H_SA_2021A 04/29/2021 10:50:25 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS

Date

04/29/2021

Attendance
Amabile	X
Bacon	*
Bernett	X
Bockenfeld	X
Duran	X
Hanks	X
Neville	X
Valdez A.	X
Williams	X
Woodrow	X
Kennedy	X

Time

10:50:25 AM to 01:09:11 PM

Place

LSB A

This Meeting was called to order by

Kennedy

This Report was prepared by

Ryan Dudley

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hHB21-1257	Amended, referred to House Appropriations
hSB21-160	Referred to the Committee of the Whole
hSB21-188	Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

HB21-1257 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

21HouseState0429AttachA.pdf

10:50:36 AM

Speaker Garnett and
Representative Neville, bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1257. The
bill changes the names of Lincoln and Liberty Parks in central Denver,
collectively, to Colorado Veteransâ Park, and authorizes the installation
of a sculpture.

10:51:27 AM

Members of the committee asked questions and discussed the bill with the sponsors.

11:02:49 AM

Tim Drago, representing himself, and Jeff Shoemaker, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to the witnesses.

11:13:22 AM

Speaker Garnett introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment A).

11:15:34 AM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002
	Moved	Neville
	Seconded	Williams

	Amabile
	Bacon
	Bernett
	Bockenfeld
	Duran
	Hanks
	Neville
	Valdez A.
	Williams
	Woodrow
	Kennedy
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

11:15:35 AM

The bill sponsors offered closing remarks to the bill. Members of the committee also offered final remarks.

11:20:53 AM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1257, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Neville
	Seconded	Duran

	Amabile	Yes
	Bacon	Excused
	Bernett	Yes
	Bockenfeld	No
	Duran	Yes
	Hanks	No
	Neville	Yes
	Valdez A.	Yes
	Williams	Yes
	Woodrow	Yes
	Kennedy	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-160 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

11:21:04 AM

Representative Snyder,
bill sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 21-160 to the committee. The
bill makes technical modifications to the Local Government Election Code.
It also provides special districts with a way to divide or eliminate director
districts.

11:22:08 AM

Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsor.

11:24:18 AM

Michael Valdez, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

11:27:47 AM

Representative Snyder offered closing remarks to the bill.

11:29:32 AM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-160 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Duran
	Seconded	Woodrow

	Amabile	Yes
	Bacon	Excused
	Bernett	Yes
	Bockenfeld	Yes
	Duran	Yes
	Hanks	No
	Neville	Yes
	Valdez A.	Excused
	Williams	Yes
	Woodrow	Yes
	Kennedy	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-188 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

21HouseState0429AttachB.pdf

11:29:39 AM

Representatives Duran and Ortiz, bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-188. The bill allows voters with disabilities to return their ballots electronically.

11:37:17 AM

Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsors and made comments on the bill.

11:42:01 AM

C. Jay Coles, representing
Verified Voting; Ms. Susan Greenhalgh, representing Free Speech For People;
and Neal McBurnett, representing himself, testified in opposition to the
bill.

11:56:45 AM

Andrea Wilkins, representing
the League of Women Voters of Colorado; Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado
Common Cause; and Mr. Harvie Branscomb, representing Coloradans For Voting
Integrity, testified to amend the bill.

12:06:37 PM

Paul Lopez, representing the Denver Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Members of the committee asked questions to Clerk Lopez.

12:13:37 PM

Curtis Chong, Scott LaBarre, and Dan Burke, all representing the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

12:30:46 PM

Olivia Pilcher, representing
Disability Law Colorado; and Jennifer Levin, representing The Arc of Colorado,
testified in support of the bill.

12:36:09 PM

Caleb Thornton, representing Colorado Department of State, was available to answer committee questions. Members of the committee asked questions to Mr. Thornton.

12:52:21 PM

The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment B).

01:03:05 PM

Members of the committee discussed the amendment.

01:03:36 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.003
	Moved	Duran
	Seconded	Woodrow

	Amabile
	Bacon
	Bernett
	Bockenfeld
	Duran
	Hanks
	Neville
	Valdez A.
	Williams
	Woodrow
	Kennedy
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:03:37 PM

The bill sponsors concluded their presentation with closing remarks. Members of the committee also made final remarks.

01:08:50 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-188, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Duran
	Seconded	Valdez A.

	Amabile	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Bernett	Yes
	Bockenfeld	Yes
	Duran	Yes
	Hanks	No
	Neville	No
	Valdez A.	Yes
	Williams	No
	Woodrow	Yes
	Kennedy	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:09:11 PM

The committee adjourned.

HB21-1257 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

SB21-160 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

SB21-188 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly