H_SA_2023A 04/24/2023 02:45:33 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 04/24/2023 Attendance Armagost X Boesenecker X Bottoms X Brown X DeGraaf X Epps * Ricks * Sharbini * Willford X Ortiz * Woodrow X Time 02:45:33 PM to 07:17:16 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Woodrow This Report was prepared by Lauren Morgan Hearing Items Action Taken hSB23-153 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-211 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB23-105 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hSB23-276 Amended, referred to House Finance hHB23-1296 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-111 Amended, referred to House Appropriations SB23-153 - Referred to House Appropriations 02:45:47 PM Representatives Duran and Pugliese, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-153. This bill continues the regulation of notary publics by the Secretary of State, which is scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2023. State fiscal impacts include both new revenue and expenditures from changes to the program under the bill, as well as the continuation of the program's current revenue and expenditures. The committee asked questions to the sponsors. 02:49:38 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Christopher Beall, representing Colorado Department of State, testified in support of the bill. Eric McKeeman, representing The UPS Store, testified in support of the bill. Larry Hudson, representing Land Title Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. James Fulgenzi, representing Notarize, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 03:01:11 PM The bill sponsors make closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 03:03:17 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-153 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ortiz Seconded Ricks Armagost Yes Boesenecker Yes Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-211 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 03:06:59 PM Representatives McLachlan and Velasco, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-211.The bill aligns state law with updated federal guidelines under the Indian Child Welfare Act that took effect February 9, 2023. 03:10:05 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Chairman Melvin Baker, representing Southern Ute Indian Tribe, testified in support of the bill. Kendall Marlowe, representing The Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 03:16:41 PM The bill sponsors made closing remarks. The committee made closing remarks. 03:18:47 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-211 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Ortiz Seconded Willford Armagost Yes Boesenecker Yes Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-105 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/9B672A220714...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/E250FDE4B092...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 03:25:11 PM Representatives Bacon and Gonzales-Gutierrez, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-105. The bill requires the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to investigate and take enforcement action regarding complaints alleging violations of state pay equity laws, and makes updates to job posting and employee notification requirements for employers when hiring employees. The committee asked questions to the sponsors. 03:37:36 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Tanya Regan, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Meghan Dollar, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Mark Tisdale, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jessica Kostelnik, representing Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 03:53:29 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Jaclyn Terwey, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified to amend the bill. Kelsey Olsen, representing Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, testified to amend the bill. Caitlin Adams, representing Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, testified to amend the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 04:03:31 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Michelle Siemer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Louise Myrland, representing The Women's Foundation of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Kaitlin Altone, representing 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ellen Giarratana, representing Colorado Women's Bar Association, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 04:13:24 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Kayla Frawley, representing ProgressNow Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Scott Moss, representing Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, was available to answer committee questions. Rachel Ellis, representing Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, testified in support of the bill. 04:13:25 PM Written testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment A. 04:21:00 PM The bill sponsors presented Amendmnet L.026 (Attachment B). 04:22:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.026 (Attachment B) Moved Ortiz Seconded Willford Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:23:00 PM The bill sponsors made closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 04:40:07 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-105, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost No Boesenecker Yes Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-276 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/E71A0F398FB4...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/2352ABECC43E...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C464256BC6BF...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/91C0655EF136...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf 04:42:59 PM Representative Sirota, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 23-276. The bill makes multiple changes to the uniform election code and the conduct of elections, including changing the method for the state to reimburse counties for a portion of the cost to conduct elections. 04:45:58 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Martha Tierney, representing America Votes and the Colorado Democratic Party, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Strauch, representing Morgan County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Matt Crane, representing Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill. 04:52:44 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Honorable Lori Mitchell, representing Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Vice Chairman Lorelei Cloud, representing Southern Ute Indian Tribe, testified in support of the bill. Amanda Gonzalez, representing Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Steele, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. 05:08:02 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Christopher Beall, representing Colorado Department of State, testified to amend the bill. Jenny Thomas, representing Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill. Tiffany Lee, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ben Schler, representing Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions the panel. 05:17:48 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified to amend the bill. Celeste Landry, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel. 05:17:49 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Sheri Davis, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Bobbie Gross, representing the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. Hayle Johnson, representing the County of Jackson, testified in support of the bill. Angela Myers, representing the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. The committee aksed questions to the panel. 05:17:50 PM Written testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment C. 05:25:51 PM The bill sponsor presented Amendment L.025 (Attachment D). The committee discussed the amendment. 05:29:31 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.025 (Attachment D) Moved Ortiz Seconded Ricks Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:29:34 PM The bill sponsor presented Amendment L.033 (Attachment E). The committee discussed the amendment. 05:30:17 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.033 (Attachment E) Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:30:35 PM The bill sponsor presented Amendment L.034 (Attachment F). The committee discussed the amendment. 05:31:05 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.034 (Attachment F) Moved Ortiz Seconded Ricks Armagost Boesenecker Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:31:08 PM The bill sponsor made concluding remarks on the bill. 05:33:16 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-276, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Ortiz Seconded Sharbini Armagost No Boesenecker Yes Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1296 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/E89855339BDB...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf 05:33:35 PM Representatives Herod and Ortiz, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1296, concerning the creation of a task force to study issues related to the rights of Coloradans with disabilities. The bill creates a task force and four subcommittees to study issues concerning persons with disabilities. Two handouts were provided to the committee (Attachment G). 05:41:59 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Julie Reiskin, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Heather Stauffer, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Bruce Eisenhauer, representing the Department of Local Affairs, testified in support of the bill. Seth Ford, representing the Department of Personnel and Administration, testified in support of the bill. 05:47:34 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in a neutral position on the bill. Ginny Brown, representing the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Andrew Montoya, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified to amend the bill. 05:52:08 PM The bill sponsors made closing comments. The committee made closing comments. 06:01:02 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1296 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Ortiz Seconded Ricks Armagost Yes Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-111 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C317D3912767...$File/Attachment H.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H.pdf 06:01:17 PM The committee recessed. 06:04:44 PM The committee came back to order. 06:05:52 PM Representatives Titone and Woodrow, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-111, concerning public employees' workplace protection from employer retaliation. The bill establishes certain rights for public employees and associated enforcement procedures. The bill defines public employee. 06:10:12 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Richard Rosenblatt, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill. Tim Hernandez, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Kayleigh TenBarge, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Wendy Bolyard, representing the United Campus Workers of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jacob Oldefest, representing Denver Health Workers United, testified in support of the bill. The committee aksed questions to the panel. 06:30:47 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Dianne Criswell, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment H). Jaclyn Terwey, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Mark Tisdale, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee aksed questions to the panel. 06:43:50 PM Jade Kelly, representing the Communication Workers of America Local 7799, testified in support of the bill. Amie Baca-Oehlert, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Brian Wood, representing the UCHealth Workers Union, testified in support of the bill. Collette Simpkins, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. 06:52:55 PM A panel of witnesses testified to the committee. Kevin Walek, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. David Graf, representing the Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill. Ben Carter, representing the Mountain View Professional Firefighters, testified in support of the bill. Travis Weiner, representing the Defenders Union of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 07:04:15 PM Naomi Perera, representing Colorado Professional Firefighters, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony for this bill can be found in Attachment I). 07:07:05 PM Representative Woodrow presented Amendment L.017 (Attachment J). The committee discussed the amendment. 07:08:29 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment J) Moved Woodrow Seconded Willford Armagost Boesenecker Excused Bottoms Brown DeGraaf Epps Ricks Sharbini Willford Ortiz Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:08:31 PM The bill sponsors made closing comments. Committee members made closing comments. 07:16:57 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-111, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Woodrow Seconded Sharbini Armagost No Boesenecker Yes Bottoms No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Ricks Yes Sharbini Yes Willford Yes Ortiz Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 07:17:16 PM The committee adjourned.
