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6236849DE4D9203887258C42007C2D00 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1265

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Mar 3, 2025      
Location LSB A



HB25-1265 - Postponed Indefinitely

03:36:22 PM  
Representative Marshall,
prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1265, concerning the modification
of county commissioner elections. The bill requires counties with populations
of 250,000 or more to have five county commissioners and five districts.
03:43:39 PM  
Lloyd Guthrie, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Julie Ort, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill. Gilbert Ortiz, representing Ranked Choice
Voting for Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Eric Bodenstab,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:53:15 PM  
Amanda Gonzalez,
representing the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder's Office, testified
in support of the bill. Catherine Lees, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann, representing themself,
testified in support of the bill. Jim Smith, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill.
04:04:21 PM  
Meghan MacKillop,
representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.
Natalie Menton, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Commissioner Julie Mullica, representing Adams County, testified in opposition
to the bill. Celeste Landry, representing the League of Women Voters of
Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Martha Tierney, representing America
Votes, testified to amend the bill. Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper, representing
Jefferson County, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Jody
Shadduck-McNally, representing Commissioners and Counties Acting Together
and the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners, testified in opposition
to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
04:26:33 PM  
Jesse Kumin, representing
Best Democracy, testified to amend the bill. Linda Templin, representing
Ranked Choice Voting for Colorado, testified to amend the bill.





Written testimony (Attachment F) was provided to the committee.

04:33:16 PM  
Representative Marshall
explained amendment L.003 (Attachment G).


04:34:58 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Espenoza
Bottoms
Bradley
Carter
Espenoza
Feret
Froelich
Luck
Mabrey
Ricks
Clifford
Willford
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:35:31 PM  
Representative Willford,
Chair, explained the need to reconsider amendment L.003, which struck everything
below the enacting clause, to allow for additional amendments. The committee
discussed the process to reconsider amendment L.003.



04:37:13 PM
Motion Reconsider amendment L.003 (Attachment G).
Moved Feret
Seconded Mabrey
Bottoms Yes
Bradley No
Carter Yes
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
YES: 10   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:37:14 PM  

Representative Clifford explained amendment L.006 (Attachment H). Representative Marshall responded to questions from the committee about amendment L.006. Committee discussion about the amendment ensued.



04:43:39 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment H).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Espenoza
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter No
Espenoza Yes
Feret No
Froelich Yes
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
YES: 9   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


04:45:14 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G), as amended.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Feret
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Carter No
Espenoza Yes
Feret Yes
Froelich Yes
Luck Yes
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford Yes
YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:45:16 PM  
Representative Marshall provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.


04:55:20 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 25-1265, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Mabrey
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Carter No
Espenoza Yes
Feret No
Froelich Yes
Luck No
Mabrey Yes
Ricks Yes
Clifford Yes
Willford No
YES: 5   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


04:55:48 PM
Motion Postpone House Bill 25-1265 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Mabrey
Bottoms Yes
Bradley Yes
Carter Yes
Espenoza No
Feret Yes
Froelich No
Luck Yes
Mabrey No
Ricks No
Clifford No
Willford Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS