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- House Bill 10 28 (Address Confidentiality Program): Sponsor Representatives Phillips and Zokey requested the bill be postponed to allow further stakeholder work; the committee voted to postpone House Bill 10 28 indefinitely. The motion to postpone was made by Representative Zokey and seconded by Representative Camacho; the clerk recorded the vote as 12 to 0 in favor of postponement.

- House Bill 11 28: The sponsor requested postponement; the committee recorded House Bill 11 28 as postponed indefinitely at the sponsor's request.

These items were processed early in the meeting with recorded roll-call results or by unanimous consent as noted in the committee record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Finance Mar 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A short roundup of formal actions taken in the House Finance Committee meeting: several bills were postponed indefinitely and others advanced to later committees with recorded votes.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature CO, Colorado","taxId",77676,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6287118,"Committee sends Healthy School Meals funding bill to appropriations after debate on retain/raise options",2872,8076000,10948000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11&start=8076&end=10948","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11/thumbnail_8076000.jpg","/articles/6287118/Colorado/Committee-sends-Healthy-School-Meals-funding-bill-to-appropriations-after-debate-on-retainraise-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287118-f85f7122fc457cf1378e36e8e8ab111e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195713&Signature=TRvY64niHrU7nRBJqZwn65HnrIq2g6JQULwiZUhH2GOTqHxL2pIk00IBhMcUPsRtMVyLpMFOCf4LNZ~mJVynTf3LNwKT1zpg8xY3nf7m4u01a-aXJC8K0VR8WmIBDMPYZbHWp4Ql58bmeT-YLRPUVcRCprkRP15tl0Ep1dOUJWFkXCsGCausKF9e1l-X6S5mfYi13KM9bjv7tttgBFwZ6LxRTL~BWS0L6hMS84undnkGrzWgf35QT4rD5nrMunA12go7AZGH5o7nYStRvBuEPEE7Px6FOcJtcvQ-kSTIpP1rlDrHPwkB3vsF05xSX8faxAFyAJhIUqFsnQbdNWdcbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 12 74, a bill tied to the implementation and potential expansion of the Healthy School Meals for All program, was advanced by the House Finance Committee to the Appropriations Committee with a favorable recommendation.

Representative Garcia, the sponsor, told the committee the bill has three primary objectives: retain voter-approved funding where necessary, create a Healthy School Meals Cash Fund, and, if voters approve an additional revenue measure in the bill, expand and stabilize program components such as local-food purchasing grants, technical assistance, and a wage-boost program for school nutrition staff. \"We are striving to make sure that the funds that we passed with Prop FF... are retained and, when necessary, raised to keep the program operating,\" Garcia said.

The measure contains conditional provisions tied to two ballot questions the legislature would send to voters: a \"retain\" question (to keep previously collected funds under TABOR treatment) and a \"raise\" question that would limit certain federal itemized-deduction benefits for higher-income taxpayers and direct resulting revenue into the program. The bill also includes statutory clarifications to the existing local-food pilot, new reporting requirements, and a mechanism to create a program reserve if the raise question passes.

Witness testimony was mixed. Supporters included Nourish Colorado, Hunger Free Colorado, school nutrition directors and business groups; they emphasized increased student participation, reduced stigma, local economic benefits and the need for a reserve to absorb cost shocks from federal or market changes. Dan Sharp, a school nutrition director in Mesa County, said participation rose 40% in the program's first full year and called the program \"the largest social determinant to student success.\" Supporters urged a yes vote on the measure to secure ongoing funding and to expand local purchasing and workforce investments.

Opponents raised TABOR and single-subject concerns and questioned whether the bill masks tax changes in a measure titled for school meals; opponents asked for clearer ballot language and warned that new revenue provisions would reduce future TABOR refunds and could displace private charitable giving.

Legislative staff from the Office of Legislative Council and Legislative Legal Services answered committee questions about ballot language, fiscal accounting and TABOR implications. Sponsors offered drafting amendments (technical and clarifying changes to take account of revenue scenarios), which the committee adopted.

After debate and amendment, the committee voted 7-6 to send House Bill 12 74 as amended to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation.","House Bill 12 74, which would preserve and optionally expand funding for the state's Healthy School Meals for All program and the local food pilot, was advanced to the Appropriations Committee. Sponsors framed the measure as implementing Proposition FF and creating a fund; opponents raised TABOR, single-subject and spending-priority concerns.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6287123,"House committee declines proposed four-payment property-tax option; bill postponed indefinitely",5660,2150000,7810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11&start=2150&end=7810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11/thumbnail_2150000.jpg","/articles/6287123/Colorado/House-committee-declines-proposed-four-payment-property-tax-option-bill-postponed-indefinitely","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287123-fd0a0486c4eff8ef474f53a68746048b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195713&Signature=D8Mfj4LN4nP91voe7IMrVnZK47qDrdf7f1sZN9qV3l47~6j1oDOHtfsxaVXvWXJUxXJ4aln6QHQP51SlnB0LtasAymY83qxOoCTeyXsqAv~HPgNS-0IZjxVhrFe3UMcuG1B61eD5I5ymYOi9Vaz80UqN3hSeiev3kHzp-EI06tP3c5fZVwREcXvYbcLRzBaDlPcxvj1FnvipA-9I6y2jjXKaEi-~FkKhirwzXIlYqPjKtTUkfnQFNMxzrr~crzqfPDF8eARIOU5ICKKDXP5UtrVFc~JZXl8~ATsPkrpZojXDSH42J-m~7IN87XBYgSVrHQh5~ftTcSnS9yokihCGHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Katherine Espinosa introduced House Bill 11 99, a proposal to allow certain taxpayers a four-installment property-tax payment option (payments due February, April, July and September) for qualifying properties. The sponsor said the measure is intended to help homeowners and small business owners on limited or seasonal incomes who pay property taxes outside mortgage escrow.

The committee heard more than two hours of testimony from county treasurers, state fiscal staff, local officials and supporters. County treasurers representing El Paso, Larimer, Garfield, Mesa, Routt and other counties strongly opposed the bill, calling it an unfunded mandate that would require software changes, additional staff and cash-flow adjustments for school districts and other taxing authorities.

El Paso County Treasurer Chuck Rorman told the committee implementing the change \"would cost us nearly $400,000 to implement in the first year and additional $300,000 each year thereafter\" and said delayed revenue would strain school and public-safety budgets. Larimer County Treasurer Irene Josie and others provided similar cost estimates and said several large counties and the Colorado Association of School Boards opposed the measure. The state treasurer's office testified in an amend position, noting concerns about protecting school payments that are due on fiscal-year schedules and saying the office anticipated at least a half-time staff need depending on final scope.

Supporters included AARP Colorado, small-business groups and local chambers; witnesses said spreading payments would help older adults and small businesses manage cash flow and could reduce delinquency. Some witnesses pointed to temporary county pilot programs and COVID-era changes that allowed more flexible payment timing.

Sponsor Espinosa offered and the committee considered a series of amendments (L001-L004) that would: delay implementation by one year to allow treasurers time to adapt; limit eligibility to \"allowed taxpayers\" who have paid off their mortgages; and confine the program initially to counties with populations above 500,000. Sponsors said those changes aimed to reduce administrative burden on smaller counties and give time to negotiate state-level mechanisms to advance school payments if counties needed to front funds. County treasurers urged a broader change or alternative approaches such as voluntary prepayment portals, reduced late-penalty rates, or third-party escrow options.

After debate the committee failed to advance the bill by a motion to the Committee of the Whole (the motion failed on a roll call). Vice Chair Tatone then moved to postpone House Bill 11 99 indefinitely; the motion to postpone was made on the floor of the committee and carried without objection, so the bill is postponed indefinitely.

The record shows extensive concerns from county treasurers about implementation costs, software heterogeneity across 64 counties, potential school-district cashflow impacts and questions about whether the state would need to front money to districts; supporters emphasized the program's potential to reduce delinquency and help low- and fixed-income households and small businesses.

Outcome: House Bill 11 99 was postponed indefinitely.","Representative Espinosa's bill to allow a four-payment option for property taxes in large counties prompted extensive testimony from county treasurers, school and small-business groups; after amendments narrowing scope to large counties and delaying implementation, the committee postponed the measure indefinitely.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6287128,"Committee backs bill allowing modern real-time payment systems as \"good funds\" for closings",701,1360000,2061000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11&start=1360&end=2061","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11/thumbnail_1360000.jpg","/articles/6287128/Colorado/Committee-backs-bill-allowing-modern-real-time-payment-systems-as-good-funds-for-closings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287128-d233ad170a58d616fb7a4d75fdfde524/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195713&Signature=O0Fm2C53cXwAfUgLGNYgy1WYkEaLAIEeffdNLgYaAVmHT20wJnT~k29hMAAsnJmx3ZALdwDTfuPrsw8IbrOGAdF65mK8CT68okzbOytipo6ftHM~sfc~MQ8CGdLsJxskXIV5eghKahfjNMIGWpbBlgKYhR3b2ChhI75mMOnxL6tGsjf9PUAHJy1zaP0WnIQkD~Ou3O7VGg8rVz9XIO0OC1SGaXBAS7pBVBssOiTjqJY4JEJ1hQEbaWWYd6mGIgYCq44hag5icVmDOYnow8kc-yAkRFYyM~1I8onBzXnWXsGwhn97C4PMUZDkSvVNmwwNkin6SqBA~2sET2qodXmN9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Finance Committee voted 13-0 to advance Senate Bill 16, a bill that updates Colorado's definition of \"good funds\" for real estate closings to include modern real-time or instant payment systems such as Federal Reserve-operated services.

Representative Basenecker, the sponsor on the House side, told the committee the bill \"keeps all existing forms of good funds and adds the use of modern payment systems, including real time or instant payments while providing strong protections for consumers and regulated escrow agents.\" The bill specifically references federal real-time gross settlement systems (for example, Fedwire) and the Clearing House's services that were launched or updated in 2023.

Supporters from the Land Title Association of Colorado and the Colorado Bankers Association told the committee the change brings statutory language in line with newly available payment infrastructure and could reduce wire fraud and settlement delays. Brian Phillips of the Land Title Association said the change would allow title companies and lenders to rely on new technologies as they are adopted by banks. Allison Morgan of the Colorado Bankers Association said the group supported the technical House amendment the sponsors proposed.

Sponsors moved a technical amendment (L005) clarifying language missed in the Senate; the committee adopted it and then voted to send the bill to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The committee roll call recorded the vote as 13 to 0.

Committee members asked for examples of covered payment systems; sponsors and witnesses identified Fedwire and real-time gross-settlement services and noted the bill is written to accommodate additional systems as they are developed.

Senate Bill 16 as amended moves forward to the Committee of the Whole.","House Finance Committee voted unanimously to send Senate Bill 16 to Committee of the Whole after sponsors said the bill expands the statutory list of \"good funds\" to include Federal Reserve and other real-time payment systems and adopted a technical House amendment.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6287133,"House committee advances Colorado Avoidable Transaction Act after amendments",831,417000,1248000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11&start=417&end=1248","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555111-6b39da4d9438db92f512c1908582cf11/thumbnail_417000.jpg","/articles/6287133/Colorado/House-committee-advances-Colorado-Avoidable-Transaction-Act-after-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287133-ac2fed7f75e852f9cac760b4901e90f8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195713&Signature=Ezhwpt45-sQHO2NVAG9Z0RCaNiPB8dHMPW1PHbIbAQlA-d9474b-J4dXusJ-G8WovMB71Gf1Cr65FVhKYZw4TKNVIIF5q3ZqTd-RuxF64~RA-Qmz882y-JhjNeiFqy4gxGmVE6~h3-RZdLS9dnpO89piNxGDQ0G8SiKHM1ODAkfXbawwFgFjef~dsub9M0uPIif6Wfsk6vSadqSiuXiJlgLpVqQy76fQ5U2yFiFsrxXqpwc7W3S6MHw3O2Bk7IZKjeqjP0CAL3N7Y3-e4K129bSDgoZ9iO7j3HnEiHhsHdI8NpU7dLtG6VCiBFcvPsIoeTGHSoxAsLJLbSlHW6k7uA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 133, which sponsors described as a modernization of Colorado's law on fraudulent or voidable asset transfers, was advanced by the House Finance Committee to the Committee of the Whole on a super-favorable recommendation.

The bill, introduced by Representative Camacho and co-prime Representative Soper, would rename the Colorado Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (CUFTA) to the Colorado Avoidable Transaction Act and update definitions, choice-of-law and treatment of electronic records to align with contemporary business practices. \"This bill represents an important modernization of our state's legal framework for addressing fraudulent and improper financial transactions,\" Representative Camacho told the committee.

The sponsors said the measure keeps the law's core purpose'preventing transfers that improperly shield assets from creditors'while aligning Colorado with reforms adopted by other states and clarifying ambiguous definitions such as \"insider.\" Representative Soper previewed an amendment (L2) to remove a provision (comment 8) that the sponsors said would have made Colorado less competitive. The amendment was moved and adopted without opposition.

Expert witnesses from the Colorado Bar Association described the intent as clarification and modernization. Holly Shilleade of McCarthy & Holtz, speaking for the Colorado Bar Association's Business Law Section, said the measure does not change the civil burden of proof and that the act's reforms let courts \"claw back\" transfers that unfairly favor related parties. Haley Lamborn, representing trust and estates interests, said an amendment clarifies that Colorado residents can continue to benefit from self-settled asset-protection trusts formed under other states' statutes.

Committee members asked about the practical effect of definition changes and whether the bill expands state reach into private transactions. Sponsors and witnesses said the revisions were intended to limit bankruptcy-specific concepts and to leave some development of terms (like \"insider\") to courts and existing case law. With no further questions, sponsors moved the bill to the Committee of the Whole. The roll call recorded the House Finance Committee's vote as 10 to 3 to advance the amended bill.

The committee adopted the L002 amendment and voted to advance the bill for consideration by the full House.

Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 133 as amended was sent to the Committee of the Whole with a super-favorable recommendation (motion by Representative Camacho; second by Representative Gonzales). Final committee vote: 10 yes, 3 no.","The House Finance Committee moved Senate Bill 133, renaming and modernizing Colorado's voidable-transaction law, to the Committee of the Whole with a super-favorable recommendation after sponsors accepted a technical amendment and described stakeholder changes.","actionData","errors"]

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