H_SA_2023A 04/17/2023 03:42:52 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 04/17/2023 Attendance Armagost X Boesenecker X Bottoms X Brown X DeGraaf X Epps * Ricks E Sharbini X Willford X Ortiz X Woodrow X Time 03:42:52 PM to 06:08:19 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Woodrow This Report was prepared by Lauren Morgan Hearing Items Action Taken hHB23-1288 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB23-1271 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB23-1278 Referred to the Committee of the Whole HB23-1288 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/DD1B8B45611A...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/DC8E0C5FEA6B...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/5480EF553C91...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/0CE981C0551A...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/6056BF2E72FC...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/7A5164901C70...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/3F4AC9231724...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf 03:43:04 PM Representatives McCluskie and Amabile, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1288. The bill creates the FAIR Plan Association to offer property insurance coverage that is not otherwise available on the market, consisting of all companies offering property or commercial insurance in the state. Members may offset participation fees against their premium tax liability. The committee asked questions to the sponsors. 03:52:19 PM Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann, representing Boulder County and Counties and Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill. Commissioner PT Wood, representing CCAT, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Richard Cimino, representing Grand County and CCAT, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 04:04:54 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Corbin Graber, representing Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp, Colorado Camps Network, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Cheley, representing Colorado Camps Network, testified in support of the bill. Rafael Salgado, representing Cal-Wood Education Center, testified in support of the bill. 04:11:37 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Kelly Campbell, representing American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified to amend the bill. Carole Walker, representing Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, testified to amend the bill. Cory Gaines, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:22:08 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Mark Hillis, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Paul Martin, representing Reinsurance Association of America, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Ted Trimpa, representing National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, testified to amend the bill. Commissioner Mike Conway, representing Colorado Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 04:22:09 PM Written testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment A. 04:38:00 PM The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.001 (Attachment B). 04:38:15 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Excused Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:38:50 PM The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.005 (Attachment C). 04:38:58 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C) Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Excused Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:40:30 PM The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.008 (Attachment D). 04:40:31 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment D) Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost Yes Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps No Ricks Excused Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:48:00 PM The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.015 (Attachment E). 04:48:46 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment E) Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost Yes Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps No Ricks Excused Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:49:00 PM The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.011 (Attachment F). 04:49:43 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment F) Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Excused Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:53:00 PM The bill sponsors presented Amendment L.012 (Attachment G). 04:53:38 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.012 (Attachment G) Moved Ortiz Seconded Bottoms Armagost Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Excused Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:53:39 PM The bill sponsors made closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 04:58:19 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1288, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost Yes Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Ricks Excused Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1271 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/6BF393D834FA...$File/Attachment H.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H.pdf 04:58:27 PM Representatives Gonzales-Gutierrez and Soper, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1271. The bill allows observance of the Lunar New Year by the public and public school districts. The committee asked questions to the bill sponsors. 05:08:28 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Nga Vuong-Sandoval, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Father Joseph Dang, representing Vietnamese American Community of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Fran Campbell, representing the Asian Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Neal Walia, representing Colorado South Asian Democrats, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 05:19:43 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Dan Sweetser, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Anthony Nguyen, representing Sap Sua, testified in support of the bill. Jeremy Shaver, representing Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, testified in support of the bill. John Lee, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 05:26:49 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Mimi Luong, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tran Nguyen-Wills, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Janie Sayavong, representing National Association of Asian American Professionals, testified in support of the bill. 05:35:15 PM Jack Starr, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the witness. 05:35:16 PM Written Testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment H. 05:40:40 PM The bill sponsor made closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 05:53:34 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1271 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Epps Seconded Sharbini Armagost Yes Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Ricks Excused Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1278 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 05:53:40 PM Representatives Brown and Parenti, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1278. The bill indefinitely allows the use virtual methods to fulfil the requirement of appearing in-person for a prospective marriage or civil union. The committee asked questions to the sponsors. 05:58:48 PM Mircalla Wozniak, representing Boulder County Clerk & Recorder, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the witness. 06:05:15 PM The bill sponsors made closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 06:07:57 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1278 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Brown Seconded Willford Armagost Yes Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Ricks Excused Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 06:08:19 PM The committee adjourned.
