Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Date:02/19/2015
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:30 PM to 03:02 PM
Arndt
X
Garnett
X
Place:LSB A
Keyser
X
Navarro
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Nordberg
X
Representative Williams
Pabon
*
Rosenthal
*
This Report was prepared by
Roupe
X
Luisa Altmann
Sias
X
Thurlow
X
Winter
X
Kraft-Tharp
X
Williams
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB15-1206
SB15-085
HB15-1204		Amended, Referred to Finance
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Referred to Finance

01:31 PM -- HB 15-1206

Representative Singer, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1206 to the committee. The bill allows a taxpayer to apply for a refund of any state sales tax or use tax paid for machinery or equipment used directly and primarily in the recycling or reprocessing of waste products in years 2015 through 2019. The bill specifies the types of machinery or equipment to which the refund applies and specifies procedures for applying to the Department of Revenue to receive the refund.

01:34 PM -- Marjorie Griek, Colorado Association for Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Griek spoke about the economic benefits of recycling and the economic impact of the recycling industry on Colorado. Ms. Griek provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A) summarizing the findings of an economic study of recycling in Colorado. Ms. Griek also spoke about the shortage of infrastructure in the state. Ms. Griek and Representative Singer responded to questions from the committee.

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01:41 PM -- Alec Orloff, CFO of Alpine Waste and Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Orloff described the work of his company and past unsuccessful attempts by the company to apply for other similar sales and use tax refunds for manufacturers. Mr. Orloff responded to questions from the committee regarding the sales taxes paid by his company on manufacturing equipment.




01:46 PM -- Kevin Bronski, Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR), responded to questions from the committee regarding CDOR's current policies regarding this topic and the current definition of "manufacturing" used by the Department.

01:51 PM -- Michale Barry, Angel of Shavano Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Barry spoke about his company's operations and how the bill would impact business in rural Colorado.

01:53 PM -- Tom Lincoln, A1 Organics, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lincoln spoke about the work his company does. Mr. Lincoln responded to questions from the committee.

01:58 PM -- Mr. Bronski returned to the witness table to respond to committee questions regarding the applicability of the bill on recycling equipment used to recycle old tires.

02:01 PM -- Steve Derus, Momentum Recycling, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Derus spoke about the impact the bill would have on his company's expansion goals. Mr. Derus responded to questions from the committee.

01:31 PM

Mr. Singer introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment B) to the committee and responded to committee questions regarding the amendment.

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BILL:HB15-1206
TIME: 02:18:03 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Winter
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
No
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
No
Sias
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



02:19 PM

Representative Singer made closing remarks on the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
BILL:HB15-1206
TIME: 02:23:20 PM
MOVED:Kraft-Tharp
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1206, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:Winter
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
No
Navarro
No
Nordberg
No
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Sias
No
Thurlow
No
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:24 PM

The committee took a brief recess.

02:29 PM -- SB 15-085

Representative Winter and Representative Buck, sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 15-085. The bill amends the Colorado Cottage Foods Act to allow cottage food producers to increase their allowable net revenues per calendar year from the sale of each eligible food product from $5,000 to $10,000.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee regarding the selection of $10,000 and other topics related to the bill.

02:35 PM -- Nancy McNally, owner of Made & Created, testified in support of the bill. Ms. McNally spoke about the impact the bill would have on her business. Ms. McNally also discussed the impact of the amendment. Ms. McNally responded to questions from the committee. Ms. McNally also spoke about the support for the bill by the Metro North Chamber.


02:41 PM

Representative Winter introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment C) to the committee and explained the amendment.

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BILL:SB15-085
TIME: 02:41:30 PM
MOVED:Winter
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Kraft-Tharp
VOTE
Arndt
Garnett
Keyser
Navarro
Nordberg
Pabon
Rosenthal
Roupe
Sias
Thurlow
Winter
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



02:45 PM

Representative Winter and Representative Buck provided closing remarks on the bill.
BILL:SB15-085
TIME: 02:45:28 PM
MOVED:Winter
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-085, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Pabon
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Sias
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:46 PM -- HB 15-1204

Representative Pabon, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1204. The bill creates a new license under the Colorado Liquor Code, the distillery pub license, that would enable a spirituous liquor (spirits) producer to operate a pub that serves alcohol beverages, including spirits the producer ferments and distills, for consumption on the licensed premises. A distillery pub license would operate similar to a brew pub license in that the licensee must:

A distillery pub licensee is subject to the same state and local annual licensing fees as a brew pub, $325 and $500, respectively. Additionally, similar to brew pub licensees, a distillery pub licensee may own or have an interest in another alcohol beverage licensee authorized to serve alcohol for on-premises consumption.

02:51 PM -- Pat Ratliff, Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI), testified in support of the bill.

02:52 PM -- Kevin Bommer, Colorado Municipal League (CML), testified in support of the bill.


02:54 PM -- Jeanne McEvoy, Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. McEvoy spoke about the craft industry in Colorado and the impact the bill would have.

02:56 PM -- Kevin Settles, Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Settles spoke about the impact the bill would have on his company's expansion plans into Colorado.

02:58 PM -- Sonia Riggs, Colorado Restaurant Association, testified in support of the bill.

03:00 PM

Representative Pabon responded to questions from the committee.
BILL:HB15-1204
TIME: 03:01:12 PM
MOVED:Pabon
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1204 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Nordberg
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Keyser
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Sias
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:02 PM

The committee adjourned.