House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor (04/16/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Date:	04/16/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:33 PM to 02:18 PM	Arndt	X
		Garnett	*
Place:	LSB A	Keyser	*
		Navarro	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Nordberg	X
	Representative Williams	Pabon	X
		Rosenthal	X
This Report was prepared by		Roupe	E
	Luisa Altmann	Tate	X
		Thurlow	X
		Winter	X
		Kraft-Tharp	X
		Williams	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB15-1343 HB15-1353		Referred to Appropriations Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:34 PM -- HB15-1343

Representative Williams and Representative Thurlow, sponsors, introduced House Bill 15-1343. The bill makes several modifications to the licensing of homeowners association (HOA) community managers. The bill clarifies and reduces the classifications of who must be licensed, streamlines examination requirements, provides protections for the community association industry during the licensing transition period, and aligns the cash fund structure.

01:39 PM -- Chris Pacetti, Community Associations Institute (CAI), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Pacetti spoke about the work CAI does, why the bill is needed, and spoke about specific situations to which the bill would apply. Mr. Pacetti responded to questions from the committee regarding the cost impact of the bill.

01:42 PM -- Dee Wolfe, Colorado Legislative Action Committee, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Wolfe spoke about testing that community managers take.

01:45 PM -- John Field, MSI, LLC property management company, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Field spoke the impact the bill would have on new manager hires and responded to questions from the committee.

01:48 PM -- Brandon Helm, CAI, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Helm spoke about the history of the bill and the provisional licensing portion of the bill.

01:50 PM -- Dave Kupernik, Colorado Association of Realtors, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kupernik gave examples regarding the impact the bill would have on specific communities.

01:54 PM -- Brendan McGuire, Vail Resorts, testified in support of the bill. Mr. McGuire also noted the support of the bill by the Colorado Competitive Council and the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association.

01:56 PM -- Marcia Waters, Division of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Division of Real Estate, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Waters spoke about specific aspects of the bill that the division most supports.

01:59 PM -- Jason Carroll, CliftonLarsonAllen, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Carroll spoke about the work CliftonLarsonAllen does and the impact the bill would have.

02:00 PM -- Buck Bailey, Plaza de Monaco Towers and Condos, testified regarding the bill. Mr. Bailey spoke about his personal history, his experience with the community manager examinations and licensing requirements, and suggested amendments to the bill.

02:09 PM

Representative Williams and Representative Thurlow made closing remarks regarding the bill.


BILL:	HB15-1343
TIME:	02:09:35 PM
MOVED:	Williams
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1343 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED:	Thurlow
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Keyser	Yes
	Navarro	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Roupe	Excused
	Tate	Yes
	Thurlow	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:10 PM -- HB15-1353

Representative Garnett, sponsor, introduced House Bill 15-1353. The bill extends the regulation of conveyances and conveyance mechanics, contractors, and inspectors, that is currently set to expire in 2017 to July 1, 2022.

Representative Garnett responded to questions from the committee.

02:15 PM -- Greg Johnson, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) Division of Oil and Public Safety, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee.

02:16 PM

Representative Garnett made closing remarks regarding the bill.


BILL:	HB15-1353
TIME:	02:16:30 PM
MOVED:	Garnett
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1353 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED:	Kraft-Tharp
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Garnett	Yes
	Keyser	Yes
	Navarro	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Pabon	Yes
	Rosenthal	Yes
	Roupe	Excused
	Tate	Yes
	Thurlow	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:18 PM

The committee adjourned.