as amended (Attachment E).

BILL:HB05-1223
TIME: 03:45:23 PM
MOVED:Curry
MOTION:Moved Amendment L. 002. The motion was adopted without objection.
SECONDED:Lindstrom
VOTE
Berens
Cerbo
Curry
Decker
May M.
Merrifield
Soper
Sullivan
Welker
Lindstrom
Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB05-1223
TIME: 03:47:43 PM
MOVED:Soper
MOTION:Moved Amendment L. 005, as amended on line 7, after "CHANGE IN" insert "DECOR,"; line 8, after "CUISINE" insert ",". The motion passed on a roll call vote of 9-2.
SECONDED:Merrifield
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Curry
Yes
Decker
No
May M.
No
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Not Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB05-1223
TIME: 03:54:13 PM
MOVED:Cerbo
MOTION:Moved HB05-1223, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 9-2.
SECONDED:Merrifield
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Curry
Yes
Decker
No
May M.
No
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS