Date: 03/18/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-076

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 09-076 to the Committee on ApproPASS



01:42 PM -- Senate Bill 09-076 - Concerning the Employer Tax Surcharge

Representative Court, prime sponsor, briefly explained the provisions in the bill and asked the committee if questions about the bill could be addressed by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

The following persons testified:

01:45 PM -- Mr. Mike Cullen, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, responded to committee questions about the Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits computer system. Mr. Cullen continued by saying that this bill creates the Employment and Training Technology Fund for automation initiatives at the Department of Labor and Employment. It diverts 20 percent of employer surcharge taxes to the Technology Fund which reduces to 30 percent the amount of taxes deposited into the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.

The committee engaged in a discussion on the UI Trust Fund.

02:17 PM -- Ms. Dara Hessee, Governor's Office of Information Technology, testified in support of the bill and discussed the updating of state computer systems by the Office of Information Technology.


02:47 PM
BILL:SB09-076
TIME: 02:53:30 PM
MOVED:Benefield
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 09-076 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 9-1 vote.
SECONDED:Kefalas
VOTE
Apuan
Yes
Benefield
Yes
Gerou
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Kerr A.
Yes
Lambert
No
Roberts
Yes
Summers
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Judd
Excused
Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS