05EEAD9010B3C07787258966006C88A5 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB23-1180HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRSDate Mar 2, 2023 Location LSB A HB23-1180 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/B1B4331C0BBB...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/E350D7A409F1...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/DEC2EBB9893C...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C19794886971...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 12:45:32 PM Representative Marshall, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1180. The bill requires counties with populations of 70,000 or more to have five county commissioners, with at least three elected by voters of the candidateâs district. The committee asked questions to the sponsor. 12:57:01 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Commissioner Lynn Baca, representing Adams County Board of Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill and presented a handout to the committee (Attachment A). Commissioner Abe Laydon, representing Douglas County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Jody Shadduck McNally, representing Larimer County, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 01:11:03 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Commissioner Claire Levy, representing Boulder County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Cody Davis, representing Mesa County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner George Teal, representing Douglas County, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 01:25:36 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Jim Smith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill and presented handouts to the committee (Attachment B). Matthew Burde, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Catherine Lees, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 01:36:34 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Celeste Landry, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Jennifer Samano, representing ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. James Clark Huff, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tom Hoffman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. George Pillsbury, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Michael Greenberger, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ray Goodhart, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Angela Thomas, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:36:35 PM Written testimony for the bill can be found in Attachment C. 01:36:36 PM The bill sponsor presented amendment L.002 (Attachment D) to the committee. The committee disucussed the amendment. 01:56:55 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D) Moved Ricks Seconded Epps Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:57:12 PM The bill sponsor made closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 02:13:56 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1180, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Epps Seconded Brown Armagost No Boesenecker No Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford No Ortiz Yes Woodrow Excused YES: 5 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:15:30 PM Motion Postpone House Bill 23-1180 indefinitely. Moved Boesenecker Seconded Willford Armagost Yes Boesenecker Yes Bottoms Yes Brown No DeGraaf Yes Epps No Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz No Woodrow Excused Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS