27315BACF24EA036872586E1000CB9A0 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-280

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 25, 2021
Location Old State Library

SB21-280 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

21SenateState0525AttachA.pdf

08:19:03 PM

Senator Fields and
Senator Cooke, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-280. The bill clarifies
that specified bias-motivated crimes need only be partially motivated by
bias to be categorized as a bias-motivated crime.

08:25:42 PM

Senator Gonzales
proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be
found in Attachment A.

08:27:46 PM

Deputy District Attorney Brian Sugioka, representing 18th Judicial DA's Office, testified in support of the bill. Nga Vuong-Sandoval, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Scott Levin, representing Anti-Defamation League, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.

08:34:55 PM

Gordon McLaughlin, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Christian Gardner-Wood, representing Boulder County District DA's Office, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.

08:43:03 PM

The bill sponsors
provided closing remarks.

08:44:34 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-280 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
	Moved	Cooke
	Seconded

	Cooke	Yes
	Jaquez Lewis	Excused
	Simpson	Yes
	Coleman	Yes
	Gonzales	Yes
	Final	YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-280 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Colorado General Assembly