EF057178D5402E5C872583DF0074AF24 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB19-085HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABORDate Apr 17, 2019 Location LSB A SB19-085 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/09D99725BD5B...$File/190417 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/0E9B22AAE6F9...$File/190417 AttachJ.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachJ.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/3318F89B23E6...$File/190417 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/339611B5DBBF...$File/190417 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachI.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/BABA25CCB503...$File/190417 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/DA6625C7EB72...$File/190417 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/10227B2D96E6...$File/190417 AttachL.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachL.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/6BE2C59D8412...$File/190417 AttachK.pdf?OpenElement 190417 AttachK.pdf 03:14:33 PM Representative Buckner and Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez introduced Senate Bill 19-085. The bill modifies existing sex-based wage discrimination law and creates new provisions regarding transparency in wages and promotions. The sponsors provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments E and F). 03:25:30 PM Charlotte Sweeney, Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. 03:29:45 PM Louise Myrland, Women's Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:33:34 PM Laura Hazen, Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. 03:35:21 PM Ms. Sweeney responded to questions from the committee. 03:41:55 PM Professor K.K. DuVivier, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:45:40 PM Ashley Panelli, 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:48:54 PM Wendy Rockwell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:52:18 PM Professor DuVivier responded to questions from the committee. 03:57:05 PM Mari Newman, LGBT Bar Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 04:01:16 PM Patricia Jarzobski, Colorado Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. 04:03:10 PM Melina Bixler, Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, testified in support of the bill. 04:06:29 PM Carla Gonzales Garcia, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, testified in support of the bill. 04:09:23 PM Karen Hester, Center for Legal Inclusiveness, testified in support of the bill. 04:13:26 PM Debra Brown, Good Business Colorado, read testimony in support of the bill. 04:16:23 PM Amy Ross, Good Business Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 04:20:05 PM Iman Jodeh, Interfaith Alliance of Colorado and the Women's Lobby of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 04:23:37 PM Ms. Brown responded to questions from the committee. 04:26:53 PM Lydia Waligorski, Violence Free Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 04:29:17 PM Patrick Teegarden, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, responded to questions from the committee. 04:31:10 PM Tony Gagliardi, National Federation of Independent Business, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:33:51 PM Jen Waller, Colorado Bankers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:35:21 PM Dorothy Jones, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill unless amended. 04:38:25 PM Mr. Gagliardi responded to questions from the committee. 04:43:14 PM Meredith McDonald, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (CDLA), expressed concerns with the bill as currently drafted. 04:47:52 PM Dan Combs, CDLA, expressed concerns with the bill as currently drafted. 04:51:01 PM Joan Green Turner, Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:53:34 PM Ms. McDonald and Mr. Combs responded to questions from the committee. 05:07:39 PM Sarah Parody, Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Parody provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments G and H). Ms. Parody responded to questions from the committee. 05:16:16 PM The bill sponsors discussed amendment L.040 (Attachment I). 05:18:20 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.040 Moved Coleman Seconded Snyder Arndt Bird Buck Duran McKean Saine Snyder Sullivan Williams D. Excused Coleman Kraft-Tharp YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:18:38 PM The bill sponsors discussed amendment L.041 (Attachment J). 05:19:12 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.041 Moved Coleman Seconded Sullivan Arndt Bird Buck Duran McKean Saine Snyder Sullivan Williams D. Excused Coleman Kraft-Tharp YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:19:30 PM The bill sponsors discussed amendment L.044 (Attachment K). 05:21:20 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.044 Moved Coleman Seconded Duran Arndt Bird Buck Duran McKean Saine Snyder Sullivan Williams D. Excused Coleman Kraft-Tharp YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:21:21 PM Representative Bird discussed amendment L.047 (Attachment L). 05:22:51 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.047 Moved Bird Seconded Coleman Arndt Bird Buck Duran McKean Saine Snyder Sullivan Williams D. Excused Coleman Kraft-Tharp YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:22:59 PM The bill sponsors and committee members made closing remarks on the bill. 05:31:23 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 19-085, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Coleman Seconded Arndt Arndt Yes Bird Yes Buck No Duran Yes McKean No Saine No Snyder Yes Sullivan Yes Williams D. Excused Coleman Yes Kraft-Tharp Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS