D9778FF922EF880D87258806007970F0 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-153

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Mar 15, 2022
Location Old Supreme Court

SB22-153 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment D

Attachment D - SB153_L.002.pdf

Attachment E

Attachment E - SENATE BILL 22-153 Committee Mtg Written Testimony.pdf

04:07:49 PM

President Fenberg,
bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-153. The bill makes several changes
to state law regarding election security, including clarifying and expanding
the authority of the Secretary of State in overseeing elections, establishing
security requirements for voting equipment, requiring that county clerks
and certain staff receive training prior to conducting elections, and creating
a grant program to provide funding to local governments to meet the new
security requirements.

Amendment L.002 was distributed (Attachment D).

04:18:17 PM

Senator Coleman proceeded
with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in
Attachment E.

04:23:12 PM

Christopher Beale,
representing the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, testified in support
of the bill. Caleb Thornton, representing the Colorado Secretary of State's
Office, testified in support of the bill. Cameron Hill, representing Colorado
Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. Matt Crane, representing
the Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill.
The witness panel responded to committee questions.

04:53:04 PM

Clerk Josh Zygielbaum,
representing the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support
of the bill. Martha Tierney, representing the Colorado Democratic Party,
testified in support of the bill. Cory Gaines, representing self, testified
to amend the bill.

05:01:36 PM

The committee discussed
the amendment.

05:04:30 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Lee
	Simpson
	Sonnenberg
	Jaquez Lewis
	Coleman
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:04:55 PM

Committee members
commented on the bill. The bill sponsor responded to commttee questions.

05:11:32 PM

The bill sponsor gave closing remarks.

05:15:28 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 22-153, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Jaquez Lewis
	Seconded

	Lee	Yes
	Simpson	No
	Sonnenberg	No
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Coleman	Yes
	Final	YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB22-153 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly