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BE8964637AD5F2008725899B0073FE27 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-211

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Apr 24, 2023      
Location LSB A



SB23-211 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


03:06:59 PM  
Representatives McLachlan
and Velasco, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-211.The bill aligns
state law with updated federal guidelines under the Indian Child Welfare
Act that took effect February 9, 2023.
03:10:05 PM  
A panel of witnesses
testified to the committee.




Chairman Melvin
Baker, representing Southern Ute Indian Tribe, testified in support of
the bill.




Kendall Marlowe,
representing The Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill.




The committee
asked questions to the panel.
03:16:41 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks. The committee made closing remarks.


03:18:47 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-211 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Ortiz
Seconded Willford
Armagost Yes
Boesenecker Yes
Bottoms Yes
Brown Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Epps Yes
Ricks Yes
Sharbini Yes
Willford Yes
Ortiz Yes
Woodrow Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS