Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date:
04/26/2005
ATTENDANCE
Time:
01:37 PM
to
02:42 PM
Berens
*
Cerbo
X
Place:
HCR 0112
Curry
X
Decker
*
This Meeting was called to order by
May M.
X
Representative
Hodge
Merrifield
*
Soper
*
This Report was prepared by
Sullivan
X
David Beaujon
Welker
*
Lindstrom
X
Hodge
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed:
Action Taken:
HB05-1331
HJR05-1055
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
01:38 PM -- House Bill 05-1331
Representative Boyd, sponsor, described the provisions of HB05-1331 concerning the home investment fund that will help provide more affordable loans for housing. She also distributed Amendment L. 003 (Attachment A).
The following persons testified on the bill:
01:44 PM --
Britta Fisher, Colorado Housing Investment Fund Coalition, spoke in support of the bill and explained that the coalition is working to identify potential funding sources for affordable housing (Attachment B).
01:50 PM --
Ken Hoagland, Community Capital Corporation, spoke in support of the bill and described affordable housing programs in other states. He also described the potential economic benefits from an affordable housing program.
01:56 PM --
Bill Meyers, Sierra Club, spoke in support of the bill and identified potential environmental benefits from an affordable housing program.
01:59 PM --
Heidi Greer Mosher, Colorado Association of Realtors, spoke in opposition to the bill and explained that the Governor created a Blue Ribbon Panel on Affordable Housing that is still meeting and has not reported its recommendations. Also, the bill does not include funding.
02:01 PM --
Kathy Glatz, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.
02:03 PM --
Megan Pfanstiel, Colorado Manufactured Housing Association, spoke in support of the bill.
02:04 PM
Testimony ended and Representative Boyd responded to prior testimony.
BILL:
HB05-1331
TIME:
02:05:53 PM
MOVED:
Lindstrom
MOTION:
Moved Amendment L. 003. The motion passed without objection
SECONDED:
Cerbo
VOTE
Berens
Cerbo
Curry
Decker
May M.
Merrifield
Absent
Soper
Sullivan
Welker
Lindstrom
Hodge
Not Final YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
1
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
02:09 PM --
Kathy Williams, Colorado Division of Housing, responded to questions from the committee and described the charge and membership of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Affordable Housing. She also explained that the Governor is opposed to a tax increase to pay for affordable housing.
BILL:
HB05-1331
TIME:
02:19:56 PM
MOVED:
Curry
MOTION:
Moved to refer HB 05-1331 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4.
SECONDED:
Lindstrom
VOTE
Berens
No
Cerbo
Yes
Curry
Yes
Decker
No
May M.
No
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
No
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES:
7
NO:
4
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
02:22 PM
Representative Hodge, sponsor, described the provisions of HJR05-1055 that creates an interim to study issues related to Colorado rural areas. She explained the Legislative Council approved funding for the Committee on April 25, 2005. She also distributed Amendment L. 001 (Attachment C), Amendment L. 002 (Attachment D), and Amendment L. 003 (Attachment E).
There was no testimony.
BILL:
HJR05-1055
TIME:
02:29:32 PM
MOVED:
Hodge
MOTION:
Moved Amendment L. 001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Merrifield
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:
HJR05-1055
TIME:
02:31:18 PM
MOVED:
Hodge
MOTION:
Moved Amendment L. 002, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5.
SECONDED:
Sullivan
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
No
Curry
No
Decker
Yes
May M.
Yes
Merrifield
No
Soper
No
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
No
Hodge
Yes
Not Final YES:
6
NO:
5
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
BILL:
HJR05-1055
TIME:
02:36:53 PM
MOVED:
May M.
MOTION:
Moved to amend Amendment L 002, strike line 8. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Sullivan
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:
HJR05-1055
TIME:
02:32:25 PM
MOVED:
Curry
MOTION:
Moved to amend Amendment L 002, strike lines 5 through 7. The motion failed on vote of 3-8.
SECONDED:
Merrifield
VOTE
Berens
No
Cerbo
Yes
Curry
Yes
Decker
No
May M.
No
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
No
Sullivan
No
Welker
No
Lindstrom
No
Hodge
No
Not Final YES:
3
NO:
8
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
FAIL
BILL:
HJR05-1055
TIME:
02:38:18 PM
MOVED:
Hodge
MOTION:
Moved Amendment L. 003, as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Berens
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:
HJR05-1055
TIME:
02:39:43 PM
MOVED:
Curry
MOTION:
Moved to amend Amendment L 003, line 5, strike "operators; and" and substitute "operators:". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Hodge
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:
HJR05-1055
TIME:
02:41:36 PM
MOVED:
Hodge
MOTION:
Moved to Refer HJR 05-1055 to the COW, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:
Merrifield
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Curry
Yes
Decker
Yes
May M.
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES:
11
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
02:42 PM
The meeting adjourned.