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C9BAB99549C9895B8725881D0059B2F2 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1273

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Apr 7, 2022      
Location LSB A



HB22-1273 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

10:19:49 AM  
Representatives Duran and Sirota, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1273. The bill prohibits any person from threatening, coercing, or intimidating an election official or making an official’s personal information public on the internet if publishing such information poses a threat, and requires the removal of an election worker’s information from the internet in such cases. The committee asked questions to the sponsors.
10:24:30 AM  
Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment A.
10:31:31 AM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Cameron Hill, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Beall, representing Colorado Secretary of State's Office, testified in support of the bill. Peg Perl, representing Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder's office, testified in support of the bill. Heather Stauffer, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
10:57:32 AM  
Todd Davidson, representing Denver Clerk & Recorder/Colorado County Clerks, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the witness.
11:02:42 AM  
A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Jan Moorman, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Derek Tisler, representing Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, testified in support of the bill. Gunnison County Clerk & Recorder Kathy Simillion, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Clerk Josh Zygielbaum, representing Adams County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
11:20:09 AM  
The bill sponsors presented amendments L.002 (Attachment B) and L.003 (Attachment C).


11:21:50 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
Moved Amabile
Seconded Bernett
Amabile
Bacon
Bernett
Bockenfeld
Boesenecker
Bradfield
Neville
Valdez A.
Woog
Woodrow
Kennedy Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


11:22:53 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C).
Moved Amabile
Seconded Bernett
Amabile
Bacon
Bernett
Bockenfeld
Boesenecker
Bradfield
Neville
Valdez A.
Woog
Woodrow
Kennedy Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
11:23:43 AM  
The bill sponsors and committee gave final remarks.


11:29:28 AM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1273, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Amabile
Seconded Valdez A.
Amabile Yes
Bacon Yes
Bernett Yes
Bockenfeld No
Boesenecker Yes
Bradfield Yes
Neville No
Valdez A. Yes
Woog Yes
Woodrow Yes
Kennedy Excused
Final YES: 8   NO: 2   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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