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Senate Commerce Committee discusses adopting Senate position on House Bill 21-19 with five-year sunset
Summary
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee discussed adopting the Senate position on House Bill 21-19, including a proposal for a five-year sunset; committee members asked for clarification that the $8,800,000 figure is an estimate rather than a fixed cap and whether the sunset would apply to the program or just the statutory changes.
Senate Commerce Committee members discussed adopting the Senate position on House Bill 21-19 and applying a five-year sunset to the measure.
Senator Owens proposed that the committee “adopt[] the Senate position on the amended 21 19 as it passed out favorably from the tax committee with a 5 year sunset on it.” The suggestion was presented as something for members to “kick around” while other bill decisions remain pending.
A committee member asked for clarification about fiscal language in the bill, noting the bill was sent out “not necessarily with an $8,800,000 cap, but at 8,800,000.0 estimated,” and asked whether the sunset would apply to the changes made to statute or to the underlying program. The chair answered, “The program.”
No roll-call vote or formal motion to adopt the Senate position was recorded in the transcript. Committee members agreed to take the proposal under further review and return with feedback.
The discussion occurred during routine committee business; members scheduled further meetings to continue negotiations on multiple bills later the same day and agreed informally on an 8:30 a.m. meeting time for follow-up.
Next steps: Committee members asked colleagues to review the proposed adoption and sunset language; no formal vote, amendment, or final disposition of HB 21-19 was recorded in the transcript.
