H_BUS_2018A 04/26/2018 01:45:13 PM Committee Summary

Representatives Rankin and Ginal introduced Senate Bill 18-086. Amendments L.007, L.008, L.010, J.004, and a handout regarding J.004 were distributed to the committee (Attachments A through E).

Stephanie Copeland, Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Venkat Reddy, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill.

Janine Davidson, Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill.

Members of the committee commented on the bill.

The bill sponsors gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.

Representative Winter introduced House Bill 18-1415. The bill requires an entity that services a student education loan to be licensed by the administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code.

Mike Feeley, Nelnet, testified in opposition to the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment F).

Mr. Feeley responded to questions from the committee.

Julie Meade, Colorado Attorney General's Office, testified in support of the bill.

Sheena Kadi, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Karen Cody Hopkins, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Samantha Saccomanno, Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout to the bill (Attachment G).

Ryan Case, American Federation of Teachers of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.

Jillian Coffeey, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Charlotte Olena, New Era Colorado, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment G).

Cody Knight, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Coffeey commented on her testimony and responded to questions from the committee.

Shahid Ahmed, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Zachary Mills, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Clare McGinley, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Sophie Updike, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.

Michael Sage, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Winter gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.